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 34

 

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

 

 

Margaret J.

 

18

 

 

24

F

 

S

Washing

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Benjamin F.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Canada William R.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Noble James G.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

227

231

Ward Frank

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

M

Stoves & Tinware

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Julia A.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping H

Ringold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

George D.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

---------

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

228

232

Bright Henry

 

19

 

 

42

M

 

M

City Marshal

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Loreana?

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Ida E.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Ettie L.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

229

233

Swearingen Antrim

 

20

 

 

53

M

 

M

Drug Store

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Chloe J.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Edward A.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

230

234

Gardner Benjamin F.

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

M

Grocery Store

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Martha A.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

231

235

Hoffman John

 

21

 

 

65

M

 

M

Brick Layer

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Lucy M.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

S

 

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Daniel F.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

John J.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Libbie O.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Covington Loren P.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

232

236

Mills Isaac D.

 

 

 

 

58

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

26

 

 

Nancy

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

233

237

Mills James W.

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

M

Teamster

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Ettie M.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Lyman P.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

234

238

Scott James F.

 

 

 

 

32

M

 

M

Co. Auditor

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Ollivia

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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