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 37

 

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

 

 

Charles E.

 

27

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Woodard Jennie

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Younkir Luella B.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

S

Dress Maker

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

248

252

Smith John

 

28

 

 

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping H

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

249

253

Honnold James W.

 

 

 

 

43

M

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Frederick

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Lou

 

 

 

 

3 or 8?

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

22?

M

 

S

Butcher

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

250

254

Gassett Loton

 

29

 

 

36

M

 

S

Jeweler

Jones

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Merrill Elma

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

W

Dress Maker & House Keeper

Jones

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

251

255

Dilsaver Esther M.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

Milliner

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Hortence

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Fields Mary A.

 

 

 

 

71

F

 

W

 

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

252

256

Stookey Marion F.

 

29

 

 

37

M

 

M

Attorney

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Lizzie B.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Marion

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Brooks Ida A.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

S

Milliner

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

Teacher

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Edward J.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

Stenographer

Clarke

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

253

257

Vowel Mary E.

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

D

Keeping H

 

Conn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Tew Frank

 

30

 

 

27

M

 

S

Printer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Daniel D.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Taylor

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

254

258

Abernathy John

 

30

 

 

57

M

 

M

Grocery Store

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

John A.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

Grocery Store

Jones

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

255

259

Kirkpatrick William A.

 

 

 

 

39

M

 

M

Retired Grocer

Washington

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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