Transcribed 17 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 Town Page 1

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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

1

1

Amos Spencer H.

70

24

 

Douglas Avenue

34

M

 

M

Attorney

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Amos Josephine G.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Amos Daisy M.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

2

2

McCaull Michael J.

 

 

 

School Street

46

M

 

M

Stove Maker

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

|

 

 

 

5

 

 

McCaull Isabell

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

McCaull Grace

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

 

Illinois

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

McCaull Fred

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

3

3

Daniel Thomas B.

 

 

 

Jefferson Street

41

M

 

M

Contractor of Bu?

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Daniel Rhoda A.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Daniel John W.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Daniel James A.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Daniel Lucy A.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Daniel Mary E.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Daniel Jr. Thos B.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Daniel Joseph A.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

4

4

Ridgway Nathaniel W.

 

 

 

Main Street

34

M

 

M

Saddler

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Ridgway Emma C.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Battle William E.

 

 

 

 

17

M

C

S

Saddler

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

5

5

Ridgway John C.

 

 

 

Main Street

80

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Ridgway Sarah

 

 

 

 

78

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

6

6

Sheffer Theo. J.

 

 

 

Penn Avenue

38

M

 

M

Furniture Dealer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Sheffer Susan

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

7

7

Miller Ira

 

 

 

Main Street

32

M

 

M

Hotel Proprietor

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Miller Clary

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Miller Blake

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Miller Lulu E.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Miller Melvin

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

McCaul Nina

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

House Keeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

8

8

Morris George W.

 

 

 

Ohio Street

53

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Morris Margarette

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Morris Elizabeth A.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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