Census Sunday #29

This week is another page from the 1895 Iowa State Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa. This is page 12. (full image)

I'm descended from family 79 on this page, John Martin and Andrine HENDRICKSON. John is cited as a 30 year old married farmer, born in Winneshiek county. His wife Andrine is cited as a 29 year old married woman, who was born in Winneshiek county. They had 1 child at the time, Clarissa (1), who was born in Winneshiek county.

The other families on the page are:

• Family 75: Ole Anderson KVAME with Anna, Albert, Theodor, Bethsey, Ole, Mina, Oscar, and Ida.
• Family 76: Erick O SOREIDE with Petrine, Louis, Herman, and Nora
• Family 77: Martin J TOYEN with Oline and Henry
• Family 78: Oline RENAAS with Helmer and Hans
• Family 80: Martin OLSEN with Dinah, Carlotte, Christian, Annie, and Emma
• Family 81: Nels OLSEN

Census Sunday # 28

This weeks image is page 474 from the 1895 Iowa State Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa. (full image)

On this page, I'm descended from families 36 and 37. As far as religion goes, both families are cited as being Lutheran.

Family 36 Aslak and Anna LOVEN. On this census, Aslak is cited as a 68 year old married farmer, who was born in Norway. His wife Anna was cited as a 66 year old married woman, who was born in Norway. They had 3 children living at home, Ole, Hannah, and Nels, all 3 were single at the time. Ole (26) was born in Norway. Both Hannah (23) and Nels (21) were born in Winneshiek county.

Family 37, John and Mary LOVEN. John is cited as a 32 year old married farmer, who was born in Norway. His wife Mary, was a 30 year old married woman, who was born in Norway and cited with the name Maria. John and Mary had 4 children at that point in time: Albert (7), Melvin (6), Henry (4), and Carl (1). All 4 children were born in Winneshiek county.


The other families on this page are:

• Family 35: Edward and Maria BAAHEN
• Family 38: John MOE, with Cornelia and Ole.
• Family 39: Halvor PASOF, with Randi, Iver, and Helmer.
• Family 40: Andres MOE, with Marthe, Maria, and Otto.
• Family 41: Henry LOVLIEN with Olai MOE
• Family 42: Peder SLAI with Siri and Peter.

Census Sunday #27

This week's page is from the 1880 US Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa on page16. (full image)

On this page, I'm descended from family #129, Hans and Sila HENRICKSON. Hans is cited as a 65 year old farmer from Norway. His wife Sila is cited as a 52 year old woman from Norway. The census page cites that they had 4 sons with them at home - Henry (17), Martin (15), Benjamin (12), and Helmer (7).  All are cited as being born in Iowa. In the same family group, it also has Inga AGNESSON? aged 77. She's cited as living in a different dwelling and her relationship to Hans is cited as "supported." Inga is also cited as being widowed, insane, and born in Norway.

The other families on this page are:

• Family 119 (from previous page): Helene STROWSTAD?
• Family 120: Andrew EGGE and his wife Mary
• Family 121: Nels ASCHUN and his wife Anne
• Family 122: Ole PETERSON along with his wife Berth and daughter Carrie
• Family 123: ? HALVORSEN along with his wife Martha, 2 sons (Bard and Andreus), and 2 daughters (S? and Maria)
• Family 124: Bard HALVORSON and his wife Synneva
• Family 125: Ole ANDCOSEN along with his wife Anne, 3 sons (Albert, Theodore, and Ole), and 1 daughter (Bertha)
• Family 126: Ole NELSON along with his wife Britha, 2 daughters (Caroline and Oline), and 1 son (Nels)
• Family 127: Ole J. ROZ along with his wife Bertha and 3 sons (Claus, Henry, and Martin)
• Family 128: Nels TORTENSON along with his wife Martha, 2 daughters (Petra and Emma), and 3 sons (Olai?, John, and Otto)
• Family 130: Chisetis along with her son Tombias, stepdaughter Sivi?, and a teacher Mavis ERICSEN

Census Sunday #26

This weeks's image is from the 1870 US Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa on page 10. (full image)

I'm related to family # 64 on this page, Hans and Celia HENDRICKSON. Hans is cited as a 50 year old farmer who owns $5000 worth of real estate and had a personal estate worth $1500. He is also cited as being born in Norway. His wife Celia is cited as being 40, keeping house, and born in Norway. Their children at the time were Sinne (15), Helen (10), Henry (9), John (6), and Benjamin (2). Sinne and Helen are cited as attending school. Also with the family is Holver ARNESON, a 20 year old farm laborer who was born in Norway.

