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 12               

 

 

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

58

65

Ray, Mark

68

27

15

SESE

56

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Rachel A.

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Oliver L.

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Ezra M.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

59

66

Earix?, Martin

 

 

21

SWNW

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Emmie F.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Monroe

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Smith, Frank E.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

60

67

Piercy, James W.

 

 

20

NESE

48

M

 

M

Retired J. P.

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Amelia Ann

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Amelia F.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Maley W.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

Farming Hand

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Charles R.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Carrie Eva

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Laurie Ella

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

61

68

Turner, Samuel

 

 

16

NWSW

31

M

 

M

Farmer

Monroe

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Monroe

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Monroe

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Harlie

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Monroe

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

62

69

Hinkle, Michal

 

 

25

NENE

35

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Liddie A.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Zenus

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Johnathan

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Fo?ti?ne, Stephen

 

 

26

SENE

25

M

 

S

Farm Hand

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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