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 8

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

 

 

Simon E.

70

24

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

52

52

Arthur R. Gibson

 

 

6

N ½ NE ¼

27

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Maggie E.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

53

53

David Mills

 

 

6

SW ¼

36

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Lucy

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

54

54

Gardner S. Lillard

 

 

6

NE ¼

24

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Howard

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

55

55

William Marsh

 

 

5

NW ¼

23

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Olive

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

56

56

John L. Kehler

 

 

5

N ½ NW ¼

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Spencer

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Eugene H.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Michael

 

 

 

 

85

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Fanny

 

 

 

 

79

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

House Keeping

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

57

57

William Gibson

 

 

9

SW ¼

60

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Carrie

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

House Keeping

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

58

58

Ahab K Richard

 

 

23

E ½ SE ¼

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Alena

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

House Keeping

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Sarah H.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

House Keeping

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

William S.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Ollie E.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Martha A.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Edward K.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Robert T.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Lula M.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Arthur C.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Lewis D.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

Missouri

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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