Transcribed 3 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 2

 

 

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

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

6

7

Evans, Melvil

68

27

27          

SWSW  

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Monama?

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Sarah C.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

George A.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Eva M.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Melvil S.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Roy J.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Martha Stella

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

John Lewis

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Lorettie

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

7

8

Zion, Adam

 

 

33

NENE

23

M

 

S

Blacksmithing

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

7

9

John

 

 

 

 

53

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Mary Ann

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Anna G.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

8

10

McDonald, Maley

 

 

28

SWNE

61

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

60

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Evalena

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Lillie, Lorenzo D.

 

 

 

 

35

M

 

W

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

9

11

Lott, Simeon

 

 

28

NENE

54

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

10

12

Spitznogle, Edward

 

 

29

SESE

27

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Ellen J.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Chester C.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Walter E.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Sidders, Harry

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

Farm Hand

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

11

13

Black, William J.

 

 

30

SENE

49

M

 

S

Farming

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Wiley, Hugh J.

 

 

20

SESE

21

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

12

14

Evans, George W.

 

 

20

NENE

37

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Lauretta

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Jepththa?

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Henrietta

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Bertha E.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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