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 9 

 

 

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

40

47

Anderson, Austin

68

27

33

NESE

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Delia C.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

 

Norway

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Arthuer E.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Gaylord C.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

 

Ill.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Lena G.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

 

Ill.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Lula M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

 

Ill.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Clara M.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

 

Ill.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Lester R.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

 

Ill.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Clarance W.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

41

48

Grayham, Ben

 

 

 

SESE

28

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Viola Alice

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keep Hse.

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Carrie E.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Allen, Elmer E.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

Farm Hand

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

42

49

Deputy, Solomon

 

 

34

SWSW

22

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Lillie May

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Jones

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

43

50

Drummond, Frank

 

 

35

SWSW

40

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

44

51

Keller, Gotlieb

 

 

35

SWSE

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Germany

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Fredericke

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keep Hse

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Paul

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Theodore

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Henriettie

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

45

52

Creveling, Alexander

 

 

36

SESE

35

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keep Hse

DesMoines

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Thophilas

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Lora

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

46

53

Creveling, Theodore

 

 

36

SWSE

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penna

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Della M.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

M

Keep Hse

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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