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 29

 

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

190

193

Clark Isaac N.

 

6

 

 

53

M

 

M

Libery Barn

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Elizabeth A.

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Willard P.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Grocer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Ollie T.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Oakey C.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Frank H.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ophie N.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Fannie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

191

194

Robberts Benjamin F.

 

 

 

 

61

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Elizabeth J.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Elizabeth M.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

Clerk Dry Goods

Marion

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Benjamin Y.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Clerk Clothing

Marion

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Frank H.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Polk

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Polk

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

192

195

Boone William A.

 

 

 

 

43

M

 

W

Grocery Clerk

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

William C.

 

7

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Union

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Comley Phebe

 

 

 

 

63

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

193

196

Needham Stephen

 

 

 

 

64

M

 

W

Tailor Shop

 

Mass.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

James S.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Tailor Shop

Jasper

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Abbie

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Jasper

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Gertie

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Jasper

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Jasper

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

194

197

Mayer Michael

 

5

 

 

34

M

 

M

Clothing Mer.

 

 

Germany (Prussia crossed out)

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Lena

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

 

Prussia

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Tressie

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Wappelo

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

195

198

Chase Abel E.

 

6

 

 

50

M

 

M

Co. Treas.

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Julia R.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping H.

 

Mass.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

196

199

Sigler Lyman P.

 

8

 

 

36

M

 

M

Banker

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Fannie

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohioo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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