1885 MN Census, Watab, (Watab P.O.), Benton Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Chuck Arnold Submitted: July 2007 ========================================================================= 1885 MN Census, Watab, Benton Co. (Watab P.O.), enumerated by John H. Pownell, Assessor 0 = page number for town, written in space provided by the enumerator 1 = line number 2 = Families, numbered in the order of visitation 3a = Forename of every person whose residence was in this family on the 1st of May, 1885 3b = Surnames of same - substituted here for " marks shown in most family lists 4 = Description - Age at last birthday. If under one year give months in fractions.... 5 = Sex - Males, (M), Females, (F) 6 = Color - White (W), Black (B) Mulatto (M), Chinese, (C) Indian (I) [also H. Breed (H)] 7 = Place of Birth, naming State or Territory of U.S.; or the Country, if of foreign birth. 8 = Parentage - Father of foreign birth 9 = Parentage - Mother of foreign birth 10 = Condition - Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane or idiotic 11 = Soldier in Federal army during rebellion # = page number for volume, written small at upper outer corner of pages - = omitted personal data * = [sic] 0 1 2 3a 3b 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 # 1 1 1 David CAMPBELL 52 M W Canada / / 520 1 2 Mary CAMPBELL 40 F W Pennsylvanie / / 520 1 3 Pearl CAMPBELL 12 M W Minn. / 520 1 4 2 John D. L. GILMAN 30 M W Minn. 520 1 5 Adelaid GILMAN 18 F W New Brunswick / / 520 1 6 Minnie M. GILMAN 1 F W Minn. / 520 1 7 3 David GILMAN 73 M W New York / / 520 1 8 Nancy M. GILMAN 64 M W Vermont 520 1 9 4 Joseph ATHENSON 49 M W Ireland / / 520 1 10 Meury ATHENSON 45 F W Ireland / / 520 1 11 Henry ATHENSON 18 M W Austria / / 520 1 12 Joseph ATHENSON 14 M W Austria / / 520 1 13 George ATHENSON 12 M W Minn. / / 520 1 14 5 Peter BARE 35 M W Minn. 520 1 15 Mary BARE 20 F W Minn. 520 1 16 Margeret BARE 4 F W Minn. 520 1 17 6 D. J. MORRISON 33 M W Canada / / 520 1 18 Mary J. MORRISON 23 F W Minn. / / 520 1 19 Leonard MORRISON 0 M W Minn. 520 1 20 7 William CAMERON 29 M W Ireland / / 520 1 21 8 Alan CAMERON 35 M W Nova Scotia / / 520 1 22 Sarah CAMERON 25 F W Nova Scotia / / 520 1 23 Patrick CAMERON 1 F W Minn. / / 520 1 24 9 Joseph BARE 75 M H Minn. 520 1 25 Margaret BARE 70 F H Minn. 520 1 26 10 John H. POWNELL 42 M W Ohio 520 1 27 Mary J. POWNELL 33 F W Ohio 520 1 28 Samue J. POWNELL 15 M W Indiana 520 1 29 Jessee POWNELL 13 M W Ohio 520 1 30 Salaphel POWNELL 11 M W Ohio 520 1 31 Elizabeth POWNELL 6 F W Indiana 520 1 32 Harvey POWNELL 0 M W Minn. 520 1 33 11 Charles LYONS 26 M W Canada / / 520 1 34 Sarah J. LYONS 19 F W Canada / / 520 1 35 Hattie A. LYONS 0 F W Minn. / / 520 1 36 12 Frank H. MOOERS 31 M W Illinois 520 1 37 Manie MOOERS 26 F W Minn. 520 1 38 Charles S. MOOERS 3 M W Minn. 520 1 39 Grace E. MOOERS 1 F W Minn. 520 1 40 Nathanniel MOOERS 69 M W Maine 520 2 1 13 