Transcribed 9 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 11

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

73

73

Barbary Helmick

70

24

 

Lot 7 blk 43

35

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Hesper

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Erwin

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

74

74

Daniel Tarnsy

 

 

 

Lots 3 & 21 Blk 42

47

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Jemima ?

 

 

 

 

31 or 51

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Allice

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

House Keeping

 

Minnesota

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Charlie E.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Carpenter

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Burton A.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

75

75

Calvin S. Bishop

 

 

 

Lot 14 Blk 36

31

M

 

M

Physician

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Franklin

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Harriet

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Charles A.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

76

76

John Kolb

 

 

 

Lots 1 & 2 Blk 41

76

M

 

M

Retired Tailor

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

71

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

George W. Culp

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

D

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Charlie T.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

H. L. Convers

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

 

Station Agent

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

77

77

Sarah Brower

 

 

 

Lot 4 Blk 35

46

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Burr

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Rosa

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

78

78

John H. Kirkpatrick

 

 

 

Lots 11 & 12 Blk 34

27

M

 

M

Rail Roading

Clarke

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Lurana M.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Taylor

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Olive G.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Ernest A.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Bertha M.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

79

79

John Morehouse

 

 

 

On RR Right of way

49

M

 

W

Rail Roading

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

John Jr.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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