Town of Fertile, Iowa
1930 Census
Census taken by Frances C. Anderson during the month of April, 1930
Listed by Heads of household followed by household members and relationship.
Population: 232
.
Name Relationship Age Birthplace Race Imm.Year Occupation
B M Mendsager Head 64 Norway White 1887 Farm worker
Emma Mendsager Wife 55 Norway 1893
Ivan Mendsager Son 14 Iowa
Gunder Vas Head 62 Norway White 1890 Odd jobs
Isabelle Vas Wife 41 Minnesota
Gullick Hegney Head 81 Norway White 1876 None
Aslaug Hegney Wife 81 Norway 1876
G O Sanderson Head 55 Iowa White Carpenter
Aura Sanderson Wife 33 Illinois
Anna Sanderson Daughter 1 3/12 Iowa
Ed Hammervold Head 41 Norway White 1920 Tenant farmer
Sophia Hammervold Wife 41 Norway 1920
Carol Hammervold Daughter 11 Norway 1920
Edith Hammervold Daughter 6 Iowa
William Hammervold Son 8 Iowa
Andrew Elthon Head 67 Norway White 1872 General store manager
Olena Elthon Wife 59 Norway
Thelan Elthon Son 20 Norway Store clerk
Ed Rodberg Head 37 Iowa White Carpenter
Altie Rodberg Wife 27 Iowa
Stanton Rodberg Son 8 Iowa
Cora Rodberg Daughter 5 Iowa
Lula Mae Rodberg Daughter 3 Iowa
Rueben Rodberg Brother 21 Iowa Hardware store clerk
George Humphrey Head 38 Iowa White Truck driver
Josephine Humphrey Wife 36 Iowa
Roger Humphrey Son 14 Iowa
Naomi Humphrey Daughter 5 Iowa
Andrew Suby Head 61 Norway White 1870 None
Celia Suby Wife 53 Iowa
Morris Suby Son 21 Iowa Odd jobs
Doris Suby Daughter 14 Iowa
Arthur Suby Son 10 Iowa
Forrest Norem Head 33 Illinois White Oil statdion manager
Maude Norem Wife 39 Minnesota
Duane Norem Son 14 Iowa
Sheire Norem Daughter 13 Iowa
L M Foster Head 74 Canada White None
Rosalie Foster Wife 73 Ohio
Kent Foster Son 34 Iowa
Beth Foster Daughter 32 Iowa
W W Kirk Father 98 Ohio White
Mattie Ainsworth Sister 62 Iowa White Teacher
Gunder Heaney Head 55 Norway White 1877 Plumber
Bell Heaney Wife 54 Norway 1902
M A Haugen Head 31 Iowa White Butcher
Evelyn Haugen Wife 26 Iowa
Dean Haugen Son 1 9/12 Iowa
Oswald Evenson Head 31 Iowa White Restaurant manager
Blanch Evenson Wife 33 Iowa
Everett Evenson Son 9 Iowa
Charles Evenson Son 6 Iowa
Eva Marie Evenson Daughter 2 11/12 Iowa
N O Ouverson Head 42 Iowa White Repair shop manager
Hazel Ouverson Wife 31 Iowa
Lucille Ouverson Daughter 11 Iowa
Billy Ouverson Son 9 Iowa
Darlene Ouverson Daughter 1 7/12 Iowa
Ernest Kuns Lodger 22 Iowa White Mechanic
Edwin Brown Head 81 Wisconsin White None
Mahthdel Brown Wife 73 Wisconsin
Amie Mae Nye Head 36 Iowa White Switchboard operator
Max Nye Son 9 Iowa
C Norman Nye Son 12 Iowa
Mary Roath Head 61 Iowa White None
Ben Miller Head 45 Ohio White Tiling
Ellen Miller Wife 41 Iowa
Verle Miller Son 20 Iowa
Alvin Miller Son 19 South Dakota
Leona Miller Daughter 17 Iowa
Viola Miller Daughter 15 Iowa
Verna Miller Daughter 14 Iowa
Iva Miller Daughter 12 Iowa
Glennis Miller Son 9 Wisconsin
Amos Miller Son 6 Wisconsin
Orland Miller Son 3 Wisconsin
Henry E Halvorson Head 38 Iowa White Lumber yard manager
