Cenus Sunday #16 - 1930 US Census

This week, the census image is from the 1930 US Census. It's page 2B from the census for Glenwood township, Winnehsiek county, Iowa. (full image)

My great-great grandparents & their family are on the lines 72-76. It cites John LOVEN as being a 67 year old married farmer who owns his own farm and was born in Norway. It cites him as coming to the US in 1870 (close) and as being a naturalized citizen at the time of the census. His wife Bertha is cited as being a 65 year old woman who was also born in Norway. She is cited as immigrating in 1872. At the time of the census, the couple had 3 sons living at home Adolph "Melvin" (40), Julius (35), and Roy (27). All 3 were single men at the time and all were born in Iowa. Melvin was a carpenter, Julius a farm laborer, and Roy was a laborer on county roads.

I'm also related to 1 other family on this census page. Lines 80-83 contains the family of my great-grandma's sister Hildegarde and their mother in the same household. Hildegarde (first name Alma from other information) is cited as being a 34 year old married woman who was born in Iowa. Her husband Perdy BLEGAN (first name starts with a G from what I've gathered elsewhere) is cited as being a 31 year old farmer who owns his own farm and was born in Texas to parents born in Iowa. Their daughter Eloise is cited as a 17 month old, who was born in Iowa. Anna HENDRICKSON (short for Andrine), Hildegarde's mother, is cited as a 64 year old widow who was born in Iowa to parents born in Norway.

The other families shown on the page are:

• Lines 51-52: Oliver H and Albert J. Sons from the family at the end of the previous page (2A)
• Lines 53-57: George ROGEN along with his wife Rubie A, a son (Jasper N), a daughter (Evalan?), and his father John
• Lines 58-64: Albert ONSAGER along with his wife Ida, 2 daughters (Martha M and Ethel R), and 3 sons (Norman, Arnold I, and Oscar O)
• Lines 65-68: Ole NELSON along with his wife Marie, a son (Clearance), and a daughter (Nora C)
• Lines 69-71: Anderew A ANDERSON along with his wife Metta and a daughter Julia
• Line 77: Melvin BLEGAN
• Lines 78-79: Edward MOEN along with his wife Dina
• Line 84: Martha N HAGEN, a widow
• Lines 85-91: Gilbert N RAMSEY along with his wife Olga, 2 sons (Norman O and Raymond O), and 3 daughters (Gertrude A, Grace O, and Dorrie)
• Lines 92-95: Julius INDVICK along with his mother Bertha, a servant (Florence STEEL), and a boarder (Milford HENDRICKSON*)
• Lines 96-99: Rudolf RUEN along with his wife Marie N and 2 daughters (Mildred I and Leona O)
• Line 100: Albert HAGEN (possibly more of his family on the next page (3A)

* Possibly the son of Andrine "Ann" HENDRICKSON and brother of Hildegarde BLEGAN (both above)

Census Sunday #15 - 1920 US Census

This week, the image I'm posting is page 3A of the 1920 US Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa. (full image)

This page includes my great-great grandparents and their family on lines 33-40. John LOVEN is cited as a 38 year old married farmer, who was born in Norway. He was able to read and write, immigrated in 1868, and was naturalized in 1880. His wife Berte "Mary" was a 55 year old woman, who was also born in Norway. She was also able to read and write, immigrated in 1871, and was naturalized in 1886 (possibly mis-cited as she and John were married in 1887.) John and Mary had 6 children living at home at the time the census was taken. All of them were born in Iowa and none of them had attended school since 1 Sep 1919. The children at home were: (Adolph) Melvin, aged 31; Carl, aged 26; Julius, aged 28; Anga, aged 22; (Hannah) Violet, aged 20; and Roy, aged 16.

The other families on the page are:

• Line 1: Hayward EVENRUD the 4 year old son of the last family on the previous page (2B)
• Lines 2-7: George H RUEN along with his wife Dorthea, a daughter (Ida), 2 sons (Oliver and Albert), and his father-in-law (Olaus SCHJOLL)
• Lines 8-10: Theodore RUEN along with 2 of his sisters (Gustava and Mina)
• Lines 11-12: Herbert O SCHOLL and his wife Josephine
• Lines 13-14: John R HAGEN along with his wife Mathilde
• Lines 15-19: Rudolph RUEN along with his wife Marie, a son (Howard), and 2 sons (Mildred and Leona)
• Lines 20-26: Emil LIVESIND along with his wife Minnie and 5 sons (Olaf, Milford, Clarence, William, and Earnest)
• Lines 27-30: John ROGEN along with 2 sons (Albert and George) and a daughter-in-law (Hilga)
• Lines 31-32: Melvin Blegen along with his mother Anna
• Lines 41-46: Erich LOREIDA along with his wife Petrine, 2 sons (Lewis and Rudolph), and 2 daughters (Amelia and Olga)
• Lines 47-48: Theodore ANDERSON along with his brother Albert
• Lines 49-50: John HILL along with his wife Helvina

Census Sunday #14 - 1910 US Census

This week, the image I'm posing is page 8B of the 1910 US Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa. (full image)

My great-great grandparents and their family are on lines 75-83. John LOVEN is cited as a 47 year old man, who's been married for 24 years. He was a farmer, who owned his own farm, was able to read and write, and was born in Norway. His wife Berte "Mary" is cited as a 45 year old woman, who was the mother of 8 (all living). She was able to read and write and was also born in Norway. John and Mary still had 5 children living at home at the time the census was taken, who had all attended school since 1 Sept 1909 and were all born in Iowa. The children on the page are: Carl, a 17 year old boy;  Julius, a 14 year old boy; Anga, a 12 year old girl; Violet (Hannah), an 11 year old girl; and Roy, a 6 year old boy. A laborer named Henry FOSTINE (sp?) was also cited as living with the family. Henry was a 34 year old, single man, who was working as a laborer doing odd jobs. Henry was also born in Norway and able to read and write.

The other families on this page are:

• Lines 51-59: John A MOE along with his wife Cornelia O, 4 sons (Arthur O, Chester M, Gerhard V, and Henry C.), 2 daughters (Henrietta A and Amelia R), and a housegirl (Elle BERGE)
• Lines 60-63: John S LYSTAD along with his wife Bertha S, a houseman (Lenord WILLIAMS), and a hired girl (Alga MOEN)
• Lines 64-67: Melvin BLEGEN along with his mother (Anna) and 2 sisters (S charlette and Luella)
• Lines 68-74: Ole NELSON along with his wife Maria, 2 sons (Adolphe and Henry C), and 3 daughters (Matilda F, Olga L, Nora C)
• Lines 83-84: John C ASK along with his wife Threna
• Lines 85-87: Charlie HANSTENGS (sp?) along with his wife Julia and a daughter (Inez B)
• Line 88: Hellen MOEN
• Lines 89-95: Olas RUEN along with his wife Amanda, 3 sons (Lawwrence, Olgen C, and Adolph W), a daughter (Eleanor H.C), and his mother Carrie
• Lines 96-100: Edward MOEN along with his wife Dina, 2 daughters (Emma H and Stella O), and a son (Berthold D)