title>1885 Iowa State Census

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 15               

 

 

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

73

81

Bedell, David E.

68

27

12

NESW

57

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

56

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

KY

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

S

School Teacher

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Jessie R.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Bell Z.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

74

82

Springer, James G.

 

 

1

W ½ NWSE

36

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

 

Wales

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

William J.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Margaret E.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

73

F

 

W

Retired

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

McClain, John

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Farm Hand

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

75

83

Sidder, Joseph

 

 

1

E1/2 NWSE

39

M

 

M

Farm Hand

 

NJ

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Blanch

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Minnie

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Samuel M.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

William L.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Kate

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Cherella May

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Harlen W.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Frank Maley

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

76

84

Dunbar, John

 

 

1

NENW

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

W. V.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Laura Ettie

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Walter E.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Warren A.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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