Transcribed 23 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 7

 

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

38

38

Wilson John D.

 

 

 

 

57

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Ella B.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Bluford R.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

W

Temster

Monroe

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

May B.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Zora?

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

39

39

Valentine Nancy J.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

 

Washing

Monroe

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Annie L.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Viola

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Madison

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

James W.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Harry M.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

40

40

Wilson John M.

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

M

Teamster

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping House

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Myrtie E.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Maud E.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Florence M.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

41

41

Bowman Susan

 

 

 

 

76

F

 

W

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Adaline

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

42

42

Houser James M.

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

M

Laborer R R Sec

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Susan W.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

William W.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Union

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

John D.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Union

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Martha E.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

43

43

Christy Cornelius

 

 

 

 

69

M

 

M

 

 

Conn.

 

F

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Percilla

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

N.Y.

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

44

44

Snyder Josephus

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

M

Harness Maker

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Josephine

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

Keeping H

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

45

45

Garrett David J.

 

 

 

 

42

M

 

M

Plasterer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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