Transcribed 9 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 33

 

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

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Viola

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

220

224

Daugherty George B.

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

M

Horse Dealer

 

Penn.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Emma E.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

221

225

McGrew George W.

 

18

 

 

60

M

 

M

Hotel Keeper

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Cynthia

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Gobble Rosanna

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

W

Servant

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Fisher Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

S

Servant

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Knapp Harry C.

 

 

 

 

65

M

 

W

Hostler

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Street George

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

S

Hotel Clerk

Lee

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

McCollar Philander

 

 

 

 

58

M

 

S

 

 

 

France

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Derrickson, James

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Carpenter

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

222

226

Parsons Green M.

 

 

 

 

49

M

 

M

Farmer

 

N.C.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Nancy

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Moore Mary A.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

D

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

223

227

Atley Isaac R.

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

M

Lumber Dealer

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Lucy M.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping H

Muscatine

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Daisy R.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Geneve

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

224

228

Bullard Julia A.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

W

Washing

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Minnie C.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur (says Lee underneath)

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Carl

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Daisy

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

225

229

Cohen Samuel

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

M

Retired D.G. Mer.

 

 

Other Countries (Russia crossed out)

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Linna

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

 

Other Countries

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

(Mich. Crossed out)

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Benjamin

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

226

230

Talbert Sophia

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

W

Washing

Decatur

(Ohio crossed out)

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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