Transcribed 28 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 6

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

42

42

Hancox Andrew

 

 

 

Church St.

41

M

 

M

Minister

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Hancox Mary E.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

North Carolina

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Hancox Mary E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Hancox Joseph W. K.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Clark

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Hancox John A.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Clark

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Hancox Baby

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

43

43

Evans James J.

 

 

 

Douglas A

39

M

 

M

Merchant

Des Moines

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Evans Elanora A.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Evans Mary G.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Evans John E.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Evans Lyman L.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Evans Jessie R.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Ede? Louis J.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Clerk

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Sigler Ardula C

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

W

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Evans Fannie R.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

44

44

Pettis Geo. C.

 

 

 

Main St.

23

M

 

S

Blacksmith

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

45

45

Chaney W. L.

 

 

 

Main St.

37

M

 

M

Butcher

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Chaney Anna E.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeing House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Chaney Walter E.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Chaney John W.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Chaney Minney D.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

46

46

Aten Edward E.

 

 

 

Main Street

31

M

 

M

Reestaurant

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Aten Adill

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Aten Clara

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Aten Stella

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Rains Nora

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

S

House Keeper

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

47

47

Parr Henry

 

 

 

Main St

52

M

 

M

Restaurant

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Parr Anna

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Parr Ola

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

Teacher

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Parr Lewis

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

48

48

Wales William H.

 

 

 

Main St

54

M

 

M

Butcher

 

Mass

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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