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 25

 

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 Original Out Lots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Lenora B.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

 

Marion

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Eva C.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Warren

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Olive

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

159

161

Post Deborah

 

 

 

 

57

M

 

W

Keeping H

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

William W.

 

 

 

 

33

M

 

S

Clerk Poultry & Feed

 

Mich.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Israel

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Clerk Grocery

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Ruth E.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

160

162

Harrow Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

W

 

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Brown Ruth

 

 

 

 

86

F

 

W

 

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

161

163

McKay Amelia

 

10

 

 

56

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Daisy

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

162

164

Creighton William

 

 

 

 

61

M

 

M

Stock Dealer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Victoria A.

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Clyde W.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Maude V.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

163

165

Curry Edward M.

 

13

 

 

36

M

 

M

Attorney

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Addie F.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping H.

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

164

166

Smith Francis

 

 

 

 

71

M

 

M

Retired Farmer

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Margarett

 

 

 

 

56

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

165

167

Smith Richard B.

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

M

Painter

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Kate L.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Nannie A.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Eldridge Abigal

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

D

 

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

166

168

Lindsey Duarties? M.

 

 

 

 

56

M

 

M

 

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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