Antoine DUCETTE 32 M H Minn. / 521 2 2 Isabel DUCETTE 40 F H Minn. 521 2 3 Susette DUCETTE 6 F H Minn. 521 2 4 Alex DUCETTE 2 M H Minn. 521 2 5 14 Joseph POUGH 49 M W Canada / / 521 2 6 Harriet POUGH 46 F W Canada / / 521 2 7 William POUGH 23 M W Canada / / 521 2 8 Daniel POUGH 21 M W Canada / / 521 2 9 Charles POUGH 13 M W Canada / / 521 2 10 Samuel POUGH 9 M W Canada / / 521 2 11 Martha POUGH 3 F W Minn. / / 521 2 12 Wm T. POUGH 0 M W Minn. / 521 2 13 Jane POUGH 22 F W Minn. / 521 2 14 15 J. S. STAPLES 53 M W Maine 521 2 15 Rosette STAPLES 41 F W Canada / / 521 2 16 H. A. STAPLES 23 M W Minn. / 521 2 17 Ada STAPLES 20 F W Minn. / 521 2 18 Mary E. STAPLES 18 M W Minn. / 521 2 19 Walter A. STAPLES 12 M W Minn. / 521 2 20 Halsey CLEVLIN 30 M W Canada 521 2 21 16 Sylvester KEELER 34 F W Canada / / 521 2 22 V. J. KEELER 22 F W Canada / / 521 2 23 Violet M. KEELER 9 M W Canada 521 2 24 Daniel LYON 59 M W Canada 521 2 25 17 A. W. GORDON 30 M W Minn. / 521 2 26 L. W. GORDON 31 F W Illinois / 521 2 27 Earle S. GORDON 4 M W Minn. 521 2 28 Warren GORDON 2 M W Minn. 521 2 29 18 Zenos ESTEY 50 M W Minn. 521 2 30 Sarah B. ESTEY 32 F W Minn. 521 2 31 William ESTEY 17 M W Minn. 521 2 32 Fany S. ESTEY 15 F W Minn. 521 2 33 Daniel ESTEY 12 M W Minn. 521 2 34 Guy ESTEY 10 M W Minn. 521 2 35 Ceril ESTEY 7 M W Minn. 521 2 36 Frank ESTEY 5 M W Minn. 521 2 37 19 George M. HODGES 42 M W Maine 521 2 38 Lelia M. HODGES 12 F W New Brunswick 521 2 39 Bradley HODGES 8 M W Minn. 521 2 40 20 Wilson DAUGHERTY 36 M W Ohio 521 3 1 21 James E. MOON 68? M W Ohio 522 3 2 Mary MOON 61 F W Ohio 522 3 3 John MOON 25 M W Ohio 522 3 4 Edward MOON 22 M W Ohio 522 3 5 Catherine MOON 20 F W Ohio 522 3 6 Frank MOON 18 M W Ohio 522 3 7 Elsworth COLERN 12 M W Ohio 522 3 8 22 Stephen BLUE 37 M H D. T. 522 3 9 Angeline BLUE 30 F H Minn. 522 3 10 Antoine BLUE 15 M H Minn. 522 3 11 Maggie BLUE 13 F H Minn. 522 3 12 Jane BLUE 11 F H Minn. 522 3 13 Mary BLUE 9 F H Minn. 522 3 14 Samuel BLUE 4 M H Minn. 522 3 15 Annie BLUE 2 F H Minn. 522 3 16 23 Isabell BLAIR 49 F H Minn. 522 3 17 Susane BLAIR 27 F H Minn. 522 3 18 Baptist BLAIR 25 M H Minn. 522 3 19 Simon BLAIR 23 M H Minn. 522 3 20 24 Daniel LOVEL 35 M W Maine 522 3 21 Mary LOVEL 27 F W Minn. 522 3 22 25 John M. McNEAL 26 M W Canada / / 522 3 23 Clara J. McNEAL 18 F W Minn. 522 3 24 Achill PARENT 27 M W Belgium / / 522 3 25 Catherine PARENT 24 F W Ireland / / 522 3 26 Leon RAPHIDAL 18 M W Belgium / / 522 3 27 27 John EMERLING 28 M W Pennsylvania / 522 3 28 Elisa EMERLING 29 F W Ohio 522 3 29 James H. EMERLING 7 M W Ohio 522 3 30 Lafayette EMERLING 5 M W Minn. 522 3 31 George EMERLING 3 M W Minn. 522 3 32 28 John ANDERSON 38 M W Penn. 522 3 33 Jane ANDERSON 28 F W Maine 522 3 34 Agnes ANDERSON 5 F W Minn. 522 3 35 John ANDERSON 2 M W Minn. 522 3 36 Lorry ANDERSON 0 F W Minn. 522 3 37 29 George ANDERSON 31 M W Penn. 522 3 38 Flore ANDERSON 21 F W Minn. 522 3 39 Charles