Transcribed 7 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 4

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

26

26

Oliver Crane

70

24

16

SE ¼ NE ¼

73

M

 

W

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Ellen

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

S

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Tracy A.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

S

 

Dubuque

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deaf/Dumb

4

 

 

William F.

 

 

 

 

32

M

 

M

Farmer

Dubuque

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Aral

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Minn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

27

27

Thos Brown Sr.

 

 

15

E ½ SW ¼

58

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

56

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

33

M

 

S

Farmer

 

New York

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

James R.

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

S

 

 

New York

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

House Keeper

 

Illinois

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Thos. Jr.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

House Keeping

 

Illinois

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

28

28

Albert G. Buffum

 

 

11

NE Corner SE ¼

75

M

 

M

Retired Farmer

 

Rhode Island

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Sarah M.

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New Jersey

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

29

29

James McBroome

 

 

14

NE ¼

32

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Lizzie

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

30

30

John McKibben

 

 

24

NW ¼

48

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Harriet

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mattie

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

Student

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Sarah B.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

Student

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Libbi H.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

House Keeping

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

John O.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

31

31

Aden Litzey

 

 

24

SE ¼

39

M

 

M

Farmer

Wappello

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Anna

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Eva

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Laura

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Jesse

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Edwin

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Willie

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

32

32

Aaron K. Aten

 

 

24

N ½ NW ¼

28

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Winnie W.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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