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 6

 

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

 

 

Clyde E.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Ausman

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

W

Housekeeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

32

32

Hawkins James A.

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

M

Dry Goods Mer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Sallie A.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Clyde F.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Alfred T.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Alta

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

33

33

Waring Johnathan

 

 

 

 

46

M

 

M

Constable

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Amanda S.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping House

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Susie

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

34

34

Osborn Marion F.

 

5

 

 

35

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Emma M.

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping H.

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Noda P.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Keokuk

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Lilah

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

35

35

Stanley Chauncy M.

 

6

 

 

45

M

 

M

Agr. Impl

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Nancy B.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

N.J.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Stella S.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Ethel B.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

36

36

Johnson Silas

 

 

 

 

68

M

 

M

Minister Pres.

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Hariet L.

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

S

Teacher

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

S

Teacher

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

William S.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

Attorney

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

37

37

Mitten Willis

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Bertie M.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Pearle B.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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