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 #7

This week's census image is from the 1940 US Census for St. Charles, Winona county, Minnesota, page 6B. (full image)

I am directly related to the family on lines 53-61. Lucy STEVENS (maiden Lucy Elizabeth MARKS) is my great-great grandmother. The census shows Lucy as a 62 year old  widow who finished 7th grade & was born in New York & was living in the same house in 1935. Her son Noah Lee (nickname "Jack"*) is listed as a 38 year old single man, born in Minnesota who finished 8th grade. Noah is also listed as a farm laborer who was living in the same house in 1935. Joseph E "Joe" is listed as a 25 year old single man, born in Minnesota who finished 8th grade. Joe* is also listed as a blacksmith who was living in rural Olmsted county, Minnesota in 1935 (Olmsed county is the next county to the west of Winona county.) Donald is listed as a 23 year old single man, born in Minnesota who finished all 4 years of high school. Donald (nickname "Sam"*) was a farm laborer who was living in the same house in 1935. Lucy E is listed as a 19 year old, born in Minnesota who finished all 4 years of high school. Lucy (nickname "Bob"*) is listed as a library assistant in a school who was living in the same house in 1935. Rhoda ROEDER (nickname "Toots"*) is listed as a 27 year old married woman (the M is crossed out though, so possibly going through a divorce or widowed), born in Minnesota who was living in the same house in 1935. Rhoda  David A ROEDER (likely son of Rhoda) is listed as a 1 year old who was born in Minnesota. Hazel L AMOS# is listed as a 18 year old born in Minnesota who finished all 4 years of high school & was living in Rural Olmsted county, Minnesota in 1935. Velva B AMOS# is listed as a 16 year old, born in Minnesota who had finished the first year of high school & was living in rural Olmsted county, Minnesota in 1935.

The other families on this census page are:

• Lines 41-44: continued from the previous page: Carol L & Marlys H LISKOW alsong with Mavolette R & Gary A LEFERNIK
• Line 45: blank
• Lines 46-49: Theodore FRISCK along with his wife Edna L, a daughter Sara Grace, & a lodger Marguerite P DAILY
• Lines 50-52: Vernon R FLINT along with his wife Barbara F & a son Philip W
• Lines 62-64: Harvey E SMITH along with his wife Arvilda M & a daughter Sonia K
• Lines 65-66: Robert P RANDALL along with his wife Johanna M
• Lines 67-69: John J WAWEILER along with his wife Della O & a daughter Margaret C
• Lines 70-73: Msgr Joseph E MADDEN along with 2 lodgers (Fr. Thomas E DUANE & Eugene SCHOMMER) & a housekeeper Mary FLYNN
• Lines 74-77: Gale B PATTERSON along with his wife Magie A & 2 sons (John F & Gerald S)
• Line 78: Clifford RENDERNICK
• Lines 79-80: John SMALL along with his wife Rose H

* All nicknames are from Joe's daughter Mary.
# I currently have no clues as to who any of the parents of Hazel & Velva are. As of 12 April 2014 I have evidence that the parents of Hazel & Velva are Olewein & Alma (STEVENS) AMOS. Alma being the daughter of the Lucy that's the head of the household.

Census Sunday #6

This week's census image is from the 1910 US Census for Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota on page 6A. (full image)

I am directly related to 2 of the household on this census page. The first family is my great-greatgrandparents on lines 14-19. This census shows C. W. OLDENBURG (I have him as Charles William in my records, but he's of German heritage so it could be either 2 middle names, or a mistake somewhere) as a 52 year old, who was born in Minnesota to German immigrants, & whose been married to his wife for 26 years. "Own income" is listed under occupation, but I'm unsure of what that means. His wife Lena (Wilhelmina) is shown as being a 44 year old woman, who was born in Minnesota of German immigrants & is the mother of 6 children (4 still living.) Lena (daughter nickname for Wilhelmina) is shown as a 23 year old widow & mother of 1 child (location unknown at this time). Arnie (Arnold) is shown as a 21 year old laborer who is "working out." Alma is shown as a 13 year old who has attended school in the past year. Edwin BENDER is shown as the grandson of Charles, aged 1 & born in Minnesota. The other child not listed with the family is my great-grandmother Mary, who is a few families down on the same page with her husband.

The second family I'm related to is my great-grandparents on lines 32-36. Fred BLUME (his first name is Louis) is shown as a 38 year old engineer working on steam engines who was born in Minnesota to German immigrants & has been married to his wife for 4 years. Mary is shown as 25 year old mother of 3 who was born in Minnesota. The children in the family are: Loren (4 year old boy), Lester (2 year old boy), & Erwin (6 month old boy).

The other families on the page are:

• Lines 1-4: a continuation of the family at the end of the previous page. It has 1 son (Thomas), 2 daughters (Mary & Ellen) & 1 servant (Bridget MURPHY)
• Lines 5-13: H. K. HOLSTE (sp?) along with his wife (Johanna), 2 daughters (Rosey & Mildred), 4 sons (Julius, Walter, Arthur, & Victor), & a lodger (Julius REDANKE)
• Lines 20-25: Paul BUETOW along with his wife (Louisa W) & 3 sons (Gustaf, Herman, & William)
• Lines 26-28: Anna FEIDER along with a daughter (Adelalide) & a son (Leo)
• Lines 29-31: Martin SCHMITT along with a son (Frank) & a daughter (Mary)
• Lines 37-38: Charles GRAGERT along with his wife Henrietta (possible parents of Lena OLDENBURG on line 7)
• Lines 39-44: Frank RIHL along with his wife (Leona), 2 sons (Raymond & Christian) & a daughter (Angela)
• Lines 45-47: Fred VOIGT along with his wife (Johanna) & a son (August)
• Line 48: John MILLBON (sp?)
• Lines 49-50: Anna NEWELL along with a daughter (Mary) (possibly continued on the next page