1950 Census *** Census Directory *** Decatur County IAGenWeb

1950 Federal Census

Davis City, Decatur County, Iowa

ENUMERATOR: Homer F. Davis, April 1 - 10 1950
District 27-2
Transcribed and (c) by Conni McDaniel Hall, 2024.

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SHHOUSESER.S-MCIT-SAMERESIDENCE 1949FATHER'SMOTHER'SHighestU.S. ARMED FORCES# OFTranscriber's
LN#NO.STREETNUMBER#LAST NAME FIRST NAMERELATIONRACEM/FAGE Wd-DBIRTHPLACESHIPOCCUPATIONINDUSTRY COUNTYCOUNTYSTATEBIRTHPLACEBIRTHPLACE GradeWWIIWWIOTHERCHILDRENREMARKS
(1)(2)(3)(7)(7) (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13) (14)(20a)(20b)(23)(24A)(24B) (25)(25)(26)(33A)(33B)(33C) (38)
11Pine St1DavisThomas EHeadWM55SIowaLaborerFarm
2DavisAnna M SisterWF69DIowa
3DavisWilliam ABrotherWM52SIowa Sawing lumberSaw Mill
4DavisMae M SisterWF50SIowa
5DavisThomas ANephewWM2SIowayesUSUS0
6DavisWilliam DNephewWM1SIowa
72TellierPaul EHeadWM56MIllinois
8TellierVeta MWifeWF41MIowa
9TellierDiana SDaughterWF11SIowa
10TellierPaula SDaughterWF8SIowayesUSUSS2
11TellierJudith ADaughterWF6SIowa
12TellierArthur RBrotherWM58SIllinois FarmerFarm
13ButcherVernon PRoomerWM46MIowa
143 Sh 71 line 1
15Main and Locust4ParmerClarence GHeadWM37MIowaTruckingProduce, feed, cornnoClarke CoIowaUSUSS8nonono
16ParmerNadine VWifeWF35MIowa ProduceProduce, feed, corn
17ParmerRuth MDaughterWF17SIowa
18ParmerRonald DSonWM15SIowa ProduceProduce, feed, corn
19ParmerHoward ESonWM12SIowa
20ParmerDonna LDaughterWF11SIowanoClarke CoIowaUSUSS6
21ParmerSandra KDaughterWF9SIowa
22ParmerTwyla MDaughterWF7SIowa
23ParmerJerry VSonWM4SIowa
245 Sh 71 line 11
256GrahamGertrude LHeadWF61MIowayesUSUSS8
267 Sh 71 line 6
278GrahamLula MHeadWF71WdMissouri
289OsbornHilleary LHeadWM64MIowa SalesmanIns Agent
29OsbornGeorgie AWifeWF54MIowa
3010PostFannie SHeadWF78WdMichiganyesUSEnglandS1012
12Front, 3rd & Locust StsPostGerald DSonWM38SIowa
211BartlettJohn CHeadWM76WdIllinois
312PiperEdwin JHeadWM36MIowa FarmerFarm
4PiperImogene BWifeWF22MIowa
513DoolittleRoscoe FHeadWM41MIowaCarpenterHouse BldgyesUSUSS12yesnono
6DoolittleMargaret MWifeWF29MIowa
7DoolittleReva FDaughterWF18SIowa
8DoolittleJuanita MDaughterWF16SMissouri
914HamiltonFrance MHeadWM76MIowa
10HamiltonStella SWifeWF74MIndianayesUSUSS8
1115CraigSamuel LHeadWM34MIowa TruckingGen Trucking
12CraigBeulah VWifeWF27MIowa
13CraigLaura JDaughterWFAprSIowa
1416 Sh 71 line 20
1517GalbraithGrover CHeadWM65MTennessee CarpenterHouse BldgyesUSUSS10nonono
16GalbraithNettie DWifeWF56MIowa
17JuegensDiane MGranddauWF13SIowa
1818Van WinkleClement EHeadWM79MOhio
19Van WinkleLolaWifeWF70MIowa
2019 -Sh 72 line 4
