| Town of Fertile, Worth County , Iowa | |||||||||
| 1940 Census | |||||||||
| The enumerator was Ruth M. Carey | |||||||||
| Below are listed all residents as of April 1, 1940. | |||||||||
| Population: 276 | |||||||||
| Family | Rent | Marital | |||||||
| No. | or Own | Surname | Given Name | Relationship | Sex | Age | Status | Birthplace | Occupation |
| 1 | O | Ouverson | Harley | head | m | 39 | married | Iowa | Proprietor of hatchery |
| “ “ | Edith | wife | f | 35 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Jean | daughter | f | 15 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Robert | son | m | 11 | single | Iowa | |||
| 2 | O | Jordan | August | head | m | 38 | married | Iowa | farmer |
| “ “ | Ernestine | wife | f | 29 | married | Minnesota | |||
| “ “ | Delores | daughter | f | 6 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Raymond | son | m | 21 | single | Iowa | |||
| 3 | O | Humphrey | Paul | head | m | 43 | married | Iowa | School janitor |
| “ “ | Lucille | wife | f | 42 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Leighton | son | m | 18 | single | Iowa | laborer | ||
| “ “ | Robert | son | m | 16 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Cleo | daughter | f | 14 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Earl | son | m | 12 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Wayne | son | m | 5 | single | Iowa | |||
| 4 | O | Halvorson | Clarke | head | m | 22 | married | Iowa | Farmer |
| “ “ | Margaret | wife | f | 20 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Henry M | daughter | f | 1 | single | Iowa | |||
| 5 | R | Halvorson | Emma | head | f | 64 | widowed | Iowa | |
| 6 | Deuel | Wallace | head | m | 53 | married | Iowa | Truck driver | |
| “ “ | Ethel | wife | f | 56 | married | Wisconsin | |||
| “ “ | Ivan | son | m | 32 | single | Iowa | Feed mill operator | ||
| 7 | O | Ouverson | Henry | head | m | 66 | married | Wisconsin | Farmer |
| “ “ | Mary | wife | f | 64 | married | Iowa | |||
| 8 | O | Sheimo | Phillip | head | m | 40 | married | Iowa | Milking machine salesman |
| “ “ | Naoma | wife | f | 43 | married | Indiana | |||
| “ “ | Paula Rae | daughter | f | 2 | single | Iowa | |||
| Shepley | Joan | stepdaughter | f | 18 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Gerard | stepson | m | 19 | single | Iowa | |||
| 9 | O | Rhodes | Dora | head | f | 75 | widowed | Iowa | |
| 10 | O | Hammervold | Ed | head | m | 51 | married | Norway | |
| “ “ | Sophia | wife | f | 51 | married | Norway | |||
| “ “ | Carol | daughter | f | 21 | single | Iowa | Maid in private home | ||
| “ “ | Willis | son | m | 18 | single | Iowa | Farmer | ||
| “ “ | Edith | daughter | f | 16 | single | Iowa | |||
| 11 | O | Ouverson | John A | head | m | 55 | married | Iowa | Farmer |
| “ “ | Elizabeth | wife | f | 54 | married | Ohio | |||
| “ “ | Allen | son | m | 22 | single | Iowa | Farm partner | ||
| “ “ | Francis | son | m | 18 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Maxine | daughter | f | 16 | single | Iowa | |||
| Robison | Bazil | father-in-law | m | 86 | widowed | Ohio | |||
| 12 | O | Ouverson | Martin | head | m | 59 | married | Iowa | Farmer |
| “ “ | Christina | wife | f | 54 | married | Minnesota | |||
| “ “ | Harold | son | m | 23 | single | Iowa | Farmer | ||
| “ “ | Donald | son | m | 18 | single | Iowa | Farmer | ||
| 13 | O | Jorgenson | Norman | head | m | 39 | married | Iowa | Truck driver |
| “ “ | Mildred | wife | f | 46 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Robert | son | m | 16 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Katherine | daughter | f | 15 | single | Iowa | |||
| 14 | R | Davis | Delton | head | m | 23 | married | Iowa | Farmer |
| “ “ | Helen | wife | f | 24 | married | Minnesota | |||
| Ebaugh | Stanly | lodger | m | 27 | single | Iowa | Truck driver | ||
| 15 | O | Stokke | Les | head | m | 40 | married | Iowa | Manager of feed mill |