Other families on this page are:

• Family 63: Theodora (3) & Gunelda (1) ANDERSON (continued from previous page)
• Family 65: Ole NELSON (35) along with Betsy (49), Anna (18), Mary (15), Betsy (11), Caroline (9), Nels (7), and Olina (5)
• Family 66: Nels TORTENSON (50), Bertha (35), Toleda (15), Patrina E (10) Aba (5/12), Ole N (6), Martin (4), and Eric (26)
• Family 67: Ellring THOMSON (62) along with Christie (52), Caroline (17), Eric (14), Christina (12), Betsy (10), and Thomras (7)
• Family 68: Christian OLESON (42) along with Pernilla (44), Jane M. (14), Olene (13), John (11), Betsy (10), and Clalis (8)

Census Sunday #25

This week's image comes from the 1860 US Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa on page 195. (full image)

On this page, I'm related to family number 1339, Hans and Celia HENDRICKSON. Hans is cited as a 45 year old farmer born in Norway and owning $500 worth of real estate. Celia is cited as being 32 and born in Norway. Ann (7), Susan (5), and Helen (7 months) are all cited as being born in Iowa. With the family are also 2 farm laborers, James OLESON (25) and Holver BORSON (39), both born in Norway.

Other families on this page are

• Family 1338: Malina (4)and Caroline (20) HAULSON (from previoius page)
• Family 1340: Ole NELSON (45) along with Betsey (39), Ann (9), Mary (6), Betsey (2), and Holtum JOHNSON (40)
• Family 1341: Lewis JOHNSON (35) along with Mary (40), James (6), & John (4)
• Family 1342: Elling? THOMSON (53) along with Christe (44), Seves (22), Elling (18), Sarah (25), Caroline (7), Eric (5), Christina (3), and Betsey (1)
• Family 1343: Christen OLESON (31) along with Pamela (32), Johanna M (4), Julia A (3), and John (1)
• Family 1344: John M. BURSHEL? (28) along with Martha (21), Sarah (2), John (1 month), Jonathan (1 month), and John KUPPIN? (21)
• Family 1345: John JACOBSON (55)

Census Sunday #24

This week's image is from the 1860 US Census. It's page 4 for Boone township, Hamilton county, Iowa. (full image)

I'm related to family number 31 on this census, the family of William (W.W.) & Sylvia WELLS.

William is cited as a 39 year old tailor, who was born in Pennsylvania, who owns real estate valued at $2000 and a personal estate valued at $1000. William's wife Sylvia is cited as a 29 year old woman who was born in Pennsylvania. Their son Stanley is cited as an 8 year old boy born in Pennsylvania like his parents. The census says that 6 year old Leonard (another ancestor of mine) was born in New York. The youngest son, Chester is cited as 1 and born in Iowa. Both Stanley and Leonard are cited as having attended school. The family also has a Lucinda Tucker, aged 65, living with them. I'm sorry I don't know why she's with them at this point. My best guess is that she's Sylvia's mother. 

Other families on the census are:

• Family 26: Ann Downny? a servant for the last family on page 3
• Family 27: Isaac SOUTH along with Anna & 6 year old Selia
• Family 28: A. MOON (56) along with female A.D MOON (40), farmer J.M JONES, and merchant S.S ESTES
• Family 29: Peter SYON (49) along with Margaret (49), Jotham (22), Richard (21), Mary A (19), Martha (16), Jane (14), Huldah (12), Sarah (7), George (5), and John (25)
• Family 30: Richard SACKET (54) along with Louisa M (49), Elisha (27), Abbie (22), Austin E (3), and Henry R (1)
• Family 32: John RHODES (46) along with Rebecca (44), John E. (9), Ella (5), and Mary E (2 1/2)
• Familiy 33: Washington ELDER (40)

Census Sunday # 23 - 1940 US Census

This weeks page is from the 1940 US Census for Belle Plaine, Scott, Minnesota on page 7B. (full image) This image has many parts where the writing has faded and is hard to read.

