1885 Nebraska State Census, Schedule 2. Production of Agriculture in Lower Medicine Precinct. Enumeration District 297a Page Numbers Enumeration Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Hornhus, Henry x 10 150 200 50 200 2 Cook, George x 15 145 400 150 150 200 3 Dressler, Carrie x 5 155 200 200 4 Smith, John x 20 140 200 85 5 Powell, John x 40 120 400 50 200 6 Powell, Thomas x 25 135 300 40 200 7 Woods, James x 60 100 500 40 100 8 Conklin, B. A. x 30 120 300 250 30 Sorghum acreage listed as 1/4. Maple molasses should probably be in sorghum molasses column. 9 Conklin, B. F. x 30 120 400 125 500 5 1 250 35 10 Selby, Curtin x 50 110 400 50 300 75 10 Given name is possibly Austin. Pageno 1 is listed above. 1 Smith, Adams x 10 310 1000 200 2 Porter, Charles x 10 150 300 50 130 3 Clessman, Frank x 20 140 500 50 900 500 80 4 Bryan, Samuel x 23 138 400 5 Fenigan, Michael x 35 125 400 20 130 6 Hawkins, Andrew x 25 135 400 100 400 75 15 5 7 Hammond, Robert x 25 135 400 100 200 75 500 8 8 Chaldin, Geo. x 8 152 600 175 Noted in crop yield, block 54, "lost by hale". 9 Dagru, W. S. T. x 15 145 400 50 200 10 Yerby, Samuel x 10 150 300 100 150 Pageno 2 is listed above. 1 Selby, J. S. x 40 120 1500 150 9800 25 200 10 20 2 Thom, S. C. x 7 153 500 150 200 3 Krith, John x 120 40 1000 40 275 100 500 20 4 Macharm, James x 290 30 1500 250 200 500 20 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/2. 5 Selby, James x 160 600 25 200 100 200 6 Fruman, Thomas x 2000 15000 300 7 Meyo, John x 80 300 100 400 200 8 Johnson, John x 40 120 500 100 200 300 9 Mayo, Eisha x 60 100 1500 50 300 500 10 Mayo, Albert x 5 155 300 60 400 Pageno 3 is listed above. 1 Mayo, David x 60 6 300 2000 100 1000 150 50 8 600 14 40 2 Lord, S. V. x 15 145 500 10 200 3 Amer, Andrew x 5 155 600 50 4 Light, Allen x 80 80 2000 150 2000 25 50 150 15 50 5 Light, E. W. x 20 140 1000 150 125 6 Hammond, Wright x 40 40 500 50 1500 150 25 200 80 7 Drury, M. M. x 5 2 150 1000 12 50 8 Shultz, Perley x 50 10 40 1000 100 800 80 150 9 Phelps, Geo. x 30 10 120 1000 50 600 60 10 Meeds, Henry x 25 100 800 50 250 25 300 2 2 Mown grass acreage listed as 1 1/2. Pageno 4 is listed above. 1 Cox, Squire x 40 80 400 75 300 2 Mousel, Michael x 400 100 120 4000 50 5000 200 250 40 1000 80 100 Sorghum acreage listed as 1/2, Irish potato acreage listed as 3/4. 3 Shelby, Andrew x 50 5 105 4000 25 300 300 400 2 30 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/4. 4 Smith, R. M. x 15 1 145 1000 10 75 5 Warren, John x 35 1 120 1000 50 200 Woodland value is in the "100's" digit location but no following zeros. 6 Shiltz, John x 320 10 3000 25 1500 300 1000 80 Sorghum acreage listed as 1/2, Irish potato acreage listed as 1. 7 Compton, C. L. x 400 80 4000 100 400 50 8 Sexton, T. M. x 90 10 230 1500 25 300 80 300 8 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/2. 9 Allen, William x 200 30 100 10 5000 100 3000 250 300 52 800 30 50 Sweet potato acreage listed as 1/4. 