Transcribed 20 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 4

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

 

 

Hoadley Octaline

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

25

25

Jennings Geo. E.

 

 

 

Penn Av

29

M

 

M

Teacher

 

Cal

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Jennings Alice

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Jennings Bessie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Jennings Georgia

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

26

26

Parrish John O.

 

 

 

Penn Av

53

M

 

M

Postmaster

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Parrish Mary H.

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Parrish Ella

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

S

Ass’t Postmaster

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

27

27

Kahlor William H.

 

 

 

R R Add

43

M

 

M

Railroad E?

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Kahlor Barbara A.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Kahlor Mora M.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Kahlor Willam L.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Kahlor Mable

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

28

28

Cherry Matthew R.

 

 

 

R R Add

48

M

 

M

Stock Breeder

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Cherry Mary E. C.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Nettie

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Cherry Ella

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Cherry Blanch

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Cherry Rosa

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

29

29

Rhoades Frances M.

 

 

 

Main St

22

M

 

S

Painter ?

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

30

30

Rhoades Nelson E.

 

 

 

R R Add

48

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Rhoades Lucy E.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Rhoades Nelson E.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Rhoades Mary A.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Rhoades Edward J.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

 

Wis.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Rhoades Mary E.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

 

Neb.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

31

31

Jensen Peter

 

 

 

Main St.

37

M

 

W

Gentleman?

 

 

Denmark

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Jensen Nellie

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

32

32

Scott Geo. M.

 

 

 

Main St.

22

M

 

S

Teacher

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

33

33

Woodruff John

 

 

 

Mill St

45

M

 

M

R R Laborer

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Woodruff Mary L.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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