I'm related to the household on lines 46-49, Fred and Mary BLUME. Fred is cited as a 69 year old operator of a saw mill. Mary is cited as a 56 year old woman who doesn't work outside the home. Loren is the oldest child at home and is cited as a 34 year old single man who works as a mechanic in the "wall digging industry." He's also marked as the person who gave he information to the enumerator. The only other child still at home is the youngest child, Lois (my grandma). She was cited as a 14 year old girl who had attended school in the previous month. Lois is also the only one of the 4 cited as having completed any high school, with 1 year of high school completed.

The other families on this page are:

• Line 41: Amelia GASEMUCH (sp?) a lodger of the family at the end of page 1A
• Lines 42-43: Harold H HOELZ and his wife Cora A
• Lines 44-45: Evelyn M HOELZ and her mother Wilhelmina HOELY
• Line 50: Fredrich HESCH
• Line 51: Mary M WALGREEN (sp?)
• Lines 52-54: George H HOELZ along with his wife Alice M and a son (George Jr
• Lines 55-61:Harold J MADDEN along with his wife Marie M, 4 sons (Robert H, Raymond J, Harold? J, and Thomas H), and a daughter Shirley A
• Line 62: August VOIGT
• Lines 63-64: Matthew HAAUGEN and his wife Mary A
• Lines 65-70: Henry P MUDLEN (sp?) along with his wife Sophia A, a niece (Adela S), a son (Leland E), and 2 lodgers (Helen M BOAGD sp? and Magoth A JOHNSON)
• Lines 71-72: William A HOEPP and his wife Louisa
• Lines 73-74: Thomas NEWELL and his wife Bridgett
• Lines 75-78: Fred J HEILAND along with his wife Jean J, a son (John F), and a daughter (Elaine H)
• Lines 79-80: Charles D TOWNSEND and his wife Pearl C

Census Sunday # 22 - 1930 US Census

This week's census page is from the 1930 US Census for Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota. (full image)

This page includes my great-grandparents Fred and Mary BLUME along with their children, the youngest of which is my grandmother*. Fred is cited as a 58 year old sawyer at a lumber mill. He was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Germany. Mary is cited as a 45 year old woman, who was born in Minnesota. The oldest child on the page is Loren, who is cited as a 24 year old sawyer at a lumber mill. Lester is cited as a 22 year old laborer at a lumber mill. Ervin is cited as a 20 year old cream tester at a creamery. Florence is cited as a 16 year old girl who has attended school. Lucille (misspelled on the record) is cited as an 11 year old girl who has attended school. The youngest, Lois, is cited as a 4 year old girl. Every child was born in Minnesota, and Lois is the only person in the family who is cited as being unable to read and write.

The other families on the page are:

• Lines 9-11: Robert J HAIG along with his wife Irene and a daughter (Mary Jean).
• Lines 12-18: Barney KIRCHOFF along with his wife Katie and 5 sons (Barney Jr, Gerold, Ben, Robert, and Paul)
• Lines 19-20: Fillmore JOHNSON and his wife Thelma
• Lines 21-24: Morris M GAFFNEY along with his wife Iva, a daughter (Shirly Ann), and a son (Kevin)
• Lines 25-26: Paul J HAUPT and his wife Elsa
• Lines 27-29: James LENNON along with his wife Mary and a son (James Jr)
• Lines 30-32: Dennis O'DAY along with his wife Elizabath and a son Edmund
• Lines 33-34: William F WELDON and his wife Catherine
• Line 35: Bertha ISCHE a servant for family 63 (on line 42 of page 3A)
• Line 36: Anna STONE, the mother of the head of family 19 on line 67 of page 1B
• Line 37: Herman NETZ, the son of the head of the family on line 89 of sheet 4
• Lines 38-43: John SOLLER along with his wife Myrtle, 2 daughters (Gladys and Clara), and 2 sons (Roger and Garold)
• Lines 44-48: Henry SCHULDR (sp?) along with his wife Catherine, 2 sons (Roy and Edwin), and a boarder (Gust WIECKMANN)
• Lines 49-50: are parts of family 35 on sheet 2 it appears. They are Dolores HAUGLAND (niece) and Loren KILLIAN (boarder)

* My grandma is still alive at the time this is posted. There won't be a post for her until after her death. I'll add a link at that point in time.

