Transcribed 9 March 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 12

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

 

 

Bellamy Eunice

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Bellamy Alice

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Bellamy Elbridge?

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Bellamy Leroy

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Union

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

85

85

Simmons John B.

 

 

 

Main St

36

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Simmons Alice M.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Milliner

 

Wis

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Simmons Louisa

 

 

 

 

72

F

 

W

 

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Silvers Nancy

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

S

House Keeper

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

86

86

Chamberlain Thos

 

 

 

Gordon Street

68

M

 

W

Painter

 

Penn

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Chamberlain John F.

 

 

 

 

38

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Chamberlain Margarete J.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Chamberlain Frank E.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

87

87

Reed Thomas

 

 

 

Main St

48

M

 

M

Invalid crossed out

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Reed C. E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Reed Clara A.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Reed R. L.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

88

88

Eller Nicholas

 

 

 

Main St

63

M

 

M

Shoemaker

 

 

France

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Eller Julia A.

 

 

 

 

61

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Eller Hattie E.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

Clerk

 

Penn

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

89

89

McClung Jno M.

 

 

 

Main St

63

M

 

W

Liveryman

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

McClung James J.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

M

Liveryman

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

McClung Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

McClung Mabel J.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

90

90

Lewis James F.

 

 

 

Main St

52

M

 

M

Carriage Maker

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Lewis Sarah V.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

91

91

Barnthouse Wm. H.

 

 

 

R R Add

54

M

 

M

Stockman

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Barnthouse Martha M.

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Barnthouse Maud

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Van Buren

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

92

92

Ruffcorn William

 

 

 

 

63

M

 

M

Street Commissioner

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Ruffcorn Rebecca

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Ruffcorn Ora

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

Dress Maker

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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