Transcribed 3 June 2004 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

Bloomington Twp. Page 1

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D#

F#

NAME

Twp

Rng

Sec

Descrip.

Age Bday 1884

Sex

C

Marital

Occupation

Place of Birth County if Iowa

Place of Birth Another State

Place of Birth Other Country

Father Foreign Or Native

Mother Foreign Or Native

Military Duty

Entitled To Vote

Alien Taken First Papers

Alien Not Taken First Papers

Cannot Read Or Write Over 10

Can Read But Not Write Over 10

Deaf Dumb Blind Insane Idiotic

1

1

1

Tapscott, David S.

68

27

8

SWSW

27

M

M

Farmer

Decatur

N

N

|

|

2

Hannahstasie

25

F

M

Keep Hse

MO

N

N

3

Lennie M.

3

M

Decatur

N

N

4

Jennie B.

1

F

Decatur

N

N

5

John A.

0

M

Decatur

6

Scott, Harrison E.

15

M

S

Farm Hand

Ind

A

7

2

2

Brown, Bazel G?

18

NENE

42

M

M

Farming

Louisa

N

A

|

8

Amanda

35

F

M

Keep Hse

Ind.

N

N

9

Oliver

16

M

S

Muscatine

N

N

10

Orpha

14

F

S

Ringgold

N

N

11

John

12

M

S

Ringgold

N

N

12

Elmer

3

M

Ringgold

13

3

3

J?er, John M.

7

SWSE

35

M

M

Farmer

Mahaska

N

N

|

|

14

Margaret G.

31

F

M

Keep Hse

Monroe

N

N