Census Sunday # 21 - 1920 US Census

This week's census page is from the 1920 Census for Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota. It's on page 2A. (full image)

This page has 2 families I'm related to on it. The first is on lines 2-4 with my great-great grandma Lena OLDENBURG, Lena is cited as a 53 year old widowed woman who was born in Minnesota to parents from Germany. In the same household is her son-in-law John F. Heidingolder (sp?), a 23 years old man who was born in Minnesota to parents from Bavaria, and her daughter Alma. Alma is cited as a 23 year old female who was born in Minnesota. She's cited with her father being born in Minnesota and her mother in Germany. (There's an obvious error there I haven't researched yet.) All 3 were able to read, write, and speak English.

The 2nd family is my great-grandparents Fred and Mary Blume on lines 14-20. Fred is cited as a 48 year old thrasher who was born in Minnesota to parents born in Hanover. Mary is cited as a 35 year old woman who was born in Minnesota to parents who were also born in Minnesota. Also in their family are their children: Loren H, a 13 year old boy; Lester C, an 11 year old boy; Ervin H, a 10 year old boy; Florence E, a 7 year old girl; and Lucille A, an 11 month old girl. All the children but Lucille had attended school and are cited as being able to read and write.

The other families on the page are:

• Line 1: Alvin BAUMAN is the grandson of the last head from the previous page.
• Lines 5-13: Christian F. KOCK along with his wife (Christina), 4 sons (Christian P, Thkeophil E, Emanuel D, and Alvian J.), and 3 daughters (Beata J, Adle? H, and Ether)
• Line 21: Henrietta GRAGERT
• Lines 22-23:- Henry E FAY along with his wife Lenzena
• Lines 24-28: Frank RIHL, along with his wife Margaret, 2 daughters (Leona and Angela), and a son (Christian F)
• Lines 29-31: Fred VOIGHT along with his wife Johan and a son August F.
• Lines 32-34: Mar??n KOWARSH along with his daughter Mary.
• Lines 35-42: Marth HAUER along with his wife Maria, 4 sons (Mathew, Arthur, Ewald, and Herbbert), and a daughter (Irene).
• Lines 43-49: Math BLAU along with his wife Augusta, 4 sons (Alvin, Victor, Frank, and George) and a daughter (Marie)
• Line 50: Henry J TELTHOASTER (sp?)

Census Sunday #20 - 1910 US Census

I know it's been awhile since I posted. With any luck, I'll keep up better. This post is from the 1910 US Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa, page 9A (full image)

On this page are my ancestor Anna LOVEN, in the household of her son Ole on lines 34-37. Ole is cited as a 42 year old, farmer who was born in Norway. He (along with Anna) are cited as immigrating in 1868. He own his farm. Anna was cited as an 81 year old widow, mother of 6 (5 living) who was born in Norway. Also in the household are Ole's brother Nels, and his niece Bertina ERICKSON (cited as a housegirl.) Nels is cited as a a 35 year old laborer, who was born in Iowa. Bertina is cited as a 22 year old servant, who was born in Iowa.

