Transcribed 16 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 18

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

113

113

David Slusher

70

24

28

NW ¼ NW ¼

72

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

70

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

114

114

Isaac G Barksdale

 

 

34

NE SW ¼

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Ladia E.

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

William O.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Carrie L.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Nellie H.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Arthur T.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

115

115

Plinn W. Brown

 

 

34

SE 1//4 SE 1//4

37

M

 

N

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Margary

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mabel F.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

116

116

Joseph G. Harris

 

 

17

S ½ NW ¼

44

M

 

W

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Frank. Y.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

117

117

Henry Martin

 

 

18

NE ¼

33

M

C

M

Farmer

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

17

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

34

F

C

M

Keeping house

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Charles E.

 

 

 

 

11

M

C

 

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Lula B.

 

 

 

 

9

F

C

 

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Josie E.

 

 

 

 

5

F

C

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Woodford

 

 

 

 

2

M

C

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Elizabeth Blackwell

 

 

 

 

52

F

C

W

 

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

118

118

Peter Wiseman

 

 

17

NE ¼ SE ¼

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

25

 

 

Christina

 

 

 

 

72

F

 

W

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

26

119

119

Job N. Ridgeway

 

 

10

W ½ SW ¼

48

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Hettie A.

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Jesse

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Addie

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aldy

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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