Transcribed 28 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 9

 

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

 

 

Catherine

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

53

53

Penniwell James F.

 

 

 

 

49

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Barbara

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

John E.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Carpenter

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Virgil F.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

James F.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

54

54

Hammer Tobias W.

 

 

 

 

73

M

 

M

Retired Druggist

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Margarett

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Finley Charles P.

 

 

 

 

42

M

 

M

Clerk in Bank

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

55

55

Cross Simon

 

 

 

 

60

M

 

M

Blacksmith

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Rebecca

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

56

56

Kelley William T.

 

 

 

 

43

M

 

M

Physician

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Florence M.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Holly E.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

57

57

Ausman Adison

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Harness Maker

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Ida B.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

58

58

Jordan Almira

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Atkins Joseph

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

M

Plasterer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Martha M.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Nola

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

59

59

Johnson Clement

 

 

 

 

77

M

C

M

Laborer

 

Ky.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Matilda

 

 

 

 

67

F

C

M

Keeping H

 

Georgia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

 

20

M

C

S

Laborer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Sylvester

 

 

 

 

12

M

C

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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