The other family on this page are:

• Line 1 - Dagny the daughter of the head from the previous page (8B)
• Lines 2-5 - John J SKINE along with his wife (Martha), son (Joseph), and daughter (Olga B)
• Line 6 - Harry IVAMNE (sp?)
• Lines 7-13 - Ben SKIEM along with his wife (Olma), 4 daughters (Clara B, Minnie N, Louisa O, and Anna C), and 1 son (Joseph L)
• Line 14 - Anne IVAM
• Lines 15- 20 - Sigvad (sp?) WILLIAMS along with his wife (Maldda sp?), 3 sons (George W, Olaf, and Alfred), and 1 daughter (Myrtle)
• Lines 21-26 - Helmer BLEGEN along with his wife (Hanna), 3 sons (George, Irevvoyn?, and Allen R), and a niece (Evie Lila)
• Lines 27-31 - Ole SWENSIND along with his wife (Nathali), son (Alfred), 2 daughters (Thurie and Thora)
• Lines 32-33 - John SKAIM, Sr along with his wife Bertha
• Lines 38-41 - Ole FLOTLAND (sp?) along with his wife (Hilda) and 2 sons (Allen and Harold)
• Lines 42-43 - Peter JACONBSON along with his wife Julia
• Lines 44-48 - Martin KIRBEBY along with his wife (Helmer), 2 sons (Theodore and Henry) and daughter (Irina)
• Lines 49-50 - Hilma (sp?) WILLIAMS along with his wife Lhrina (sp?)

Census Sunday #19 - 1900 US Census

This week, the census image is from the 1900 US census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa, page 1A. (full image)

On this page, my ancestors are on lines 37-40. Aslak LOVEN is cited as a 73 year old farmer who was born in June 1926 in Norway & immigrated in 1869, becoming a naturalized citizen later. He did own his own farm at the time of the census also. Aslak is cited as being married to his wife Anna for 43 years. Anna is cited as a 76 year old woman who was born in June 1928 in Norway. She was cited as the mother of 7 children, all living in 1900. (I think that was a mis-communication as I have evidence supporting only 6 children, which includes a family photo.) For children that were still living at home, there was Ole and Hannah. Ole was cited as a 32 year old farm laborer that was born in March 1868 in Norway. Hannah was cited as a 26 year old servant who was born in Oct 1873 in Iowa. Everybody in the family was able to read, but Aslak was the only one not cited as able to write or speak English.

The other families on this page are:

• Lines 1-6: John HOGAN along with his wife Anne, 3 sons (Frank, John, and Leonard), and 1 daughter (Genevieve?)
• Lines 7-10: Chr ENGIN? along with his wife Hilda Marie and 2 sons (Clarence and Alfred)
• Lines 11-14: Jacob HOVE along with his wife Julia and a son (Conrad)
• Lines 15-19: Tho CONNOR along with his wife Mary, 2 sons (Edward and Thomas), and a daughter (Anna)
• Lines 20-26: Peter RYAN along with his wife Theresa, 4 sons (James, Edward, Joseph, and Charles L), and a daughter (Catherine)
• Lines 27-36: Sarah CURTIS along with 5 daughters (Margaret, Mary, Sarah, Jane, and Rose) and 4 sons (Cornelius, Edward, Daniel, and Peter)
• Lines 41-47: Anton BOLSON along with his wife Anne, 4 sons (Carl M, Galanan?, Benjamin, and Julius), and 1 daughter (Emma T)
• Lines 48-49: C. O. SOREIDE along with his servant James LURUON?

Census Sunday #18 - 1865 Norway

This week's census image is from the 1865 Norwegian census. (full image)

This page includes my great-great grandmother Bertha (LYSTAD) LOVEN, her mother (Anna) and 1/2 sister (Marthea), and her paternal grandparents, along with some of their children. I got the image from digitalarkivet.no and the translation was done by a lady at the Decorah Genealogy Association in Decorah, Iowa.

Going down the family as the image shows, there is Ole Christofersen (50), his wife Barbro Amundsdatter (49), their son Christian Olsen (15), another son Anton Olsen (11), a third son Lauritz Olsen (9), a daughter Dina Olsdatter (5), Ole & Barbro's daughter-in-law Anne Andersdatter (29), Anne's daughter Marthea Olsdatter (9), and Anne's daughter Berthe (2).

It's known that Ole & Barbro had at least 1 more son that's not shown in this image (Bertha's father).

Census Sunday #17 - Winneshiek county, Iowa - 1940

I've been having some computer problems lately & as a result haven't been able to blog. Here's to getting back into it though.

