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 17

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

 

 

Hiram Stewart

70

24

 

 

76

M

 

M

Retired Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Francis

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

 

 

New Hampshire

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

107

107

McCreary Adams

 

 

31

SW ¼

57

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Rebecca

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Tennessee

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sophrona

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

Dress Maker

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Hester A.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

Student

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

108

108

Horace C. Waymire

 

 

33

NW ¼ SW ¼

50

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Helen M.

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Lee

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

109

109

C. E. Mates

 

 

28

SW ¼ SW ¼

37

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Tamm?

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Dolphy W.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

110

110

Solomon D. Vail

 

 

33

NE SE ¼

52

M

 

M

Saw Miller

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Clarissa A.

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Mary E. Updike

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

W

Teacher

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Carrie A. Vail

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

S

Teacher

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Gracella

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

House Keeping

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Edgar P.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

James O.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Libbie C.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Katie I.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Robert C. Updike

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

111

111

Stephen Bailey

 

 

32

SW ¼ SW ¼

57

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

112

112

Philo Gates

 

 

31

SE ¼ SE ¼

50

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

28

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Tennessee

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Alvin

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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