Transcribed 21 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 16                                                               

 

 

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

77

85

Osborn, Christopher

68

27

2

E ¼ SESW

65

M

 

M

Retired Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Emegine

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Elsa

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

S

School Teacher

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

John T.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

78

86

Ross, Adam S.

 

 

2

SWNW

54

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Eve

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Swartz, Albert

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

79

87

Gentry, Curren

 

 

11

SWSW

49

M

 

W

Farmer

 

KY

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Duskey

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Verginia

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Effie

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

May, Clarissa S.

 

 

 

 

66

F

 

W

Keep Hse

 

VA

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

80

88

Bedell, John

 

 

12

NWNW

34

M

 

M

Farmer

Wapello

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Hester

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Carry

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Sherman

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

David M.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

81

89

Bedell, Caleb M.

 

 

12

SENE

30

M

 

M

Farmer

Wapello

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Evert

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Isaac

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

82

90

Paydon, George W.

 

 

11

NENE

55

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

26

 

 

A?

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Isaac

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Rebecca

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

William H.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Fannettie

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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