1885 Nebraska State Census, Frontier Co., Agri Sched, Lower Medicine Pct, file 1 of 4 USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. *************** Note: This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcribers interpretation and subject to human error. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation. Abstracted by R.J. Christensen, ©2000 from the National Archives and Records Administration Film series 352 Roll 19. LDS Film no. 0499547. 1885 Nebraska State Census, Schedule 2. Production of Agriculture in Lower Medicine Precinct. Enumeration District 297a Page Numbers 1-30 Enumerator David Mayo 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. CensusDate 06-04-1885 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. CensusDate 06-04-1885 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. CensusDate 06-11-1885 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. CensusDate 06-08-1885 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. CensusDate 06-11-1885 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. CensusDate 06-12-1885 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. CensusDate 06-13-1885 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. CensusDate 06-13-1885 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. CensusDate 06-17-1885 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. CensusDate 06-18-1885 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. CensusDate 06-18-1885 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. CensusDate 06-18-1885 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. CensusDate 06-19-1885 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. CensusDate 06-18-1885 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. CensusDate 06-19-1885 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. CensusDate 06-19-1885 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. CensusDate 06-23-1885 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. CensusDate 06-23-1885 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. CensusDate 06-24-1885 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. CensusDate 06-24-1885 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. CensusDate 06-25-1885 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. CensusDate 06-25-1885 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. CensusDate 06-25-1885 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. CensusDate 06-26-1885 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. CensusDate 06-26-1885 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. CensusDate 06-27-1885 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. CensusDate 06-20-1885 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. CensusDate 06-29-1885 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. CensusDate 06-30-1885 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. CensusDate 06-30-1885