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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