Transcribed 4 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 2

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

12

12

H. C. Gamble

70

24

15

SW ¼

42

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Inez B. Gamble

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Cora M. Gamble

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Charles H. Gamble

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Eliza Gamble

 

 

 

 

72

F

 

W

House Keeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Arthur Gamble

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

13

13

Samuel Searle

 

 

13

SE ¼

57

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Maine

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Abbie Searle

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Maine

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Harry Searle

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Maine

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Willie Searle

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

 

Farmer

 

Maine

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Greene Searle

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Hittie Searle

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

14

14

James Lillard

 

 

14

SE ¼

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Ellen E. Lillard

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Rhody Lillard

 

 

 

 

80

F

 

W

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

15

15

Myron Ellis

 

 

3

SE ¼ SE ¼

46

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Elizabeth Ellis

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

W. P. Richard

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Elsie Ellis

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

16

16

J. W. Gardner

 

 

21

NE ¼

25

M

 

M

Farmer

Lucas

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

A. L. Gardner

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

J. M. Gardner

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Claude B. Gardner

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

17

17

Erwin S. Buffum

 

 

11

NW ¼

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Eva N. Buffum

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

James A. Buffum

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Hugh S. Buffum

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

William L.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Mary S.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Mamie M.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

18

18

Egbert N. Heath

 

 

2

N ½ SW ¼

41

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Mary Heath

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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