Transcribed 25 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 42

 

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 Young Add

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Jennie D.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

280

284

Ketcham Collins M.

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

M

Telegraph Operator

 

Ken.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Martha A.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

281

285

Haskett Anthony

 

 

 

 

60

M

 

M

City Mayor & J.P.

 

N.C.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Lucinda

 

 

 

 

61

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

282

286

Young John L.

 

 

 

 

51

M

 

M

Attorney

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Libbie

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Lewis H.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Susie

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mollie

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Carrie

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Helen

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

283

287

Gardner Robert D.

 

 

 

 

58

M

 

M

Physician

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Almira E.

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Forey Jessie

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Brown Eliza

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Olive

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

284

288

Baldwin John D.

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

W

Carpenter

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Grace C.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Lovie L.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Hughes Minnie E.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

W

House Keeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

285

289

Gardner Charles E.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Bank Cashier

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Carrie C.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

286

290

Robinson Mary A.

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

W

 

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

May

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

287

291

Coffin James

69

25

32

Land N.W.S.E.S.E.

60

M

 

M

Small Fruit Dealer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

May E.

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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