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 17                                                               

 

 

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

83

91

Stephens, Mary A.

68

27

2

NESE

49

F

 

W

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

James W.

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Burrell

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Laurs?

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Madison

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Ida A.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

84

92

Rickel, Park A.

 

 

2

SENE

35

M

 

M

U. B. Minister

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Almira

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Ray B.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Jasper

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Bessie M.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Fremont

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Joseph L.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Fremont

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

James C

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Fremont

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

85

93

Bond, Samuel P.

 

 

2

NENW

24

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Lina

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Bessie

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

86

94

Fortune, Melvina

 

 

2

SENW

23

F

 

W

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

?en D.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Charley

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Lula

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

87

95

Mannasmith, Martin

 

 

7

NESE

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Dena

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

John A.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Clarance A.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Springer, Eli

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Farm Hand

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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