Transcribed 10 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 13

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

William R. Nelson

70

24

18

M

S

Farming

New York

N

N

|

2

85

85

Newton Judd

35

SW ¼

41

M

M

Farmer

Illinois

N

F

|

|

3

Alida

32

F

M

Keeping house

Michigan

N

N

4

Carrie

10

F

Decatur

N

N

5

Mabel

8

F

Decatur

N

N

6

Fred

6

M

Decatur

N

N

7

Mary

3

F

Decatur

N

N

8

Ralph

1

M

Decatur

N

N

9

Elmira

59

F

W

Canada

F

F

10

86

86

Trinon? Young

34

E 1/8 SE ¼ SW ¼

60

M

M

Farming

Germany

F

F

|

11

Eve

51 or 57

F

M

Keeping house

Germany

F

F

12

George

19

M

S

Farmer

Decatur

F

F

|

13

Guy

16

M

Decatur

F

F

14

Anna M.

15

F

Decatur

F

F

15

Katie

10

F

Decatur

F

F

16

87

87

Henry Hoadley

21

SW ¼

39

M

M

Blacksmith

Ohio

N

N

|

|

17

Mary

32

F

M

Keeping house

England

F

F

18

Marion

12

M

Decatur

N

F

19

Ernest

10

M

Decatur

N

F

20

Susie

8

F

Decatur

N

F

21

Ralph

6

M

Decatur

N

F

22

88

88

Samuel Metier

7

SE ¼

58

M

M

Farmer

Ohio

N

N

|

23

Julia

55

F

M

Keeping house

Illinois

N

N

24

Sarah R.

27

F

S

House Keeper

Decatur

N

N

25

George E.

13

M

Decatur

N

N

26

Alvan?

20

M

S

Farmer

Decatur

N

N

|

|

27

Joseph B.

10

M

Decatur

N

N

28

89

89

Salina Meliner

6

NW ¼

55

F

W

Keeping house

Indiana

N

N

29

Arthur T.

20

M

S

Farmer

Van Buren

N

N

|

30

Sylvanus

14

M

Decatur

N

N

31

Thomas E.

12

M

Decatur

N

N

32

Della R.

10

F

Decatur

N

N

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