10 Milkling, Fredric x 12 12 140 700 25 200 60 75 50 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/4. Pageno 5 is listed above. 1 Lynch, Thomas x 160 80 2000 8000 400 52 700 10 Value listed in block 13, cost of fertilizer, should probably be in block 14, cost of labor. 2 Bowman, Joseph x 30 1 130 1500 50 1000 10 200 3 Brown, Henry x 25 10 135 500 50 100 20 4 Ball, Wesley x 12 68 200 25 150 50 400 5 Thorndyke, George x 40 10 120 2000 150 3000 5 100 32 700 14 10 Value in block 13 probably belongs in block 14. Irish potato acreage listed as 1/4. 6 Williams, John x 10 150 300 100 225 7 Nolan, William x 10 5 75 2000 100 2500 100 16 1000 70 Value in block 13 probaly belongs in block 14. 8 West, Jefferson x 20 140 500 50 250 34 9 Patterson, W. B. x 80 240 1000 50 250 350 10 Harney, J. C. x 30 100 200 50 150 Pageno 6 is listed above. 1 Kreiter, Henry x 25 5 130 1000 10 90 10 200 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/4. 2 Callison, George x 324 2500 200 575 200 30 8 100 10 Block 70 listed as 1/8. Probably block 69 information. 3 Callison, Robert x 12 228 800 125 4 Horn, Jesse x 15 145 300 20 150 5 Siebecker, Charles x 560 20 10 3000 100 1800 180 180 24 600 50 100 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/2. 6 Evans, Susan x 160 75 10 300 2500 40 400 10 15 38 7 Newal, Miran x 100 20 60 160 2500 25 8 Hill, A. E. x 160 350 100 1500 9 Kenedy, Lewis x 160 3 1000 50 200 200 10 10 Stewart, S. W. x 160 700 275 Pageno 7 is listed above. 1 Barnhart, Lewis x 15 145 400 25 100 2 Barnhart, Geo. x 15 145 400 10 100 3 Barnhart, William x 5 155 300 50 4 Sherwood, A. N. x 320 40 40 1500 200 3000 500 40 50 5 Gammil, John x 1740 225 6 10000 200 1000 1200 1200 500 1600 20 450 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/4. 6 Lincoln, Land Co x 10 150 800 7 Child, E. S. x 5 155 900 8 Stoops, A. E. x 40 120 1100 9 Yemans, Edward x 25 295 1600 10 Borwell, George x 20 140 800 Pageno 8 is listed above. 1 Denney, Jasper x 85 5 390 2500 50 350 120 400 20 Sorghum acreage listed as 1/8, Irish potato acreage listed as 1/2. 2 Seaburge, F. W. x 4 76 250 25 150 3 Bane, Oscar x 30 450 1700 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/16. 4 Thorndyke, Bert x 5 155 600 200 5 Hartzell, Joseph x 35 125 1000 50 400 24 6 Woodruff, Joseph x 30 130 800 75 450 7 Bradberry, W. D. x 5 165 500 8 Bradberry, William x 40 120 800 9 Bradberry, E. C. x 25 135 600 100 300 10 Ransom, Geo. P. x 10 310 1300 50 500 Pageno 9 is listed above. 1 Bennett, Walter x 25 215 1500 50 500 46 250 10 Irish potato acreage listed as 3/4 2 Balabaugh, Job x 10 150 300 20 100 3 Aldridge, Ed x 45 115 1000 100 100 400 12 3 The rest of this page has an entry in the bushels of grass seed. Probably horses. 4 Hayden, Samuel x 40 280 1200 500 100 4 5 Hayden, Christopher x 80 80 1000 50 Sorghum acreage listed as 1/2. 