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 13               

 

 

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

63

70

Dunbar, Benjamin

68

27

15

SENE

58

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Eldora

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Sarah Jane

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Lucy

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Elizabeth J.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

School Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Joanna

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Oliver

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Adelia C.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

64

71

Wion, Fred

 

 

12

SWSE

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Isabel

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Sabina

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

65

72

Mercer, Taylor

 

 

26

SENE

35

M

 

M

Farmer

Louisa?

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Lucy H.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Adam T.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Margaret J.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

William A.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

66

73

Venn Benjamin F.

 

 

20

NWNE

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Eliza M.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

NY

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

 

NY

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Eliza Jane

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

 

NY

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Ida May

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

 

Kan.

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

67

74

Ryan, Elija B.

 

 

20

NWSE

21

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Malissa E.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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