Census Data for Poor Farm: 1915 - 1920
1915 State Census Bremer County Age Marital Status Origin Occupation Bailey, John 65y single US insane Barber, Clarence 47y single US insane Biederman, Charles 43y single Switzerland insane Bun (Burr?), Henry 38y single Iowa insane Hide(?), Sarah 73y widowed Ohio Erdmann, Frank 21y single Wisconsin orphan Felk, August 70y widowed Germany Felk, Ermil 26y single Illinois insane Ferris, William 80y widowed Germany Fitz (Fitzgerald?), Patrick 77y widowed Ireland Gade, Minnie 64y widowed Germany Insane Gentz (Gertz?),Henry 16y single Minnesota orphan Harker, Laura 50y single Iowa Insane Lang, William 45y single Germany insane Say, Hench 70y widowed Wisconsin Owens, Parley 70y single USA Perkins, Mary 59y single Illinois blind Redies, Caroline 43y married Iowa insane/Indepen. Hosp. Rohde, Charles 66y single Germany insane Seehase, Anna 48y widowed Germany Showers, Ernest 60y divorced Germany insane Snyder, Henry 30y married Russia insane Snyder, Henry 6y single Kansas Snyder, (Mrs.) Henry 27y married Russia Snyder, Jacob 1y single Iowa Snyder, Katie 8y single Colorado Snyder, Mary 4y single Kansas Swark, Fred 44y single Germany insane Tibbets, Charles 65y single Iowa insane Weston, Charles 76y single Indiana Zelle, William 51y divorced Germany insane
1920 Federal Census Age Marital Status Age Origin Occupation Kueker, Will L. 42y married 1878 Iowa Steward of County Farm Kueker, Anna 40y married 1880 Iowa wife Kueker, Fred C. 13y single 1907 Iowa son Kueker, Elenora 11y single 1909 Iowa daughter Kueker, Leona 8y single 1912 Iowa daughter Kueker, Alfred 5y single 1915 Iowa son Greene, John 52y single 1868 Iowa hired man Allen, Kate (Mrs.) not given not given not given USA Insane Ashmore, William 56y married 1864 USA Insane Barber, Clarence 51y single 1869 USA Insane Bedreeman, Charles 48y single 1872 USA insane Burr, Henry 44y single 1876 USA insane Dewell, Sarah 78y divorced 1842 USA old, poor Feldt, Emil 32y single 1888 USA Insane, epileptic fits Fitzgerald, Patrick 85y widowed 1835 USA old, poor Gaeder, Minnie (Mrs.) 79y widowed 1841 USA insane Ingersoll, William 59y divorced 1861 USA Insane Jones, Eva not given not given not given USA insane Kerns, Julie not given not given not given USA insane Lang, William 51y single 1869 USA insane Mahnke, Louise 41y single 1879 USA insane - epileptic fits Maynard, Homer 71y widowed 1849 USA crippled legs, poor Michael, Henry 66y widowed 1854 USA old age, poor Meyer, Frederick 67y single 1853 USA old age, poor McMullen, William 56y single 1864 USA insane Perkins, Mary 64y single 1856 USA blind Rohede, Charles 65y single 1855 USA insane Schawer, Earnest 68y divorced 1852 USA insane Schweer, Francis 39y divorced 1881 USA poor Snider, Elizabeth 31y widowed 1889 USA insane Schuman, Anna 38y single 1882 USA deaf & dumb Schuman, Clara 36y single 1884 USA deaf & dumb Seehase, Anna 54y single 1866 USA deaf & dumb Sheldon, Martin 79y widowed 1841 USA poor Shoenbeck, Herman 46y single 1874 USA insane Spuhr, Anna not given single not given USA Insane - epileptic fits Tibbits, Charles 69y single not given USA insane Thomas, Martha 55y divorced 1865 USA poor Walker, Harvey not given single not given USA insane Walther, Lucile 5y single not given USA poor See also: Poor Farm Census Data for 1880-1895 ----- 1900 - 1910 ----- 1925 - 1930