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 7

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

 

 

John Cherry

70

24

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Josephine

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

46

46

Thos. W. Inslow

 

 

5

NE ¼ NE ¼

36

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping house

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Margaret A. Curry

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

House Keeping

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Charley Inslow

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

47

47

Henry W. Sparling

 

 

7

NE ¼ NE ¼

46

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Joan

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping house

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Milley A.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Elmira

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Anna

 

 

 

 

78

F

 

W

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

48

48

Andrew Pettis

 

 

5

SW ¼

62

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Lewis

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Alva

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

49

49

Joseph Kimberlin

 

 

6

NE ¼

36

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Etheline

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Norah B.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Joan

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Harvy

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

50

50

William McVey

 

 

7

NW ¼

43

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Philane

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

William B.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Mary D.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

69

F

 

W

 

 

Penn

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

51

51

Sylvanus Culver

 

 

10

S ½ SW ¼

52

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Clarissa

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Charles L.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Rudolph Clark

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Scott

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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