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 30

 

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

 

 

Ray William

 

 

 

 

38

M

C

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

197

200

Thompson Fidelia

 

9

 

 

56

F

 

 

Boarding House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Bell

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

S

Music Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

Bank Clerk

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

198

201

Sanford Maxwell

 

9

 

 

36

M

 

M

Insurance Agt

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Emma M.

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping H

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Stella S.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Charles O.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

199

202

Farquhar Samuel

 

10

 

 

47

M

 

M

Stoves & Tinware & Hardware

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Mary F.

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Tinner

Decatur

 

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

200

203

Farquhar Horace

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Tinner

Decatur

 

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Alice C.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Samuel A.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

201

204

Layton Harry R.

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

M

Physician

Lee

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mattie M.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Raymond G.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

James M.

 

 

 

 

61

M

 

W

Plasterer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Elizabeth R.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Andrews Elma

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

Servant

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

202

205

Wood Wade P.

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

M

Retired Agr Imp Dealer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Maggie V.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping H

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Helen

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Wade P.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

203

206

Frazer Allen N.

 

 

 

 

44

M

 

M

R R Station Agt.

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Matilda J.

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Abbie

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

 

 

Union

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Watters Allen F.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

204

207

James Martha E.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Frank P.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

R R News Agt

Polk

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Kate

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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