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 12

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

80

80

George N. Shaw

70

24

20

S ½ NW ¼

52

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Lydia

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Nathaniel

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Sherman

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Warder

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mark W.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Charles D.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Sewell F.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

81

81

Tunnis Cole

 

 

15

N ½ NE ¼

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New Jersey

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Laura L.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

82

82

Thos Mason

 

 

26

E ½ NE ¼

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Maggie A.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Samuel J.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Frank H.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary F.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

George M.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Phoebe M.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

83

83

John P. Jordan

 

 

26

W ½ SE ¼

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

F?

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Joseph D.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Orrie M.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Attie I.?

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Allie N.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Otto C.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ross P.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

84

84

Guy P. Arnold

 

 

35

NW ¼

40

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F?

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Essie P.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Wisconsin

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Harry G.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Helen

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Ethel

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Lucretia?

 

 

 

 

81

F

 

W

 

 

New York

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Jennie Howes

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

House Keeping

 

Wisconsin

 

F?

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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