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 8 

 

 

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

36

43

Barnard, Reuel

68

27

31

NENE

52

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Emily

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

 

Eng.

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Asa William

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

Farmer

Muscatine

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Andrew

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Muscatine

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sarah I?

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Muscatine

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Ettia? Marial

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Louisa

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ellen May

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Louisa

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Newcommer, Della

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

 

Del.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

37

44

Fesler, William H.

 

 

30

NESE

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Gerusha E. J.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

William R.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

John Wesley

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Elijah N.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Julius E.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

George Henry

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Roy E.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

38

45

Spitsnogle, Lorenzo D.

68

27

30

NWNW

49

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Millard

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Edgar

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Nettie

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Addie

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

39

46

Dunnaway, Newton E.

 

 

32

NENE

33

M

 

M

Farmer

Washington

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Stark, William L.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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