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 7

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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

 

 

Wales Elizabeth A.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Wales Mattie H.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

Mass

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

49

49

Latta Alpheus? H.

 

 

 

Main St

33

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Latta Martha

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Latta Rary

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Latta Hay

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Latta Maria

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Latta Eveline

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

50

50

Stearns Daniel

 

 

 

Main St

56

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Stearns Mary L.

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Stearns Harry

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Donce Emma

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

S

House Keeper

Marion

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

51

51

Stearns Alfred B.

 

 

 

Main St.

54

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Stearns Nancy E.

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Stearns George

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

M

Clerk

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Stearns Levi A.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Clerk

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Stearns Agnes

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Monroe

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

52

52

Burns John D.

 

 

 

Main St

72

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Burns Mary A.

 

 

 

 

66

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Burns Margery

 

 

 

 

66

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Warren Alice

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

House Keeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Knapp Ralph

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

Clerk

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Stearns Ralla A.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

53

53

Stearns Aldie W.

 

 

 

Main St

32

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Stearns Mary E. K.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Minn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Stearns John W.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

54

54

White Robert

 

 

 

R R Add

44

M

|

M

Laborer

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

White Martha

 

 

 

 

42

F

|

M

Keeping house

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

White John

 

 

 

 

22

M

|

S

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

Blind

30

 

 

White Henry

 

 

 

 

18

M

|

S

Laborer

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

White Samuel

 

 

 

 

14

M

|

S

Laborer

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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