Transcribed 3 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 9

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

 

 

White Grace

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

60

60

Stearns Clarry S.

 

 

 

Main St

31

M

 

M

Banker

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Stearns Kate

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping House

Wapello

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

61

61

Russell John W.

 

 

 

Main St

43

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Russell Mary F.

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Russell William G.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Russell Laura G.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Russell George W. M.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Russell Bessie G.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

62

62

Burns Jas D.

 

 

 

Main St

24

M

 

M

Dentist

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Burns Hattie P.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Stiles Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

60

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Battle Noah

 

 

 

 

18

M

|

S

Laborer

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

63

63

Woodbury George

 

 

 

Main St

59

M

 

M

Druggist

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Woodbury Kate M.

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Woodbury Harry C.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Curry Mattie C.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

House Keeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

64

64

Stiles Wm. H.

 

 

 

Douglas Av

32

M

 

M

Druggist

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Stiles Docia

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

65

65

McBride Margaret

 

 

 

Jefferson St

60

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

66

66

Mintonye Alvero C.

 

 

 

Main St

48

M

 

W

Tinner

 

Mich

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mintonye Flora A.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Mintonye Geo A.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Mintonye Nancy I.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mintonye Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Mintonye Carie M.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

67

67

Ruffcorn Sarah J.

 

 

 

Main St.

48

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Ruffcorn Mary J.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Ruffcorn Salina L.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Ruffcorn Orie O.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

68

68

Fell Hattie A.

 

 

 

Ohio St.

40

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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