| “ “ | Hazle | wife | f | 38 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Silence | daughter | f | 18 | single | Iowa | Maid in private home | ||
| “ “ | Francis | son | m | 15 | single | Iowa | Delivery boy | ||
| “ “ | Geraldine | daughter | f | 12 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Wendell | son | m | 5 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Harriet | daughter | f | 3 | single | Iowa | |||
| 16 | O | Johnson | Hans | head | m | 47 | married | Norway | Farmer |
| “ “ | Hilda | wife | f | 41 | married | Iowa | |||
| Cameron | James | lodger | m | 11 | single | South Dakota | |||
| 17 | R | Russell | Max | head | m | 42 | married | Iowa | Proprietor of cafe |
| “ “ | Frances | wife | f | 33 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Lanny | son | m | 6 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Madelyn | daughter | f | 5 | single | Iowa | |||
| 18 | O | Welch | Luella | head | f | 74 | widowed | Iowa | |
| Smith | Mina | daughter | f | 48 | widowed | Iowa | Maid in private home | ||
| “ “ | Arlene | granddaughter | f | 16 | single | Canada | |||
| 19 | R | Jenkins | Clyde | head | m | 23 | married | Iowa | Painter |
| “ “ | Loriane | wife | f | 22 | married | Iowa | |||
| 20 | R | Jenkins | Frank | head | m | 50 | married | Iowa | Dray man |
| “ “ | Lena | wife | f | 56 | married | Minnesota | |||
| “ “ | Norman | son | m | 20 | single | Iowa | Farm laborer | ||
| 21 | O | Roath | Mary | head | f | 71 | widowed | Iowa | |
| 22 | O | Shinn | Charlotte | head | f | 70 | widowed | Wisconsin | |
| “ “ | Edward | son | m | 50 | single | Iowa | Garage mechanic | ||
| 23 | R | Grooters | Arie | head | m | 35 | married | Iowa | School superintendent |
| “ “ | Iona | wife | f | 30 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Ruth | daughter | f | 5 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | John | son | m | 2 | single | Iowa | |||
| Shinn | Fern | lodger | f | 29 | single | Iowa | maid | ||
| Johnson | Florence | lodger | f | 30 | single | Iowa | |||
| Giddings | Margaret | lodger | f | 19 | single | Iowa | medical technician in hospital | ||
| Fredrickson | Carl | lodger | m | 53 | single | Iowa | proprietor of cafe. | ||
| Doty | Arlene | lodger | f | 35 | single | Iowa | primary teacher in public school. | ||
| Talbott | Jane | lodger | f | 26 | single | Iowa | works in public school | ||
| Morse | Gayle | lodger | f | 19 | single | Iowa | grade teacher in public school | ||
| Anderson | Beryl | lodger | f | 20 | single | Iowa | grade teacher in public school | ||
| French | Evangeline | lodger | f | 19 | single | Iowa | grade teacher in public school | ||
| Peterson | Loretta | lodger | f | 18 | single | Iowa | |||
| 24 | O | Miller | Verle | head | m | 30 | married | Iowa | Laborer |
| “ “ | Corrine | wife | f | 25 | married | Minnesota | |||
| “ “ | Earl Dean | son | m | 6 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Marlin E | son | m | 4 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Jean C | daughter | f | 1 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Jack G | son | m | single | Iowa | ||||
| 25 | R | Humphrey | Roger | head | m | 24 | married | Iowa | Carpenter |
| “ “ | Vera | wife | f | 26 | married | Iowa | |||
| 26 | O | White | James | head | m | 75 | married | N. Ireland | Farmer |
| “ “ | Nona | wife | f | 67 | married | Illinois | |||
| 27 | O | Humphrey | William | head | m | 78 | married | Ohio | |
| “ “ | Edioth | wife | f | 73 | married | Iowa | |||
| 28 | O | Humphrey | Amelia | head | f | 87 | widowed | Illinois | |
| Rodberg | Stanton | great grand son | m | 18 | single | Iowa | Truck driver | ||
| 29 | O | Hall | George | head | m | 39 | married | Iowa | Lineman for telephone co. |
| “ “ | Violet | wife | f | 37 | married | Iowa | |||
| 30 | O | Bork | Katherine | head | f | 79 | widowed | Denmark | |
| 31 | R | Kuns | Ernest | head | m | 32 | married | Iowa | Mechanic |
| “ “ | Vesta | wife | f | 29 | married | Iowa | School bus driver | ||
