Transcribed 6 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 3

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

 

 

Victoria Heath

70

24

 

 

16

F

 

S

House Keeper

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Benj.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Addie M.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Mary N.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Abbie E.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Arthur E.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

19

19

Roland Green

 

 

3

NE ¼

60

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mass

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Abbie

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mass

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Rolan F.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mass

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Dora E.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

20

20

J. L. Trisler

 

 

3

NW ¼

25

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Cordelia

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Berlie W.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

20

J. A. Hart

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary A. Hart

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

21

21

George T. Jones

 

 

3

SW ¼

28

M

 

M

Farmer

Van Buren

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Rachel

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Edward Briggs

 

 

 

 

38

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Mass

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

22

22

John T. Kirby

 

 

11

NW ¼

21

M

 

M

Farmer

Clark

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Cordelia

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping house

Scott

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

23

23

James H. Juslow

 

 

4

NE ¼

30

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Jennie E.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Willie A.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

24

24

Thos A. McKinney

 

 

10

SW ¼

29

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Maggie M.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

25

25

Amelia Young

 

 

10

S ½ NE ¼

64

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Canada

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Canada

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Dolly J.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

 

Missouri

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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