Transcribed 30 June 2005 by Stacey McDowell Dietiker

This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcriber's interpretation. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation.  NO CHANGES will be made to this transcription.  It has been transcribed to the best of the transcriber’s ability exactly as it is on the census record.  A transcription is an exact copy of the original record.  Therefore spellings of names and ages, etc. will not be changed.

1885 Iowa State Census

Leon Page 24

 

L#

D#

F#

NAME

Twp

Rng

Sec

Descrip

Age

Bday

1884

Sex

C

Marital

Occupation

Place of

Birth

County If

Iowa

Place of

Birth

Other

State

Place of

Birth

Other

Country

Father

Foreign

Or Native

Mother

Foreign

Or Native

Subject

To

Military

Duty

Entitled

To Vote

Alien

Taken

First

Papers

Alien

Not

Taken

First

Papers

Cannot

Read/

Write

Over

10

Can

Read

Not

Write

Over 10

Deaf

Dumb

Blind

Insane

Idiotic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Miles’ Add.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Matilda

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Augusta M.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

152

154

Osborn John A.

 

 

 

 

63

M

 

M

Blacksmith

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Barbara

 

 

 

 

61

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Eliza A.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

153

155

Arnold Sylvanus T.

 

 

 

Original Out Lots

32

M

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Kate

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Lou

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

154

156

Russell Alverd D.

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

N.Y.

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Abigal

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Franklin

 

 

 

 

12?

M

 

 

 

 

Mich.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Elinor

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

 

Mich.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Cordelia

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Myrtie

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Minnie

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

155

157

Barrett John W.

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

M

Marble Cutter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Myra A.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Metta

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

156

158

Bechtel Leander

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Edie L.

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Kelsey Cyrus J.

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Kenmarissa C.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

157

159

Kirkpatrick John

 

 

 

 

72

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping A

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Eliza M.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Eva L.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Hattie E.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

158

160

Lee William

 

 

 

 

50

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Mary C.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

William H

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Student in Blind School

Marion

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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