6 Augustine, Christoph x 10 150 300 360 200 300 15 2 7 Holoway, Clark x 15 145 500 8 Holoway, Elisha x 100 220 1500 150 400 60 2 9 Bailey, G. W. x 10 150 200 450 6 10 Sherer, Leando x 20 140 500 75 150 2 Pageno 10 is listed above. 1 Morrill, Lester L. x 40 120 800 100 350 100 400 15 2 Morrill, Wilson x 50 110 1000 150 600 150 395 20 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/3. 3 Morrill, Waldo x 40 120 400 4 Morrill, Lawin x 23 300 800 80 50 5 Scofield, J. G. x 5 75 200 20 6 Foreman, Robert x 80 80 800 75 600 50 3 7 Hiatt, N.N. x 20 140 800 8 Piggott, Adison x 10 150 500 9 Greum?, Philip x 10 150 200 10 Adormell, D. x 150 220 600 250 60 Pageno 11 is listed above. 1 Bish, J. H. x 10 78 50 2 Godfrey, M. M. x 80 80 400 75 350 4 3 Heater, A. E. x 5 155 400 75 7 4 Heater, A. C. x 80 80 1000 5 Bailey, Jacob x 30 137 80 50 200 2 6 Powell, Mary x 20 350 800 7 Fuller, Frank x 40 120 500 400 8 Brockett, Lewis x 80 240 1500 500 500 20 9 Daily, Edward x 35 125 400 30 10 Harmon, Bro 10 310 1000 Pageno 12 is listed above. 1 Rich, John x 15 65 150 25 Indian corn acreage should probably be for farm 2. 2 Rich, Mary x 75 85 800 150 300 3 Strutsman, John x 15 65 200 150 50 10 4 Godfrey, John x 5 150 400 5 Flowers, Clarence x 150 170 800 450 150 16 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/8. 6 Barrett, Charles x 80 80 800 100 7 Sniter, Frank x 10 150 320 8 Wenger, W. x 90 70 500 25 150 9 David, Josiah x 10 150 400 60 10 Serferd, Robert x 20 140 200 50 150 Pageno 13 is listed above. 1 Randall, Geo. x 20 300 600 50 210 2 Vanpelt, Christina x 5 155 200 3 Vanpelt, Francis x 25 135 1000 100 100 4 Wyatt, J. E. x 5 155 400 5 Bennett, M. D. x 15 145 1000 150 550 12 20 Block 52 entry should probably be block 53, Indian corn acreage. 6 Bennett, William x 5 155 800 7 Moorhouse, Eli x 20 60 300 300 8 Balabaugh, Jon x 15 145 500 15 100 9 Ailsworth, Harry x 20 5 130 400 40 150 10 Marcum, Joshua x 60 5 95 500 50 150 14 Pageno 14 is listed above. 1 Marcum, James x 10 150 500 25 400 60 2 Drake, Cornelius x 40 280 700 100 250 3 Haney, Adolph x 5 155 500 4 Carline, Jacob x 10 150 400 5 Drake, Catherine x 6 74 100 6 Sturtevant, F. A. x 5 155 400 7 Burke, Ranier x 15 145 500 8 Roth, William x 20 140 500 150 75 15 9 Hall, Frank x 30 290 800 200 5 10 Gordon, Samuel x 10 150 300 Pageno 15 is listed above. 1 Albright, Andrew x 30 150 400 100 130 2 Wright, Thomas x 50 130 400 150 3 Marcum, Samuel x 15 145 400 100 150 4 Marcum, Annie x 20 140 500 50 8 5 Perkins, Anis x 25 135 600 35 6 Fidle, William x 30 130 600 100 175 7 Kunkle, Lyda x 5 155 300 400 8 Berry, William x 110 159 2500 400 75 300 50 9 Bently, W. J. x 160 500 10 Elder, Lafayette x 25 130 800 Pageno 16 is listed above. 1 Miller, George x 10 150 300 2 Creswell, L. V. x 5 155 400 30 3 Yoakum, Albert x 60 100 800 125 50 4 Atterbery, N.N. x 15 305 800 50 250 5 McGowan, Mary x 40 10 120 1200 50 500 6 Proud, John x 160 10 150 2500 150 4500 1000 150 7 Shelton, John x 10 150 500 300 8 Waits, John x 171 40 2000 150 1700 180 400 35 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/4. Acreage is in bushels column, bushels is in Sweet potato column. 