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 41

 

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 Martin’s Add

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

272

276

Still Christopher C.

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Margarett L.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Rebecca F.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Jacob E.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Julia A.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

273

277

Smith Harriet

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

274

278

Smith Sarah J

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Sanford

C. A.

 

 

Young’s Add

57

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Minnie M.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

Milliner

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

275

279

Craig William W.

 

 

 

 

32

M

 

M

Blacksmith

Washington

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Eliza C.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Sarah L.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Nellie E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Albert W.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Louis P.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

276

280

Cook Leander F.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

M

Laborer

Keokuk

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

William E.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Emma L.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Jacob

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

277

281

Atha William H.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

278

282

Ruble James H.

 

 

 

 

57

M

 

W

Carpenter

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Ruble James H.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Gertrude G.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Louise M.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

279

283

Martin Edward T.

 

 

 

 

54

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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