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 14

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

90

90

James T. Tharp

70

24

18

SW ¼

27

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Rebecca

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Jennie J.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Dolly M.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

91

91

Allan Pryor

 

 

19

NW ¼

61

M

 

M

Farmer

 

West Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Amelia F.

 

 

 

 

62

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

West Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Martha J.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

S

House Keeping

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Alma N.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Mamie

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

William A.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Rolla F.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Thos. J. Gillespie

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

92

92

Chas. A. Davis

 

 

16

SE ¼ SW ¼

30

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Hattie W.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

93

93

George L. Trisler

 

 

20

NW ¼

25

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Sarah L.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

94

94

James R. Cherry

 

 

18

S ½ NE ¼

55

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Elizabeth D.

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Narcissa Paxton

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

House Keeping

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

James W.

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Chauncy L.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Luella M.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Gereetta B.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Arminta E.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Hattie W.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Callie D.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

95

95

Charlie Pettis

 

 

18

NESE1/4

29

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Eliza J.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Elbey C.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Claude

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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