9 Waits, David x 20 140 600 50 300 40 150 11 10 Wardlaw, N.N. x 15 145 1500 400 150 30 Pageno 17 is listed above. 1 Meaner, William x 12 20 130 1500 100 20 2 Wardlaw, William x 26 134 1500 5 400 300 3 3 Wardlaw, Henry x 15 145 800 50 600 50 4 Waits, George x 80 160 800 1200 5 Wetzel, Clark x 40 7 120 1600 500 50 6 Morrow, James x 333 30 3000 75 2000 220 600 75 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/16. 7 Hall, George x 30 130 800 75 350 100 4 8 Segrist, J. F. x 60 100 1000 75 275 90 200 12 9 Schmelzel, J. C. x 160 1000 50 350 100 100 12 10 Robertsin, J. E. x 10 150 500 75 Pageno 18 is listed above. 1 Madsley, Stephen x 40 30 120 2000 25 1200 50 10 2 Richardson, Oliver x 320 80 2500 50 3000 50 3 Morton, William x 10 10 150 500 4 Castor, G. x 10 150 300 5 Marlin, William x 160 15 160 1500 50 500 400 75 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/2. 6 Baker, Andrew x 10 150 500 7 Saxton, John x 55 105 800 50 400 8 Baker, Marion R. x 25 135 1000 200 100 3 9 Baker, J. J. x 25 10 135 1000 150 150 10 10 Harkins, N.N. x 100 60 800 25 250 100 8 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/2. Pageno 19 is listed above. 1 Graham, Alfred x 160 160 1500 50 500 60 75 5 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/16. 2 Banzhaf, John x 160 700 25 160 3 Barton, James W. x 25 295 1000 25 250 4 Ray, Isaac x 160 160 2000 50 250 5 Boln, Godfrey x 15 145 500 150 6 Mall, Godfrey x 10 150 500 25 600 7 Smith, Frank x 15 145 800 200 8 Seasel, Mike x 10 150 800 9 Rogers, Hans x 230 2 90 1500 114 4 1 240 30 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/2. 10 Rockwell, Vernon x 15 480 2000 50 Pageno 20 is listed above. 1 Spaulding, Isa x 5 155 800 150 2 Miller, Geo x 160 1500 200 3 Max, August x 6 74 500 4 Sanders, Horace x 20 140 500 5 Melvin, J. W. x 50 270 800 400 6 Marcellus, C. C. x 60 100 600 1500 7 Wilson, Joseph x 140 180 900 8 Chambers, Isaac x 5 155 300 9 Delate, Mary x 6 150 500 10 Sholff, Godfrey x 6 154 300 100 Pageno 21 is listed above. 1 Love, David x 15 145 400 2 Clark, Willert x 160 160 1400 3 Clark, J. S. x 160 25 25 1700 50 3625 500 500 25 100 4 Dawson, Francis x 10 8 310 1000 50 475 5 Kirtly, John x 160 10 30 1000 50 325 150 10 25 6 Clark, Margaret x 320 1000 200 7 Gammill, James x 3000 80 15000 10000 800 750 150 8 Miller, Henry x 320 2000 2200 300 50 9 Keisler, Fred x 160 160 1500 450 50 200 25 10 Bartstock, Hans x 10 150 300 200 Pageno 22 is listed above. 1 Platzkow, Henry x 160 160 1000 50 500 50 200 10 Date is recorded as 25 & 26 June. 2 Platzkow, Henry x 160 500 400 200 5 3 Hardin, Charley x 160 500 200 4 Rice, Bro x 160 800 100 100 10 5 Rosenfelt, John x 320 25 80 160 3000 100 1800 150 18 600 25 60 6 Lincoln, J. H. x 400 60 100 5000 50 100 7 Armstrong, J. A. x 5 75 200 8 Roberts, Fred x 15 145 600 50 150 9 Weeks, E. E. x 80 240 1500 75 900 75 300 10 10 Wilson, Greer x 30 130 1000 150 500 200 25 Pageno 23 is listed above. 