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 4

 

 

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

18

20

Lawson, William

68

27

6

 

32

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

 

Benton

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Alven

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Eunice

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Union

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Maud

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

19

21

Sutherland, Elihue

 

 

18

NENW

38

M

 

M

Farmer

 

NY

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Catherine M.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Penna

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Lee W.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

John S.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Mary Margaret

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Neoma

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Carlton

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

20

22

Wilty, John

 

 

20

SESE

52

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Delbert

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Hunt, Willlie

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Bell

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

W

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Ethel

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

21

23

Scott, Francis M.

 

 

35

NENE

55

M

 

M

Farmer

 

KY

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

School Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Harlen

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ora

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Eva

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Herbert

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Fannie

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Norton

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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