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 26

 

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

 

 

Cornelia

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Andrew

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Painter

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Myra

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

167

169

Pitman Edward K.

 

33

 

 

49

M

 

M

Pension Agt

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

N.C.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Orra

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Edward K.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Caster Joseph A.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Dry Goods Clerk

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

168

170

Foregrove Lyman W./

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

M

Brick Layer & Contract?

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Nannie?

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping H

Johnson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Keokuk

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Robert

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Leslie

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

169

171

Hollingshead Moses

 

19

 

 

60

M

 

S

Retired Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

172

Blunt Isaac

 

 

 

 

54

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

170

173

Horner John C.

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

M

Cigar Maker

 

 

Eng.

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Betsey

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Ann E.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Clarke

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Ann A.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Clarke

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Tressie

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

171

174

Carroll Charles

 

 

 

 

39

M

 

M

Wagon Maker

 

 

Germany

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Etna

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping H

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Minnie

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

172

175

Williams Jarett

 

 

 

 

35

M

C

M

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

38

F

C

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Dennis

 

 

 

 

12

M

C

 

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Vennable Sallie

 

 

 

 

68

F

C

W

 

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

173

176

Bobbitt Elizabeth

 

25

 

 

58

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Freeland

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

S

Cigar Maker

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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