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 3

 

 

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

13

15

Shawnessey, Thomas

68

27

19

SWSW

52

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

Farmer Hand

Louisa

 

 

F

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Fredrick

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Maurice

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Matthew

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

14

16

Carr, Ananias N.

 

 

30

NWNW

66

M

 

M

Farmer

 

KY

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Jane B.

 

 

 

 

66

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Vir.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Jackson, William H.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Story

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Ananias

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Story

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Story

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Nancy Jaine

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Jasper

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Emma E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Story

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

15

17

Stewart, Monroe

 

 

30

NENE

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Lorah

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

16

18

Higgins, James L.

 

 

7

SWNW

59

M

 

M

Retired Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

60

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Mary Lincoln

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Alexandria E.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

17

19

King, William

 

 

7

NWNW

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Alllie L.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Laurie E.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Olive L.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

James H.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Ethel M.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

James M.

 

 

 

 

83

M

 

W

Retired Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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