Cora Halvorson Wife 29 Iowa
Arlene Halvorson Daughter 5 Iowa
Dorothy Ann Halvorson Daughter 0 3/12 Iowa
James Rampton Head 81 England White None
Charlotte Skian Daughter 60 Wisconsin White None
N N Mestad Head 74 Norway White 1855 Carpenter
Caroline Mestad Wife 70 Wisconsin
Orin Calhoun Head 56 New York White None
Cecelia Calhoun Wife 55 Iowa
Floyd Calhoun Son 8 Iowa
Carl Madison Lodger 44 Denmark White 1910 Tiling
Frank Jenkins Head 44 Iowa White Truck driver
Lena Jenkins Wife 47 Minnesota
Jimmy Jenkins Son 17 Minnesota
Clyde Jenkins Son 12 Minnesota
Norman Jenkins Son 9 Minnesota
Geneva Jenkins Daughter 17 Minnesota
Laurence Jenkins Head 20 Iowa White Odd jobs
Cora Jenkins Wife 19 Iowa
Mary Stout Head 63 Ohio White None
Mae Halvorson Head 67 Wisconsin White None
I A Halvorson Relative 56 Minnesota Blacksmith
George W Hall Head 28 Iowa White Odd jobs
Violet Hall Wife 27 Iowa
William R Carr Head 66 Wisconsin White Truck driver
Dora Carr Wife 60 Iowa
Vesta Carr Daughter 19 Iowa
Catheirne Back Head 69 Denmark White 1883 None
Leo Stokke Head 30 Iowa White Odd jobs
Hazel Stokke Wife 28 Iowa
Silence Stokke Daughter 8 Iowa
Francis Stokke Son 5 Iowa
Geraldine Stokke Daughter 2 7/12 Iowa
Andrew A Johnson Head 62 Iowa White Farm worker
Belle Johnson Wife 63 Norway 1868
Pearl V Johnson Daughter 21 Iowa
Kari Johnson Mother 86 Norway 1880
C Norman Jorgenson Head 29 Iowa White Oil Company agent
Mabel Jorgenson Wife 30 Iowa
Robert Jorgenson Son 6 Iowa
Catherine Jorgenson Daughter 5 Iowa
J F Rhodes Head 68 Iowa White Odd jobs
Dora Rhodes Wife 65 Iowa
Andrew Field Head 33 Wisconsin White Restaurant manager
Gail Field Wife 32 Iowa
Hubert Field Son 13 Iowa
Russell Field Son 11 Iowa
Beverly Field Daughter 1 8/12 Iowa
Peter Ouverson Head 65 Wisconsin White Insurance agent
Tresa Ouverson Wife 60 Wisconsin
Hans Johnson Head 38 Norway White 1901 Odd jobs
Hilda Johnson Wife 32 Iowa Store clerk
Charles Eikenbary Head 55 California White Postmaster
Anna Eikenbary Wife 47 Iowa
Charles Eikenbary Son 10 Iowa
Vada Eikenbary Daughter 5 Iowa
William H Humphrey Head 68 Ohio White School janitor
Edith M Humphrey Wife 63 Iowa
Earl Humphrey Son 20 Iowa Odd jobs
Edward W Lilley Head 36 Pennsylvania White School superintendent
Lena Lilley Wife 36 Ohio
Holdene Lilley Son 11 Iowa
Betty Jean Lilley Daughter 10 Iowa
A E Halvorson Head 48 Minnesota White Odd jobs
Jennie Halvorson Wife 46 Norway 1899
K O Sheimo Head 80 Norway White 1870 None
Sophie Devel Daughter 48 Iowa White
Norman Oswald Head 21 Iowa White Farm worker
Lyra Oswald Wife 21 Iowa
Norma Oswald Daughter 1 6/12 Iowa
Minnie Oswald Head 52 Massachusetts White None
Marcella Oswald Daughter 17 Iowa
Roland Oswald Son 15 Iowa
Claire Oswald Daughter 13 Iowa
C O Sheimo Head 52 Iowa White General store manager
Tille Sheimo Wife 52 Iowa
Hazel Bortner Lodger 23 Iowa White Teacher
Carl Sheimo Head 39 Iowa White Hardware store manager
Hilda Sheimo Wife 39 Iowa
Stanton Sheimo Son 10 Iowa