2120OrfieldCharles PHeadWM75MVirginia Garden workGardening
22OrfieldPearl IWifeWF53MIowa
2321RobbinsPaul JHeadWM34MIowaMail carrier/pumping waterUSPO/City Water
24RobbinsMargaret MWifeWF24MOklahoma TeacherPublic School
25RobbinsDonald PSonWM3SIowayesUSUS0
26RobbinsJoice CDaughterWFOctSIowa
2722TellierEsther PHeadWF53WdIowa
28StillHarold WGrandsonWM10SIowa
29StillJuanita KGranddauWF9SIowa
3023EvansRex LHeadWM28MKansasPipe line wkrLiquid gasyesUSUSS10yesnono
13EvansSarah AWifeWF21MIowa
2EvansVickie ADaughterWF2SIowa
324DavisVeta CHeadWF41SepIowayesUSUSC1
4DavisTeddy HSonWM14SIowa
5DavisCorine JDaughterWF8SIowa
6DavisMarilyn JDaughterWF6SIowa
725BurrellMaude AHeadWF70WdOhio
8LovettCarl LGrandsonWM23MIowa Cutting brushBldg LakeyesUSUSS10yesnono
9LovettBillie WGrandsonWM14SIowa
1026WilsonDale JHeadWM55MIowa Meat CutterMeat & Groceries
11WilsonMildred MWifeWF39MKansasClerkMeat & Groceries
12WilsonCarol ADaughterWF17SIowa
13WilsonShirley DDaughterWF13SIowayesUSUSS8
14 WilsonJoseph DSonWM8SMissouri
1527PostRalph MHeadWM40MIowa PO Clerk/Town ClerkPO/Municipal
16PostHelen LWifeWF39MIowa TeacherPublic School
17PostPaul MSonWM13SIowa
1828DriskellNelson AHeadWM72SMissouriyesUSUSS6nonono
1929BlackEmma PHeadWF70SepIowa
2030HubbirdLillian DHeadWF64WdIowa
2131BowenFranklin LHeadWM82MMissouri
22BowenIda MWifeWF75MIowa
2332 -Sh 71 line 21
2433PiperImogene FHeadWF64WdIowa
25SellarsPaul R Son-in-lawWM25MIowa FarmerFarm
26SellarsMargaret CDaughterWF24MIowa
27SellarsEddie LGrandsonWM6SIowa
28SellarsDavid LGrandsonWM4SIowayesUSUS0
29SellarsKathy CGranddauWFJulSIowa
3034TurpenClarence OHeadWM31MIowaBar TenderTavern
14TurpenVirginia GWifeWF24MMichigan
2LovittAnnetta M Step DauWF5SMichigan
335BrenizerRayHeadWM27MMissouriPlasteringHouse Bldg
4BrenizerViola FWifeWF24MIowayesUSUSS10
5BrenizerJimmie RSonWM4SIowa
6BrenizerGary LSonWM3SIowa
736BrenizerEdithHeadWF53WdMissouri
8BrenizerQuentinSonWM31SMissouriSec LaborerRailroad
9BrenizerRoberta MDaughterWF15SIowayesUSUSS8
1037 Sh 71 line 16
1138BurrellRoe EHeadWM40MIowa Insulating housesHome Insulation
12BurrellAda BWifeWF32MIowa
13BurrellPaul JSonWM7SIowa
14BurrellRobert LSonWM2SIowayesUSUS0
1539 Sh 71 line 13
1640WilliamsJacob LHeadWM89WdMissouri
1741SellarsErnest LHeadWM42MIowaOil truckingGas & Oil Industry
18SellarsMabel AWifeWF37MIowa
1942TealeArthur LHeadWM75MIowayesEnglandUSS10nonono
20TealeBirdie AWifeWF75MIowa
2143DapenportMarjorie EHeadWF25DIowa
22DapenportMarla DeeDaughterWF8SIowa
23DapenportThomas ASonWM6SIowa
24DapenportDennis JSonWM2SCaliforniayesUSUS0
25VandalDonna F SisterWF13SIowa
2644 Sh 71 line 12
2745CampbellWilliam JHeadWM74MPennPreachingEvangelist
28CampbellElizabeth NWifeWF67MKentucky
