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)