Transcribed 16 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 14               

 

 

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

68

75

Akers, Benjamin

68

27

15

NESE

54

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Jess D.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Farm Hand

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Benjamin F.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Mary Eva

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Ostin E.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Hattie L.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

McLaughlin, Mary C.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Thomas J.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

69

76

Henderson, James

 

 

11

SENW

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

NY

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Mervin

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

James P.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Evaline

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Austin W.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

70

77

Wion, John

 

 

11

NWSE

34

M

 

W

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Fredrick

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

Farm Hand

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Wesley

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Nancy

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Neva

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ettie

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

71

78

Bryant, Hiram

 

 

11

NESW

52

M

 

M

Nursery Man

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Nancy C.

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Martha Ettie

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

72

79

Mannasmith, Peter

 

 

NWSE

 

61

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

56

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Charlotte

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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