1 Williams, Chrystince x 50 5 105 1600 350 2 Moulton, Lydia x 25 135 800 50 300 300 40 3 Cabler, John x 80 5 80 1000 50 1500 850 80 4 Plant, October x 20 140 400 50 150 5 Cabler, Washington x 40 120 800 25 700 160 20 6 Pigott, William x 10 150 500 25 150 7 Downy, W. W. x 50 110 500 25 400 8 Downy, W. x 30 110 400 25 250 9 Woodruff, N. x 50 120 400 100 10 Etherton, Clayton x 65 95 1500 25 300 175 10 Pageno 24 is listed above. 1 Baker, William x 60 100 1000 75 700 Date is recorded 26 & 27 June. 2 Bayle, Jane x 35 125 500 25 150 3 Balcom, James x 25 135 400 50 4 Robinson, Ransom x 70 90 800 50 100 100 10 5 Parris, Ame x 25 135 800 6 Hughes, Geo x 15 145 800 7 Tomblin, D. M. x 15 145 600 8 Chandler, Joseph x 45 275 1500 100 100 9 Selby, Samuel x 160 30 60 160 1500 75 1000 450 30 50 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/2. 10 Warris, Jessie x 5 155 300 Pageno 25 is listed above. 1 Perris, James x 40 120 800 50 150 400 4 2 Perris, W. F. x 15 145 300 3 Tillie, Shotwell x 5 155 500 The name should be Tillie Shotwell. 4 Redford, A. D. x 30 20 130 1000 250 70 6 5 Shotwell, Conner x 14 25 470 4000 25 250 6 Stenart, John x 10 150 800 250 7 Hunt, James x 13 147 400 400 150 20 8 Leip, Wm. H. x 15 145 1200 50 200 9 Leip, Sallie x 5 155 500 10 Kelly, Joseph x 40 120 1000 25 100 150 200 10 Pageno 26 is listed above. 1 Larue, Williams x 320 40 20 320 5000 100 4100 300 40 60 This page has entries in grass seed column. Probably the data should be in horses field. 2 Harrington, B. S. x 20 140 800 3 Lane, Charles x 10 150 700 200 5 4 Baldwin, Alvah x 38 282 1000 50 400 5 Utterback, J. C. x 30 130 700 50 400 700 6 Hall, L. E. x 40 120 800 450 6 7 Segott, Andkeny x 30 130 500 476 5 8 Barnett, Geo. x 10 150 400 9 Enlow, Frank x 30 130 500 200 2 10 Sip, Herman x 20 140 400 250 4 Pageno 27 is listed above. 1 Faling, W. H. x 10 150 500 Date recorded as 29 & 30 June. 2 Morell, D. J. x 45 115 700 50 400 150 10 3 Coty, Joseph x 15 145 600 4 Morell, Emily x 10 150 500 5 Gowey, William x 20 300 1500 50 180 6 Stansby, John x 105 55 2000 75 250 50 8 7 Newcomb, Geo x 100 220 2500 50 300 8 Morris, Richard x 60 100 800 9 Kelly, John x 160 160 3500 150 350 10 Cushing, Edwin x 40 440 2000 100 Pageno 28 is listed above. 1 Noyes, John x 80 8 130 1500 50 1390 100 20 Enumerator recorded 3. as the date. 2 Stterback, Rallieg x 45 115 800 50 200 6 Enumerator recorded Stterback, probably should be Utterback. 3 Etherton, Stephen x 15 65 200 200 6 4 Etherton, Stephen x 10 500 5 Wayman, John x 160 10 1000 100 400 200 25 Irish potato acreage listed as 1/4. 6 Minnick, Charles x 45 110 500 75 500 150 25 7 Minnick, Anna x 10 230 700 8 Minnick, John x 70 170 1500 50 500 175 35 9 Wayman, Wm x 140 10 20 1000 25 600 900 30 10 Corder, James x 10 150 300 25 200 Pageno 29 is listed above. 1 Corder, James 5 155 300 2 Griffith, Frank 160 40 1000 50 300 3 , Rest of page is blank. Pageno 30 is listed above.