| “ “ | Neil | son | m | 8 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Dale | son | m | 6 | single | Iowa | |||
| 32 | R | Haugen | James | head | m | 26 | married | Iowa | Farm laborer |
| “ “ | Esther | wife | f | 25 | married | North Dakota | |||
| “ “ | Judy | daughter | f | 1/12 | single | Iowa | |||
| 33 | R | Sagen | Gus | head | m | 63 | married | Iowa | |
| “ “ | Annie | wife | f | 52 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Arline | daughter | f | 19 | single | Iowa | Cook in cafe | ||
| 34 | R | Miller | Ben | head | m | 56 | married | Ohio | Carpenter |
| “ “ | Ellen | wife | f | 51 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Ina | daughter | f | 21 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Glenis | son | m | 19 | single | Wisconsin | Laborer in hatchery | ||
| “ “ | Amos | son | m | 16 | single | Wisconsin | |||
| “ “ | Orland | son | m | 13 | single | Iowa | |||
| 35 | R | Hill | Merle | head | m | 36 | married | Iowa | Stock buyer |
| “ “ | Edna | wife | f | 32 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Joan | daughter | f | 5 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Susan | daughter | f | 6/12 | single | Iowa | |||
| 36 | O | Hjelmeland | Rasmus | head | m | 70 | married | Norway | |
| “ “ | Caroline | wife | f | 60 | married | Norway | |||
| 37 | R | Pederson | Jacobia | head | f | 70 | widowed | Norway | |
| 38 | O | Humphrey | George | head | m | 48 | married | Iowa | Carpenter |
| “ “ | Josephine | wife | f | 46 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Naomi | daughter | f | 15 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Mona | daughter | f | 8 | single | Iowa | |||
| 39 | R | Peterson | Kenneth | head | m | 30 | married | Iowa | Manager of retail store |
| “ “ | Guyda | wife | f | 27 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Richard | son | m | 4 | single | Iowa | |||
| 40 | R | Nye | Aimee | head | f | 46 | widowed | Iowa | Telephone operator |
| “ “ | Norman | son | m | 22 | single | Iowa | Truck driver for creamery | ||
| “ “ | Max | son | m | 19 | single | Iowa | Assistant butter maker | ||
| 41 | R | Johnson | Orlando | head | m | 34 | married | North Dakota | Laborer in butcher shop |
| “ “ | Leone | wife | f | 27 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Dean Allen | son | m | 6 | single | Iowa | |||
| 42 | R | Purcell | Frank | head | m | 57 | married | Iowa | Laborer in schoolhouse |
| “ “ | Winnie | wife | f | 50 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Raymond | son | m | 20 | single | Iowa | Laborer in hatchery | ||
| “ “ | Francis | son | m | 16 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Dale | son | m | 14 | single | Iowa | |||
| 43 | O | Brown | Malutalel | head | f | 83 | widowed | Wisconsin | |
| 44 | R | Jenkins | Lawerence | head | m | 30 | married | Iowa | Laborer – odd jobs |
| “ “ | Cora | wife | f | 29 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Frances | daughter | f | 9 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Norma | daughter | f | 4 | single | Iowa | |||
| 45 | O | Halvorson | Henry E | head | m | 47 | married | Iowa | Manager of lumber co. |
| “ “ | Cana | wife | f | 39 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Anline | daughter | f | 15 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Dorothy | daughter | f | 10 | single | Iowa | |||
| 46 | O | Elthon | Andrew | head | m | 77 | married | Norway | Proprietor of retail store |
| “ “ | Lena | wife | f | 70 | married | Wisconsin | |||
| 47 | R | Elthon | Thelan | head | m | 30 | married | Iowa | Manager |
| “ “ | Lillian | wife | f | 30 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Mary Lou | daughter | f | 7 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Robert | son | m | 4 | single | Iowa | |||
| 48 | Elthon | Leo | head | m | 41 | married | Iowa | Proprietor of stone quarry | |
| “ “ | Synneva | wife | f | 44 | married | Minnesota | |||
