Transcribed 11 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 10 

 

 

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

47

54

Coder, John H.

68

27

38

NWNE

43

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Eliza Jane

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Mary Boennttie?

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Muscatine

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Hattie Rosa

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Muscatine

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Chester Newton

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Muscatine

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

William Harlie

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Muscatine

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Lillie May

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Muscatine

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Sarah Ellise

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

48

55

Hansen, John H.

 

 

33

SESW

24

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

?

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

49

56

Spurrier, Nepolian

 

 

33

NENW

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary L.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Roy R.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

50

57

Spurrier, Ralph C.

 

 

33

NENW

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Josephine

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Anna Bell

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Bertha

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Harry B.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Carl

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Ammy?

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

51

58

Teale, Eugene B.

 

 

31

SENE

35

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

N.J.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Herbert

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

John S.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Mary E. (Adopted)

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

Doubtfull

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

52

59

Parker, James W.

 

 

26

SWSW

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Mary D.

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

James W.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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