Transcribed 22 April 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 5

 

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

1

 

 

Bessie B.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

26

26

Waller Thomas

 

 

 

 

65

M

 

M

Minister

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Lavina F.

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Wilson Addie

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

W

 

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

27

27

Garrett Jesse B.

 

 

 

 

60

M

 

M

Plasterer

 

Ky.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

James F.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

John W.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Nettie

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Jesse B.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Eva

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Helen

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Zimmerman Charles

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

28

28

Post James J.

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Mich.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Warren U.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Lulu M.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

29

29

Trisler James

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

M

Laborer R.R.

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Elmira

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H.

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Millie M.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Minnie P.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Bertie

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

30

30

Gillham Martha M.

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

N.C.

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Addie

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Lou

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Close Ollie

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

D

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Madge

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

31

31

Bowman John W.

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

W

Harness Manuf

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Hattie O.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Cora A.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Josie M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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