Transcribed 11 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 7

 

 

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

30

35

Cash, Joseph

68

27

28

NENE

48

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Lora

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Comi?rsdore W.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

John S.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Neoma

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

School Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

31

36

Gray, John J.

 

 

31

SESE

30

M

 

S

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

|

 

 

 

 

9

 

37

Foreman, Joseph

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

|

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Clance E.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

 

Mo

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Effie May

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

32

38

Burnett, John M.

 

 

31

NESW

29

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Cyrus

 

 

 

 

65

M

 

W

Retired Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

33

29

Rhoads, Louis

 

 

31

SWNW

40

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Catherine

 

 

 

 

68

F

 

W

Keep Hse

 

Del.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

34

40

Edmonson, William L.

 

 

31

NWNW

27

M

 

M

Farmer

Louisa

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Eliza J.

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Florance

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Winngord

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

34

41

Thomas, Henry L.

 

 

 

 

44

M

 

M

Farmer

Clinton

 

 

N

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Silva C.

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

NY

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Ida M.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Clinton

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Edith R.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Clinton

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Fredrick P.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Clinton

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

35

42

Shaunessey, Thomas R.

 

 

30

SWNE

29

M

 

M

Farmer

 

KY

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Anna

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Francis

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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