1885 Iowa State Census
Bloomington Twp., Decatur County IA, Page 1

Transcribed 3 June 2004 by Stacey McDowell Dietiker

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L#
D#
F#
NAME
Twp
Rng
Sec
Descrip.
Age

Bday
1884
Sex C
Marital
Occupation
Place of
Birth

Co. if IA
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
15 Charles B. 10 M S Monroe N N
16 Dora May 7 F Monroe N N
17 Ora Pearl 1 F Decatur N N
18 4 4 Kramer, William 19 NWNW 69 M M Farmer Penn N N |
19 Maria R. 62 F M Keep Hse KY N N
20 Knott, Priscilla. 76 F S Retired Penn N N
21 4 5 Kramer, Wilber S. 25 M M Farming Ind. N N | |
22 Emma A. 19 F M Keep Hse Ill. N N
23 5 6 Rhoads, Jacob 26 SWNW 45 M M Farming Ohio N N |
24 Jane Ellen 42 F M Keep Hse Ohio N N
25 Rosa Alpha 22 F S Ohio N N
26 Florance Eva 19 F S Muscatine N N
27 Charles J. 16 M S Muscatine N N
28 William C. 12 M S Muscatine N N
29 Iva Jessie 6 F Muscatine N N
30 Frank 2 M Decatur N N
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