| “ “ | David | son | m | 10 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Dorothy | daughter | f | 11 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Ivind | daughter | f | 9 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Allan | son | m | 8 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Amy | daughter | f | 6 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Sylvia | daughter | f | 4 | single | Iowa | |||
| 49 | O | Deuel | Sophia | head | f | 58 | widowed | Iowa | Clerk in store |
| Erdal | Maglene | lodger | f | 26 | single | Iowa | English instructor in public school | ||
| Larson | Louis | lodger | m | 30 | single | Wisconsin | Coach in public school | ||
| Grundahl | Alvin | lofger | m | 23 | single | Wisconsin | Conducts band in public school | ||
| 50 | O | Hegney | Gunder | head | m | 65 | married | Norway | Proprietor of hardware school |
| “ “ | Belle | wife | f | 65 | married | Norway | |||
| 51 | R | Varner | Ernest | head | m | 32 | married | Wisconsin | Salesman for musical products |
| “ “ | Alma | wife | f | 34 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Marybelle | daughter | f | 1 | single | Iowa | |||
| 52 | O | Eikenbary | Charles E | head | m | 65 | married | California | Post master in post office |
| “ “ | Anna | wife | f | 57 | married | Iowa | Assistant postmaster | ||
| “ “ | Charles W | son | m | 20 | single | Iowa | Bookkeeper in bank | ||
| “ “ | Vada M | daughter | f | 15 | single | Iowa | |||
| 53 | R | Purcell | Glen | head | m | 26 | married | Iowa | Trucker in highway maintance |
| “ “ | Marcella | wife | f | 2 | married | Iowa | Clerk in store | ||
| 54 | O | Brue | Oscar | head | m | 49 | married | Iowa | Salesman of household goods |
| “ “ | Netter | wife | f | 57 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Norman | son | m | 13 | single | Iowa | |||
| Peterson | Carl | single | m | 54 | single | Iowa | Painter in building construction | ||
| 55 | O | Oswald | Norman | head | m | 31 | married | Iowa | Laborer in lime quarry |
| “ “ | Lyra | wife | f | 31 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Norma | daughter | f | 11 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | William | son | m | 5 | single | Iowa | |||
| 56 | O | Benson | Mary | head | f | 60 | widowed | Norway | |
| Haugen | Emma | sister | f | 62 | single | Norway | |||
| “ “ | Lars | brother | m | 71 | single | Norway | |||
| 57 | O | Burtness | Lester | head | m | 29 | married | Iowa | Laborer in lumber company |
| “ “ | Doris | wife | f | 28 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Janice | daughter | f | 7 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Joan | daughter | f | 2 | single | Iowa | |||
| 58 | R | Zobel | Ed | head | m | 27 | married | Iowa | Laborer in stone quarry |
| “ “ | Lilly | wife | f | 23 | married | Iowa | |||
| 59 | R | Vandenbosh | Henry | head | m | 35 | married | Iowa | Farm laborer |
| “ “ | Jeanethe | wife | f | 34 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Wayne | son | m | 13 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Donald | son | m | 11 | single | Iowa | |||
| 60 | O | Haugen | Mort | head | m | 41 | married | Iowa | Proprietor of meat shop |
| “ “ | Evelyn | wife | f | 38 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Dean Allan | son | m | 11 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Jerry David | son | m | 6 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Authur Dean | son | m | 1 | single | Iowa | |||
| 61 | R | Naseatt | Evertt | head | m | 73 | married | Illinois | Helper in meat store |
| “ “ | Ena May | wife | f | 69 | married | Iowa | |||
| 62 | O | Haugen | Ole | head | m | 78 | married | Norway | |
| “ “ | Annie | wife | f | 70 | married | Wisconsin | |||
| “ “ | Kenneth | son | m | 28 | single | Iowa | Tile layer on farm | ||
| 63 | O | Sanderson | George | head | m | 65 | married | Iowa | Carpenter in building construction |
| “ “ | Oura | wife | f | 46 | married | Illinois | |||
