Transcribed 2 July 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 28

 

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 Leon Original Town

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Levi

 

2

 

 

48

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

184

187

Porter Marion M.

 

2

 

 

60

F

 

W

Milliner

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Marion E.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Daniel R.

 

 

 

 

38

M

 

S

Jewelry Store

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Ida C.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

185

188

Long Aaron B.

 

3

 

 

63

M

 

M

Retired Mer. D. G.

 

N.C.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Mary C.

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Harry L.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

Wappelo

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Orrison

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Albert C.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Granville

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

186

189

Corcoran Michael

 

4

 

 

30

M

 

M

Laborer

 

 

Ireland

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Rachel

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Rachel

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

187

190

Hyatt Alvin

 

4

 

 

51

M

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Milliner

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Ollie

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

188

191

Hamilton Lemius?

 

5

 

 

29

M

 

M

Hotel Keeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Ella E.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Close Frank D.

 

 

 

 

33

M

 

D

Dry Goods Clerk

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Hosier William

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

S

Fruit Tree Agt.

 

N.J.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Wallace Gould

 

 

 

 

35

M

 

M

Hardware Mer.

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Flanders Charles E.

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

S

Sewing Machine Rep.

 

Maine

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Martindale Albert

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

M

Laborer

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Martindale Fannie

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Hamilton Ira

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

189

192

Jenks Alonzo A.

 

5

 

 

52

M

 

M

Stationery Engineer

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Frances J.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Scott

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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