Transcribed 19 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 39

 

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

 

 

Frank P.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Blanche

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

262

266

Brown William A.

 

17

 

 

40

M

 

M

Sheriff & Jailor

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Kate L.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Fred L.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Finley Helen M.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Fleming Joseph

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

McCarl George

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Puffer L. F.

 

 

 

 

52

M

 

 

 

Decatur or

Ohio (ditto marks both places)

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

263

267

Walker William C.

 

 

 

Finley’s Add

31

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Ida E.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping H

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Jesse

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Roland O.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

264

268

Roy Daniel

 

 

 

 

47

M

C

M

Barber Shop

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

37

F

C

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Rachel

 

 

 

 

11

F

C

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Charles J.

 

 

 

 

8

M

C

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

4

F

C

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Williams Benjamin

 

 

 

 

49

M

C

S

Hunter

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Richard

 

 

 

 

26

M

C

S

Barber

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

265

269

Saunders Thomas R.

 

 

 

 

32

M

 

M

School H. Janitor

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Virge

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mirt

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Burtie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

266

170

Sankey Ezekiel J.

 

 

 

 

41

M

 

M

Co. Clerk

 

Penn.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Mary N.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping H

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Eugenia

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Moreau

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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