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 11 

 

 

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

53

60

Akers, Abram H.

68

27

25

SESW

43

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Matilda A.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Clara E.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Maurice L.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Erastus M.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Alven S.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Niama? N.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Robert H.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

54

61

Ashburn, James M.

 

 

 

E1/2 SESE

42

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Ruth E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Lora L.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Luella J.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Margaret A.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Dithama E.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Nina A.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

William T.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Nellie L.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

55

62

Akers, William H.

 

 

12

SWSE

29

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Hallis A.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Hickman, Albert

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

56

63

Ray, Charles N.

 

 

23

NESW

30

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Bertha F.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Guyamette

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

57

64

Breach, Joseph

 

 

23

NENW

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Susannah

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Charly

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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