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 5

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

33

33

John T. Mitchell

70

24

23

SE ¼

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Sarah C.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Myrtle E.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Roy C.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Clara A.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

34

34

Daniel Maurey?

 

 

15

W ½ NW ¼

31

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Louisa E.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Cala

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Francis

 

 

 

 

78

M

 

W

Farmer

 

Vermont

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

35

35

James I.? Gibson

 

 

9

SE ¼ SE ¼

24

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Emma G.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

36

36

William Mundell

 

 

16

N ½ N ½ SE ¼

41

M

 

M

Farmer

 

West Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Ester A.

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Milzedul

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Luella J.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Laura S.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

37

37

Reuben Hart

 

 

22

NE Ne ¼

56

M

 

M

Farmer

 

West Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Lucinda

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

West Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Farmer

 

West Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

38

38

John Burns

 

 

22

S ½ NW ¼

58

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

School Teacher

 

New York

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Agnes E.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

 

West Virginia

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ida B.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

John A.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

39

39

William Goulding

 

 

22

S ½ N ½ NW ¼

53

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Aleni

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Norway

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

George L.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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