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 40

 

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 Finley’s Add

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Kate

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Louis

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Newton

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Warren

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Miller Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

W

 

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

267

271

Downey James E.

 

 

 

Martin’s Add

30

M

 

M

Laborer

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Ida B.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Armilda

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

268

272

Moad Everett

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

Laborer

Wappelo

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Still Josiah M.

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

M

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

David N.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Sophronia A.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Fannie V.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

James L.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

269

273

Jennings Fitz A.

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Cyrina V.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

270

274

Short David

 

 

 

 

63

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Lincoln

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Nettie

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

271

275

Sowers John

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Penn.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Orrissa

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Emma D.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Emma J.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Annie M.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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