| “ “ | Anna | daughter | f | 11 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | James | son | m | 10 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Danny | son | m | 19 | single | Iowa | |||
| 64 | O | Vaa | Gunder | head | m | 72 | married | Norway | |
| “ “ | Isabell | wife | f | 59 | married | Minnesota | |||
| Halvorson | Earl | single | m | 88 | widowed | Norway | |||
| 65 | O | Halvorson | May | head | f | 75 | widowed | Wisconsin | |
| 66 | R | Carr | Dana | head | f | 70 | widowed | Iowa | Rug weaver |
| 67 | R | Dalager | Lena | head | f | 51 | widowed | North Dakota | |
| 68 | R | Rye | Lewis | head | m | 56 | married | Iowa | Farmer |
| “ “ | Caroline | wife | f | 58 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Gale | son | m | 27 | single | Iowa | Assistant attendant in filling station | ||
| “ “ | Carlys | son | m | 25 | single | Iowa | Farmer | ||
| “ “ | Norman | son | m | 21 | single | Iowa | Laborer in lumber yard | ||
| “ “ | Anna May | daughter | f | 16 | single | Iowa | |||
| 69 | O | Vaaga | Carolina | head | m | 27 | widowed | Norway | |
| 70 | Suby | Lewis | head | m | 36 | married | Iowa | Truck driver in lime rock quarry | |
| “ “ | Agnes | wife | f | 37 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Ardis | daughter | f | 14 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Dean | son | m | 7 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Donald | son | m | 4 | single | Iowa | |||
| 71 | O | Rodberg | Reuben | head | m | 31 | married | Iowa | Proprietor of filling station |
| “ “ | Bessie | wife | f | 35 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | James | son | m | 2 | single | Iowa | |||
| 72 | R | Ball | Orlo | head | m | 31 | married | Iowa | Manager of portable feed mill |
| “ “ | Clara | wife | f | 29 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Bonda | daughter | f | 8 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Larry | son | m | 5 | single | Iowa | |||
| 73 | Jenkins | James | head | m | 25 | married | Iowa | ||
| “ “ | Rozella | wife | f | 26 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Richard | son | m | 5 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Jerrad | son | m | 4 | single | ||||
| “ “ | Dennis K | son | m | 2 | single | ||||
| 74 | R | Cash | Henry | head | m | 33 | married | Iowa | Butter maker |
| “ “ | Thelma | wife | f | 25 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Jeralyn | daughter | f | 6 | single | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Judith | daughter | f | 3 | single | Iowa | |||
| 75 | R | Peterson | Clarence | head | m | 32 | married | New York | ??? |
| “ “ | Maris | wife | f | 28 | married | Iowa | |||
| R | Faaborg | Chris | Father-in-law | m | 59 | married | Iowa | Proprietor of hardware store | |
| 76 | R | Sheimo | Carl | head | m | 49 | married | Iowa | |
| “ “ | Hilda | wife | f | 50 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Stanton | son | m | 20 | single | Iowa | |||
| 77 | R | Okland | Hans E | head | m | 49 | married | Norway | Minister |
| “ “ | Julia | wife | f | 44 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Elmer | son | m | 25 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | Loraine | daughter-in-law | f | 24 | married | Iowa | |||
| “ “ | LaVonne | granddaughter | f | 4 | single | Iowa | |||
| 78 | O | Sheimo | Clarence | head | m | 62 | married | Iowa | Truck driver |
| “ “ | Tillie | wife | f | 62 | married | Iowa | |||
| 79 | O | Ouverson | Peter J | head | m | 75 | married | Wisconsin | |
| “ “ | Trena | wife | f | 70 | married | Wisconsin | |||
| Johnson | Bell | lodger | f | 73 | widowed | Norway | |||
| 80 | R | Hill | Jane | head | f | 74 | widowed | New York | |
| 81 | R | Schuler | Sidney | head | m | 23 | married | Washington | Minister |
| “ “ | Lilly | wife | f | 30 | married | Iowa | |||
NOTES: The census also had a column on race, but all were listed a white, so it wasn't included above.
Transcribed by Gordon Felland on 1/19/2015 from pictures of the original census records.