Transcribed 4 February 2006 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

Garden Grove Twp. Page 1

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

1

1

John B. Calhoun

70

24

10

NE ¼ SE ¼

27

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary E. Calhoun

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

James L. Calhoun

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

2

2

Coleman Artley

 

 

12

NE ¼ NW ¼

49

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

3

3

M. C. Ross

 

 

15

SE ¼ NE ¼

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

M. M. Ross

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ida A. Rucker

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

House keeping

Linn

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Wm. A. Ross Jr.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

4

4

Newton Baumgarner

 

 

11

NE ¼ Ne ¼

26

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Laura Baumgarner

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Nellie Baumgarner

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

5

5

Eden P. Lewis

 

 

2

NE ¼ SE ¼

20

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

John Sayers

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

6

6

Chas Kyner

 

 

1

NE ¼ NE ¼

28

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Victoria Kyner

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

7

7

Chas Buffum

 

 

11

NE ¼ SE ¼

31

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Susan Buffum

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Raymond Buffum

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Herman Buffum

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

8

8

Mrs. M. C. Baker

 

 

13

NE ¼

53

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Wm. H. Baker

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Minerva M. Baker

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

House Keeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

9

9

Ira Culver

 

 

13

NW ¼

38

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Alice R. Culver

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

William Culver

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Howard Culver

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

10

10

Enos Davis

 

 

13

W ½ SW ¼

65

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Mary A. Davis

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mass

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

George Davis

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

11

11

Wm. S. Richard

 

 

13

E ½ SW ¼

32

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Harriet Richard

 

 

 

 

70

F

 

W

House Keeper

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

C. R. Richard

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hettie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

 

Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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