29StarksMary FMother-in-lawWF86WdMissourinoAlfalfa CoOklahomaUSUSS87
3046 Sh 71 line 22
15 47HarnessOliverHeadWM59MIndianaBlacksmithRepair work
2HarnessCleophaWifeWF48MMissouriyesUSUSS8
3RugglesDonald LNephewWM14SIndiana
4RugglesMarilyn JNieceWF14SIndiana
548CummingsArthur JHeadWM69MIowa
6CummingsDella TWifeWF62MNebraska
749McDanielRoydon SHeadWM51SIowaMilking cowsDiary BusyesUSUSS8nonono
850ColyerMarjorie PHeadWF33DIowa
9ColyerJohn ESonWM9SIowa
10ColyerClayton CSonWM8SIowa
11ColyerPaul RSonWM5SMissouri
12ColyerWilliam DSonWM2SIowayesUSUS0
1351CraigPercy EHeadWM61MIowa CarpenterHouse Bldg
14CraigGertrude MWifeWF54MMissouri
1552JohnsonElla FHeadWF76WdIowa
1653PickensWilliam AHeadWM67MIowa
17PickensMillie AWifeWF71MIowayesGermanyGermany0
1854HillVernon MHeadWM53MIllinoisPost MasterUSPO
19HillIda MWifeWF57MIowa Sub clerkPost office
20HillFanellaDaughterWF15SIowa
21HillVernon HSonWM10SIowa
2255TharpJohn JHeadWM71MIowayesUSUSS8nonono
23TharpMabel VWifeWF70MIllinois
2456 Sh 72 line 1
25 57 Sh 72 line 3
2658RewRalph LHeadWM31MIowa
27RewDeloris SWifeWF27MIowayesUSUSS125
28RewCarl RSonWM8SIowa
29RewPeggy ADaughterWF6SMichigan
30RewBird WSonWM3SIowa
16RewDon LSonWM2SIowa-USUS0
2RewJackie WSonWMJulSIowa
359KingeryRebecka JHeadWF75DIndiana
460BrinerFern MHeadWF56DIowaTele OprTele Exchange
561GrahamEveritt WHeadWM19MIowa
6GrahamLeola DWifeWF24MIowayesUSUSS8
7GrahamDavid RSonWM3SIowa
862ReedGuy PHeadWM75MMissouriDoctorMedical
9ReedEdith MWifeWF73MMissouri
10ReedJulieGranddauWF9SIowa
1163EvansClarence HHeadWM53MIowa Hauling grainDairyyesUSUSS10nonono
12EvansDale EWifeWF47MIowa
1364 Sh 71 line 15
1465 Sh 71 line 19
1566DossSamuel AHeadWM69MTennessee
16DossLydia AWifeWF73MIndianayesUSUSS5
1767BurrellClarence SHeadWM342MIowa TruckingGen Trucking
18BurrellVivian LWifeWF32MIowa WaitressCafé
19BurrellRoe ASonWM10SIowa
20BurrellRonald CSonWM9SIowa
21BurrellSusan JDaughterWF2SIowayesUSUS0
2268ScottCarter EHeadWM60MIowa
23ScottUna MWifeWF55MIowa
24ScottRonald LSonWM12SIowa
2569 Sh 71 line 18
2670DavisHomer FHeadWM62MIowa Census TakerGov CensusyesUSUSS8nonomo
27DavisFern EWifeWF52MIowa
2871RobbinsMartin LHeadWM67MIowa
2972VentlingHarry LHeadWM49MMissouri TruckingGen Trucking
30VentlingHazel IWifeWF41MIowa
17VentlingSharon RDaughterWF10SIowa
273GarmonWilliam BHeadWM89MKentucky
3GarmonNettieWifeWF79MIowa
474BartlettKenneth KHeadWM41MIowa MerchantGroceries & Meat
5BartlettMargaret AWifeWF36MIowa MerchantGroceries & MeatyesUSUSS12
675ShoemakerHarvey DHeadWM37MIowa Firing FurnacePublic School
7ShoemakerGeneva LWifeWF35MIowa
8ShoemakerDarrell LSonWM14SIowa
9ShoemakerMarthaDaughterWF9SIowa
