Transcribed 18 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 3

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

 

 

Wilson Walter E.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

17

17

Sanford Gould

 

 

 

Main St.

32

M

 

M

Photographer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Sanford Leona

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Levon Rebecca

 

 

 

 

63

F

 

W

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sanford Coral L.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

18

18

Waters? William T.

 

 

 

Main St.

27

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Kahler Mary

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

S

Keeping House

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

19

19

Griswold Henry

 

 

 

Centenial Av

58

M

 

M

No Occupation

 

Conn

 

N

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Griswold Betty A.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

20

20

Wilson Boylston S.

 

 

 

R R Add

46

M

 

M

Engineer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Wilson Mary A.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Wilson Lizzie B.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Van Buren

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Wilson Solon E.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Van Buren

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Wilson James C.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Van Buren

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Wilson Jessie M.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Van Buren

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Wilson Harold B.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

21

21

Wood Samuel S.

 

 

 

Main St.

46

M

 

M

Railroading

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Wood Rachel L.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Wood William

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Wood Ora

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

22

22

Young Henry

 

 

 

Main Street

21

M

 

S

Horseman

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

23

23

Knapp Thos. J.

 

 

 

Main St

50

M

 

M

Ins. Agent

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Knapp Sylva F.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Knapp Nina

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Knapp William J.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Knapp Curtis Jay

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Knapp Vann C.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Knapp Jennings

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

24

24

Hoadley Geo. W.

 

 

 

SW Add

32

M

 

M

Blacksmith

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Hoadley Mary B.

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Hoadley Roy

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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