Transcribed 8 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 10

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

65

65

Charles Malette

 

 

26

SW ¼

36

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Emelene

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Francis G.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

66

66

Cornilus King

 

 

27

SW ¼

63

M

 

M

Farmer

 

West Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Araminta

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Pearl S.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

School Teacher

Wayne

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Frank C.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Leila

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

67

67

Ruth Browning

 

 

28

NW ¼ SW ¼

49

F

 

S

School Teaching

 

Rhode Island

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Catherine

 

 

 

 

82

F

 

W

 

 

Connecticut

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

68

68

Charlie D. Wheeland

 

 

22

W ½ SW ¼

43

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Nancy E.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Anna E.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

69

69

Robert McCaul

 

 

21

SE ¼ SE ¼

52

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

James L.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

School Teacher

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

William S.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Samuel J.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

70

70

Joseph Culver

 

 

14

SW ¼

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Rachel A.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Harry J.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

71

71

Isaac Winters

 

 

1

SW ¼

40

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Albert J.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Nebraska

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Josie M.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Eugene A.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

David M. Chase

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

S

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

72

72

Joseph Martin

 

 

34

NW ¼ NE ¼

35

M

 

M

Railroading

 

Penn

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Katie

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

S

Keeping house

Jefferson

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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