10ShoemakerJanetDaughterWF8SIowayesUSUSS3
11ShoemakerSharol KDaughterWF6SIowa
12ShoemakerVirginia LDaughterWF3SIowa
1376 Sh 72 line 5
1477LeeCarrie VHeadWF80WdIowa
1578WardripZilph PHeadWF43DIowayesUSUSC2
16WardripYvonneDaughterWF15SIowa
17WardripVelma DDaughterWF13SIowa
1879TilfordEveritt LHeadWM73MMissouri
19TilfordLillian MWifeWF60MIowa
20QuiglyLeona EGranddauWF16SIowayesUSUSS12
2180MerrittWilliam DHeadWM77WdIndiana
2281CoxHenry THeadWM72MMissouriWriting InsBroker Ins
23CoxEsther ZWifeWF60MIowa
2482ThompsonHoward GHeadWM29MMissouriMgrLumberyard
25ThompsonEvelynWifeWF30MMinnesotayesUSUSS12
26ThompsonStephen HHeadWM8SMinnesota
27ThompsonJohn JSonWM7SMinnesota
28ThompsonArnold WSonWM5SMinnesota
2983BurrellJohnie LHeadWM37MIowa SalesmanInsulating houses
30BurrellEthel LWifeWF33MMinnesotayesUsUSC13
18 BurrellJohn SSonWM7SIowa
2BurrellLinda LDaughterWF6SMissouri
3BurrellSharon SDaughterWF3SIowa
484LongacreFay WHeadWM64MIowa
5LongacreHermaWifeWF56MIowayesUSUSC1
6BoegerJane AMother-in-lawWF91WdIndiana
785NewtonEarl OHeadWM60MIowa FarmerFarm
8NewtonMargaret JWifeWF69MMissouri
9DavisClara RMother-in-lawWF94WdIndiana
1086 -Vacant
1187GeorgeEdward RHeadWM43SMissouri
12GeorgeAnna B SisterWF48SepMissouri
1388ElstonFred GHeadWM52MMissouri CarpenterHouse Bldg
14ElstonNaoma DWifeWF55MMissouri
15ElstonCarolyn IDaughterWF15SIowayesUSUSS9
1689HamiltonJames FHeadWM72MIowa
17HamiltonMay LWifeWF67MIowa
18AkesMabel IDaughterWF41DOklahoma TeacherPublic School
19WilliamsRuth LDaughterWF35MIowa CookCafé
20AganNelda RGranddauWF9SIowanoLucas CoIowaUSUSS3
2190ElstonKateHeadWF59WdIowa
2291CartwrightHarry LHeadWM76MIowa
23CartwrightGladys EWifeWF54MIowa
24MerrittAlice MMother-in-lawWF83WdIowa
2592 -Vacant
2693WheelerHazel EHeadWF51DIowa Bar TenderBeer Parlor
27WheelerAlbertFatherWM90WdIndiana
2894WheelerClifford SHeadWM64MIowa FarmerFarm
29WheelerGertrude EWifeWF63MNebraska
3095ButcherArtie WHeadWM43MIowaFilling StationServ StationyesUSUSS8nonono
19ButcherOpal CWifeWF39MIowaHelperServ Station
2ButcherHerald LSonWM17SIowa
3ButcherCarol ADaughterWF14SIowa
4ButcherElisabeth LDaughterWF11SIowayesUSUSS6
596BoegerMylesHeadWM69MIowa Farm workFarm
6BoegerLora AWifeWF62MIowa
797SutherlandWilliam LHeadWM56MIowa Farm workFarm
8SutherlandClella MWifeWF50MIowa
998GannonRobert EHeadWM30MMissouriFarm & PaintingPainting & FarmyesUSUSS8yesnono
10GannonWanda LWifeWF29MIowa
11GannonNorma LDaughterWF3SIowa
12StanleyNorman WFather-in-lawWM58WdMissouriSection LabRailroad
1399HamiltonWilliam RHeadWM28MMissouriMechanicFarm Tractors
14HamiltonBonnie JWifeWF22MMissourinoWarren Co IowaUSUSS12
15HamiltonAlexSonWM1SIowa
16100DygraffClaraHeadWF63WdIowa
