Transcribed 22 April 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 3

 

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

1

 

 

Edward E.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Isora G.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Ringold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

John E.W.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Kearville William

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Druggist

Wappelo

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Van Werden Louis

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Druggist

Lee

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Forey Samuel

 

 

 

 

58

M

 

D

Attorney

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Forey Ottis

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Sanger Esther W.

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

W

 

 

NY

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Sanger Esther W.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

S

Teacher

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Sanger George

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Brick Layer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Arnold Grace M.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

Teacher

Monroe

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Parrish Nellie

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

Teacher

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

McCartney Roy

 

 

 

 

10?

M

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Cain Morris C.

 

 

 

 

50

M

 

W

Miller

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Cain Charles E.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Cain Miles

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Cain Stella

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Hapstanstall Marion A.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Station Engineer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Gracie M.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Ringold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

18

18

Carmean Joshua

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

M

Grocery Clerk

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Grocer

Des Moines

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Des Moines

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Pennant George

 

 

 

 

78

M

 

M

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Susanah

 

 

 

 

71

F

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

19

19

Kline William R.

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

M

Constable

 

N.J.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Lydia

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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