Transcribed 15 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 16

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

101

101

Mark Boyce

70

24

20

NW ¼

56

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Albert

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F

F

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Luke

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F

F

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Latom

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

102

102

Henry Lillard

 

 

20

SE ¼

25

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Nevada J.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

103

103

John Vail

 

 

29

NW ¼

55

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Martha M.

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Margaret A.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Byron F.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

103

 

William H. Hight

 

 

 

 

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

House Keeping

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

William C.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

104

104

Eliz Beasly

 

 

33

NW ¼

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

17

 

 

Done

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Eddie

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Nannie

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Rosa L.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

105

105

Charles R. Hall

 

 

32

E ½ NW ¼

50

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Rachel A.

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Racine D.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

106

106

Martin V. Stewart

 

 

29

SW ¼ SW ¼

46

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Lucy A.

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Mabel L.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

House Keeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Bernard A.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Charles A.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

M. Van

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Fannie E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Florence

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

 

House Keeping

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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