Amelia Humphrey Head 75 Illinois White None
Lena Dalager Head 45 Minnesota White None
Norma Dalager Daughter 11 Iowa
Ethel Howlett Lodger 26 Iowa White Teacher
Henry O Halvorson Head 51 Iowa White Odd jobs
Adeline Halvorson Daughter 22 North Dakota
Clark Halvorson Son 12
E B Jones Head 54 Iowa White General store manager
Edith Jones Wife 47 Iowa
Melva Jones Daughter 16 Iowa
Dale Jones Son 11 Iowa
E W Wescott Head 63 Illinois White Butcher shop worker
Ena Wescott Wife 59 Iowa
Alvin Suby Head 29 Iowa White Odd jobs
Beulah Suby Wife 27 Iowa
Arden Suby Son 5 Iowa
Norman Suby Son 3 Iowa
Adell Suby Daughter 1 4/12 Iowa
Julius Tallackson Head 49 Iowa White Odd jobs
Jacob Tallackson Brother 47 Iowa Carpenter
Tona Tallackson Mother 73 Norway 1858
Ole Brenden Head 62 Wisconsin White Odd jobs
Etta Brenden Wife 52 Iowa
Andrew Groe Father-in-law 86 Norway White
Rev. Hjelmeland Head 60 Norway White 1890 Lutheran pastor
Anna Hjelmeland Wife 58 Norway 1887
Olaf Hjelmeland Son 25 North Dakota
Agnes Hjelmeland Daughter 18 Iowa
Carroll Johnson Lodger 23 Iowa White Teacher
Anna Rye Head 66 Wisconsin White None
Frank Purcell Head 47 Iowa White Tenant farmer
Winnie Purcell Wife 40 Iowa
Marguerite Purcell Daughter 18 Iowa
Glena Purcell Son 16 Iowa
Eva Purcell Daughter 15 Iowa
Edward Purcell Son 12 Iowa
Raymond Purcell Son 10 Iowa
Francis Purcell Son 7 Iowa
Dale Purcell Son 4 Iowa
Ariel Gaskill Lodger 81 Ohio White
Roy Larson Head 39 Iowa White Farmer
Mae Larson Wife 36 Iowa
Genevieve Larson Daughter 17 Iowa White
Wilma Larson Daughter 13 Iowa
Eunice Larson Daughter 11 Iowa
Wallace Deuel Head 44 Iowa White Tenant farmer
Ethel Deuel Wife 46 Wisconsin
Ivan Deuel Son 22 Iowa
Vera Deuel Daughter 16 Iowa
Martin Ouverson Head 49 Iowa White Farmer
Christina Ouverson Wife 43 Minnesota
Leonard Ouverson Son 19 Iowa
Harold Ouverson Son 14 Iowa
Donald Ouverson Son 9 Iowa
John A Ouverson Head 45 Iowa White Farmer
Elizabeth Ouverson Wife 44 Ohio
Mavis Ouverson Daughter 16 Iowa
Allen Ouverson Son 11 Iowa
Francis Ouverson Son 8 Iowa
Marine Ouverson Daughter 6 Iowa
Baszel Robison Brother-in-law 76 Ohio White
H P Engen Head 46 Norway White 1903 Buttermaker
Christina Engen Wife 45 Norway 1907 Assistant buttermaker
Paul Engen Son 20 Iowa
Marie Engen Daughter 17 Iowa
Louie Humphrey Head 58 Ohio White None
Humphrey Daughter 18 Iowa
Ardis Humphrey Daughter 0 1/12 Iowa
E F Kimball Head 34 Minnesota White Tenant farmer
Anna Kimball Wife 35 Iowa
Arden Kimball Son 9 Minnesota
Audrey Kimball Daughter 7 Minnesota
Wanda Mae Kimball Daughter 2 1/12 Iowa
Roscoe Ackerson Servant 22 Minnesota White Farm worker
Roscoe Norem Head 30 Illinois White Tenant farmer
Hannah Norem Wife 30 Minnesota
Margaret Norem Daughter 5 Iowa
Gersen Norem Daughter 2 Iowa
Christ Billison Head 62 Iowa White Farm worker
Louise Billison Wife 52 Iowa
Palma Billison Daughter 13 Iowa
Sources: National Archives Film T626_691 ED 8 1A-3A & 1B-2B
Transcribed by Gordon Felland, 3/13/2005