17101 Vacant
18102BurrellEnoch SHeadWM72MKansas
19BurrellNellie FWifeWF68MKansasyesUSUSS8
20BurrellRex FSonWM27SIowa Cutting brushLake Contractor
21103 Vacant
22104McDowellDale LHeadWM21MIowa Farm workFarm
23McDowellElla JWifeWF20MIowa
24McDowellAnnatte KDaughterWFJanSIowa-USUS0
25105McLainJames HHeadWM39MIowa Feed & produceFeed & Produce
26McLainLouise AWifeWF36MGermanyyes
27HawseIrene L Step DauWF7SMinnesota
28McLainColleen ADaughterWFMaySIowa
29106HouckFaye DHeadWM19SIowaOperatorPool & Billard HallnoMarysvaleUtahUSUSS12nonono
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110107ChildersVernon EHeadWM36MKansas PastoralMinister
2ChildersMary DWifeWF36MKansasnoMontrose CoColoradoUSUSS12
3ChildersDarrell CSonWM15SKansas
4ChildersLaverna MDaughterWF13SKansas
5ChildersPaul RSonWM1SKansas
6108HamiltonRalph LHeadWM43MIowa Station workGas & Oil
7HamiltonDorothy JWifeWF30MIowa Station workGas & OilyesGermanyUSS10
8HamiltonLinda KDaughterWF3SIowa
9BernhardtHenry JFather-in-lawWM73MGermanyyes
10BernhardtMinta EMother-in-lawWF68MIowa
11109MooreJulie FHeadWF61WdIowa
12110HagenAnna MHeadWF51SepIowayesUSUSS9
13111McDonaldSuettaHeadWF58WdMissouri
14McDonaldVictor HSonWM12SIowa
15112BlackElizabethHeadWF76WdNew York
16113MartinGeorge EHeadWM54MMissouriFarmerFarm
17MartinHildredWifeWF51MIowa BookkeepingSale BarnyesUSUSS12
18McCabeFlorence MAuntWF64WdIowa House workon farm
19PetersonDonald LRoomerWM30SIowa Farm workFarmConcludes page
1713HillMaynard EHeadWM50MIllinoisPlasteringBrick MasonyesUSUSS8nonono
2HillBeatrice EWifeWF34MMissouriDishwashingCafé
3HillWillis ESonWM16SMissouri
4HillEsta MDaughterWF15SIowa
5HillMelva BDaughterWF7SIowa
67MacDonaldRoyHeadWM39MMichigan TeacherPublic SchoolyesCanadaUSC5nonono
7MacDonaldMargaret EWifeWF30MMichigan
8MacDonaldCarl RSonWM7SMichigan
9MacDonaldJames RSonWM4SMichigan
10MacDonaldJanis KDaughterWF3SMichigan
115MalaneyJohn WHeadWM51SepMissouri Sec workRailroadyesUSUSS11nonono
1244 Vacant
1339OsbornFrancis LHeadWM34MIowa Rural Mail CarrierUSPO
14OsbornFreeda MWifeWF25MIowaReceptionistMedical
1564 Home in Arizona
1637ZieglerHenry LHeadWM62MIndiana Farm workFarmyesGermanyUSS8nonono
17ZieglerGoldie GWifeWF52MIndiana
1869HendersonPhilnda CHeadWF65WdIowa
1965IvieLawrence EHeadWM68WdMissouri
2016MillerNonaHeadWF64WdMissouri
2132 Vacant
2246 Vacant
17256SankeyCarlHeadWM65MIowa SalesmanGlass & China
2SankeyOcean WWifeWF58MIowa
357 Vacant
419GiblerMary THeadWF77WdIowa
576GrimesPearl NHeadWF72WdIowayesUSUSS12
6114CraigMarcus VHeadWM34MIowa CarpenterPrivate house
7CraigJeanWifeWF18MIowa
86GrahamMargaret NDaughterWF30SIowa NursingFarm
925BurrellRoxcenaConcludes Davis City