Transcribed 8 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 9

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

59

59

Samuel F. Baker Sr.

70

24

26

W ½ NE ¼

64

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Caroline L.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Fannie

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

Student

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Samuel F. Baker Jr.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

60

60

Isaac N. McPherrin

 

 

26

E ½ SE ¼

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Melinda

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Henretta

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

House Keeping

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Adaline

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

John R.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Ward

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Bessie

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Raymond

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

61

61

Edward F. Knight

 

 

35

NW NW ¼

42

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Margaret A.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping house

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Lillie D.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Belle

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Harry E.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

62

62

Ladislas Zichy

 

 

36

NE ¼

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Other Countries

F

F

 

 

|

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Orelia

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

63

63

John W. Higby

 

 

25

SE ¼

30

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

Des Moines

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Olive N.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Lewis R.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Corlia M.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Eugene

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

64

64

Phillip Young

 

 

22

SE ¼

28

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Thursa

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Edna

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

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