This week's image is page 3B of the 1940 US Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa. (full image)

My great-great grandparents and the children that were living with them are on lines 48-51. John LOVEN is cited as a 77 year old farmer who was born in Norway. He owned his farm, which was valued at $5000.
His wife Mary (first name Bertha) is cited as a 75 year old woman who was born in Norway. Their son Melvin (first name Adolph) is cited as a 50 year old carpenter who did "private work" and had made $864 in wages or salary. Julius is cited as a 42 year old farmer working of his own accord. (I suspect that John & Julius were working together on the family farm.) The entire family was living in the same house in 1935.

The other families on the page are:

• Lines 41-44: Ruth ODDEN (wife of the last person on page 3A) along with 2 sons (Custis and John Raymond) and a daughter Evelyn
• Lines 45-47: Wilheim KESSEL along with his wife Inez and his daughter Margaret
• Lines 52-57: Olaus BERGE along with his wife Sophie, 3 sons (Walter, Norman, and Otto), and a daughter (Stella)
• Lines 58-60: Maria NELSON along with a son (Clarence) and a daughter (Nora)
• Lines 61-64: Conrad VICK along with his wife Grace and 2 sons (Duane and Garg sp?)
• Lines 65-67: Adolph HAGEN along with his wife Myrtle and a son (Dean)
• Lines 68-75: Loren SMITH along with his wife Florence, 2 sons (Norman and Earl), and 4 daughters (Mary, Darlyne, Rita, and Kathryn)
• Lines 76-79: Norman BRYNSAAS sp? along with his wife Mae, a daughter (Nancy), and his father Hans
• Line 80: Lena HANSON (widowed woman)

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)

Census Sunday #13 - 1880 US Census

The page this week is from the 1880 US Census for Glenwood township, Winnehsiek county, Iowa and is page 1. (full image)

The family I'm related to on this page is an lines 25-32. Aslak OLSON (LOVEN) is cited as being a 53 year old, married man, who is a Norwegian born farmer. Anna is cited as being his 51 year old wife, who was also born in Norway and is "keeping house" for employment. Sarah (or Sigrid), their daughter, is cited as a 19 year old, single woman, who was born in Norway and is a domestic servant. John, their son, is cited as being a 17 year old, single man, who was born in Norway and is a farm laborer and who has attended school in the previous year. Metta, their daughter, is cited as being a 15 year old girl, who was born in Norway & has not attended school in the previous year. Ole is cited as being a 12 year old boy, who was born in Norway and had attended school during the previous year. Hannah is cited as a 9 year old girl, who was born in Iowa and had attended school. The youngest Nels is cited as a 7 year old boy, who was born in Iowa and had attended school.

The rest of the families on the page are:

• Lines 1-9: Ole ROCKSWOLD along with his wife Aime, 3 sons (George, Carl, and Theodore), and 4 daughters (Mathilda, Emma, Manda, and Hilda.
• Lines 10-12: Ole KIRKEBY along with his farm hand Peter FROKOK? and a housekeeper (Amia FROKOK?
• Lines 13-24: Knute JOHNSON along with his wife Herbet, 8 daughters (Maria, Tina, Eliza, Mina, Aima, Emma, Julia, and Hilda), and 2 sons (George and Herming)
• Lines 33-34: John SKIME along with his wife Nicoline
• Lines 35-36: Nilson JOHNSON along with his wife Jeanette
• Lines 37-38: Ole A BERGH along with his mother Helen
• Lines 39-44: Sigqurt? WEBJONSSEN? along with 2 sons (Carl and Paul), his parents (Webjom and Lena), and his brother (Helmer)

Census Sunday #12 - 1870 Census

The image for this week (although late) is from the 1870 Census for Glenwood township, Winneshiek couty, Iowa and is page 15. (full image)

The family I'm descended from is on lines 15-20. This is before they switched to using their farm name however.

Aslag OLESON is cited as being a 44 year old farm laborer from Norway. His wife Anna is cited as beign a 42 year old woman whose occupation is keeping house. Their oldest Sarah (or Sigrid) is cited as being a 10 year old girl who is "at home" and can't read or write. Their other children cited are John, age 8; Martha (Metta), age 6; and Ole, age 2. The entire family at the time had been born in Norway.