ANDERSON 4 M W Minn. 522 3 40 George ANDERSON 1 M W Minn. 522 4 1 30 George ANDERSON 67 M W Penn. / 523 4 2 Charlotte ANDERSON 54 F W Penn. / / 523 4 3 Joseph ANDERSON 21 M W Penn. 523 4 4 Lizie ANDERSON 16 F W Penn. 523 4 5 31 Cary SMART 32 M W Maine 523 4 6 Emma SMART 26 F W New York 523 4 7 George W. SMART 4 M W Minn. 523 4 8 Elsa SMART 2 F W Minn. 523 4 9 Ora M. SMART 26 M W Minn. 523 4 10 Nelle WALHART 16 F W Minn. 523 4 11 32 Henry WISE 24 M W New York / / 523 4 12 Regina WISE 24 F W Germany / / 523 4 13 Joseph WISE 3/12 M W Minn. / 523 4 14 33 George WALHART 21 M W New York 523 4 15 Emma WALHART 21 F W Minn. 523 4 16 Francis CRABTREE 15 M W Ohio 523 4 17 34 Catherine COLBERT 55 F W Germany / / 523 4 18 Catherine COLBERT 23 F W Germany / / 523 4 19 Catherine COLBERT 18 18* W Germany / / 523 4 20 Leonard COLBERT 21 M W Germany / / 523 4 21 35 Cornelius MAYERS 39 M W Germany / / 523 4 22 Pauline MAYERS 36 F W Germany / / 523 4 23 Michael MAYERS 8 M W Germany / / 523 4 24 Geo. MAYERS 2 M W Minn. / / 523 4 25 Fred. MAYERS 0 M W Minn. / / 523 4 26 36 Fred HERBERGER 56 M W Germany / / 523 4 27 Mary HERBERGER 55 F W Germany / / 523 4 28 Annie HERBERGER 17 F W Minn. / / 523 4 29 Therese HERBERGER 15 F W Minn. / / 523 4 30 Jacob. CRAFT 22 M W Germany / / 523 4 31 37 William S. BURNS 33 M W Indiana / 523 4 32 Cady BURNS 29 F W Minn. / / 523 4 33 Freola BURNS 3 F W Canada 523 4 34 38 Jacob HELTEMES 31 M W Germany / / 523 4 35 Suse HELTEMES 22 F W Wisconsin / / 523 4 36 Caty HELTEMES 1 F W Minn. / 523 4 37 Leonard HELTEMES 25 M W Germany / / 523 4 38 39 Herman FISHER 50 M W Germany / / 523 4 39 Frances FISHER 50 F W Germany / / 523 4 40 Alphona FISHER 9 M W Minn. / / 523 5 1 40 Leonard KLARGES 58 M W Germany / / 524 5 2 Annie KLARGES 24 F W Wisconsin / / 524 5 3 Lenna KLARGES 20 F W Wisconsin / / 524 5 4 Peter KLARGES 18 M W Wisconsin / / 524 5 5 Mary KLARGES 14 F W Wisconsin / / 524 5 6 Maggie KLARGES 11 F W Wisconsin / / 524 5 7 41 John HELTEMES 30 M W Germany / / 524 5 8 Therese HELTEMES 24 F W Germany / / 524 5 9 Jacob HELTEMES 4 M W Minn. / / 524 5 10 Anna HELTEMES 2 F W Minn. / / 524 5 11 Clarie HELTEMES 0 F W Minn. / / 524 5 12 42 John BRINER 24 M W Ohio 524 5 13 43 Herman STANDORFF 63 M W Germany / / 524 5 14 Willema STANDORFF 63 F W Germany / / 524 5 15 Albert STANDORFF 25 M W Germany / / 524 5 16 Frank STANDORFF 21 M W Germany / / 524 5 17 44 Gustave STANDORFF 33 M W Germany / / 524 5 18 Amelie STANDORFF 25 F W Germany / / 524 5 19 Albert STANDORFF 5 M W Germany / / 524 5 20 O STANDORFF 3 F W Germany / / 524 5 21 Annie STANDORFF 1 F W Minn. / / 524 5 22 45 John SMITH 30 M W Germany / / 524 5 23 Amelle SMITH 28 F W Germany / / 524 5 24 Martha SMITH 3 F W Germany / / 524 5 25 Lenna SMITH 1 F W Minn. / / 524 5 26 46 Henry HERBERGER 28 M W Illinois / / 524 5 27 Katie HERBERGER 25 F W Germany / / 524 5 28 Edward HERBERGER 3 M W Minn. / 524 5 29 Albert HERBERGER 2 M W Minn. / 524 5 30 Ignas IHLI 45 M W Germany / / 524 5 31 Augusta IHLI 39 F W Germany / / 524 5 32 Henry IHLI 14 M W Minn. / / 524 5 33 Lizzie IHLI 12 F W Minn. / / 524 5 34 Michael IHLI 10 M W Minn. / / 524 5 35 Mary IHLI 7 F W Minn. / / 524 5 36 William IHLI 3 M W Minn. / / 524 5 37 47 Andrew LINZ 35 M W Germany / / 524 5 38 Barbara LINZ 26 F W Germany / / 524 5 39 48 Charles LOOMIS 26 M W Pennsylvanie 524 5 40 Mary LOOMIS 25 F W Pennsylvanie / 524 6 1 49 John HOLLERN 45 M W Ireland / / 525 6 2 Elizabeth HOLLERN 44 F W New York / / 525 6 3 Mathew HOLLERN 17 M W Minn. / 525 6 4 Frank HOLLERN 14 M W Minn. / 525 6 5 Wilford HOLLERN 12 M W Minn. / 525 6 6 James HOLLERN 10 M W Minn. / 525 6 7 Edward HOLLERN 6 M W Minn. / 525 6 8 Mary HOLLERN 4 F W Minn. / 525 6 9 John HOLLERN 2 M W Minn. / 525 6 10 50 Roni ROLIDAL 27 M W Belgium / / 525 6 11 51 Rdney JOHNSTON 29 M W Minn. 525 6 12 Martha JOHNSTON 23 F W Canada / / 525 6 13 52 Anton WRUCK 21 M W Germany / / 525 6 14 53 Thomas J. STANDLY 38 M W Ohio / 525 6 15 Frances E. STANDLY 31 F W Minn. 525 6 16 Alice E. STANDLY 15 F W Minn. 525 6 17 Carrie W. STANDLY 13 F W Minn. 525 6 18 William G. STANDLY 9 F W Minn. 525 6 19 George L. STANDLY 7 M W Minn. 525 6 20 Ira G. STANDLY 4 M W Minn. 525 6 21 Affie J. STANDLY 2 M W Minn. 525 6 22 Frank G. STANDLY 25 F W Minn. 525 6 23 54 Herman RYMER 26 M W Germany / / 525 6 24 Mary RYMER 23 F W Germany / / 525 6 25 August RYMER 3 M W Germany / / 525 6 26 Mary RYMER 1 F W Wisconsin / / 525 6 27 55 Alex DUCETTE 38 M H Minn. 525 6 28 Nance DUCETTE 28 F H Minn. 525 6 29 Frances DUCETTE 14 F H Minn. 525 6 30 Maggie DUCETTE 10 F H Minn. 525 6 31 Joseph DUCETTE 4 M H Minn. 525 6 32 Baptist DUCETTE 1 M H Minn. 525 6 33 56 Felix BLUE 37 M H Minn. 525 6 34 Susan BLUE 22 F H Minn. 525 6 35 Caroline BLUE 15 F H Minn. 525 6 36 Charles BLUE 2 M H Minn. 525 6 37 57 Peter DUCETTE 39 M H Minn. 525 6 38 Lee DUCETTE 19 M H Minn. 525 6 39 Peter DUCETTE 14 M H Minn. 525 6 40 Antoine DUCETTE 12 M H Minn. 525 7 1 58 Anton BENEMEN? 38 M H Minn. 526 7 2 Mary BENEMEN? 40 F H Minn. 526 7 3 59 James MURPHY 34 M W Canada / / 526 7 4 Agnes MURPHY 28 F W Canada / / 526 7 5 Walter MURPHY 2 M W Minn. / / 526 7 6 Alexander RUSSELL 75 M W Scotland / / 526 7 7 60 Richard SULLIVAN 50 M W Ireland / / 526 7 8 61 Marsh BARRETT 22 M W New York 526 7 9 526 7 10 526 7 11 526 7 12 White Males 128 526 7 13 White Females 87 Total Pop. 248 526 7 14 Total of Whites 215 526 7 15 526 7 16 526 7 17 H. Breed Males 19 526 7 18 H. Breed Females 14 526 7 19 Total of H. Breeds 33 [actually 34 total] 526 7 20 526 7 21 526 7 22 526 7 23 526 7 24 526 7 25 526 7 26 526 7 27 526 7 28 526 7 29 526 7 30 526 7 31 526 7 32 526 7 33 526 7 34 526 7 35 526 7 36 526 7 37 526 7 38 526 7 39 526 7 40 526 ========================================================================= Copyright Chuck Arnold 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================