The other families on the page are: (In parenthesis are age and gender)

• Lines 1-3: (continued from the previous page) Anetta HANSON (6 F) along with Hans (16 M) and Christian (3 M)
• Lines 4-8: Ole STENESON (30 M) along with Gunver? (49 F), Julia (12 F), Nels (8 M), and Henry (4M)
• Lines 9-14: Hans E FLOM (32 M) along with Margarita (44 F), Martha (14 F), Elling (11 M), Eric (10 M), and Sernen (9 M)
• Lines 21-30: Michael BURKE (64 M) along with Anna (64 F), Terence (26 M), Jamie (24 M), Mary (23 F), Bridget (20 F), Margaret (19 F), Anna (18 F), Catherine (16 F), and Michael (11 M)
• Lines 31-34: Esther FULLER (36 F) along with Harriet (23 F), Lucinda (17 F), and Asa (10 M)
• Lines 35-37: Alfred S FULLER (23 M) along with Jane E (20 F) and Alice (2 F)
• Lines 38-40: John ERICSON (54 M) along with Peter (23 M) and Hans (20 M)

As for the relatives on this page (above), I do realize that this census page doesn't cite the family relationships. However, I included them for clarity and I have other sources (see the included links above) that do provide the relationships.

Census Sunday #11 - 1865 Norway

This will be my first post with a census image from a country other then the US. It's the 1865 Norwegian census for Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane. (full image)

I've added the translations & notes. I used Google translate for translating.

The Norwegian census does it a little differently here where you can only see the 1 family. It has Aslak & Anna (Anne) as the parents. Then their children: Johannes "John", Sigrid "Sarah", & Metta.

The image shows where I searched to find the image (digitalarkivet).

UPDATES:

• I have found the image of written out census here (28 Jan 2018)

Census Sunday #10 - 1900 US Census

The image this week if from the 1900 US Census, page 6A for Glenwood township, Winneshiek county, Iowa. (full image)

The family I'm descended from is on lines 46-50. Martin HENDERSON is cited as a 35 year old married man, who was born in Dec 1864 in Iowa to parents who were both born in Norway. Martin was a farmer who owned his own farm, although it was mortgaged at the time, & was literate. His wife Andrine is cited as a 34 year old married woman, who was born in Aug 1865 in Iowa to parents who were both born in Norway. She was literate & the mother of 3 (all living at that time.) She & Martin had been married for 7 years when the census was taken. Their daughter Clarisa is cited as a 6 year old girl, who was born in Oct 1893 in Iowa. She had attended 2 months of school in 1900 & was able to read & speak English. Hildegard is cited as Martin's 4 year old daughter, who was born in Oct 1895 in Iowa. Synneva is cited as Martin's 8 month old daughter, who was born in Sep 1899 in Iowa.

The other families in this census are:

• Lines 1-4: Olaus REUR (sp?) along with his wife Amanda, his mother Kari, & a daughter (Dina)
• Lines 5-6: Heluri (sp?) MOEN along with his daughter Marie
• Lines 7-11: Mathias SIVESIND along with 2 sons (Claus & Inge*) & 2 daughters (Gina & ?lina)
• Lines 12-23: G.O. BLEGAN along with his wife Anne, 4 sons (August, George, Melvin, & Hellmer), 4 daughters (Emma, Emilie, Charlotte, & Luella), a wife (of Hellmer I believe named Hannah), & a son (of Helmer I believe named Turdy)
• Lines 24-28: Siri STAR along with her husband Peter, 2 daughters (Andrine & Dina), & a son (Anton P)
• Lines 29-32: J.C. ASK along with his wife Trine & 2 daughters (Sophia & Olga)
• Lines 33-40: Ole NILSON along with his wife Marie, 3 sons (Carl, Adolph, & Henry), a daughter (Matilde), & Berthe EVENRUD (cited as his mother, she may be Marie's mother)
• Lines 41-45: Nels EVENRUD along with his wife Emma, 2 daughters (Lilian & Evelin), & a boarder (Ragnid? ANDERSON)