Hanlontown, Worth County, Iowa
1940 Census


All data as of April 1, 1940.
Population: 259.

Family Rent 0r




Marital

No. Own Surname Given Name Relationship Sex Age Status Birthplace Occupation
Danville Township







1 R Lee Selmer M. head m 29 married Iowa Public school janitor



Marcella A. wife f 27 married Iowa



Joan daughter f 6 single Iowa
2 R Nagel Wilbur head m 46 married Iowa Proprietor of garage



Gena wife f 39 married Iowa
3 R Thoms Edmund head m 44 married Illinois Agent in depot



Helena wife f 41 married Iowa



Loraine daughter f 16 single Iowa



Joan daughter f 12 single Iowa



Lloyd son m 7 single Minnesota
4 O Ford Bessie head f 62 single Iowa Farm laborer



Irvin brother m 43 single Iowa
5 O Munson Mons head m 81 single Norway



Casnis sister f 73 single Norway
6 R Phillips Verna head m 38 married Iowa Mechanic in garage



Nellie wife f 38 married Virginia



Douglass son m 12 single California



Marie daughter f 7 single California
7 O Johnson Fred head m 36 widowed England



Thomas son m 10 single Illinois



Mary M. daughter f 9 single Iowa



Fanny mother f 59 widowed England
8 O Smeby Mabel head f 31 married Iowa



Ocella daughter f 9 single Iowa



Eileen daughter f 6 single Iowa



June daughter f 3 single Iowa



Joan daughter f 2 single Iowa
9 O Brunsvold Henry head m 62 married Iowa



Sophia wife f 49 married Iowa



Dorothy daughter f 17 single Iowa



Sorend Father-in-law m 80 married Norway



Bertha Mother-in-law f 71 married' Iowa
10 R Jacobson Jerome head m 27 married Minnesota Proprietor of general store



Hazel wife f 31 married North Dakota



Patricia daughter f 3/12 single Iowa


Meixner Carol sister f 28 married Minnesota Saleslady in general store



Jean niece f 6 single Minnesota
11 R Field Ed head m 44 married Iowa Truck driver



Escher wife f 37 married Iowa



Harold son m 18 single Iowa
12 O Thorson Thomas head m 56 married Norway Proprietor of farm shop



Nellie wife f 51 married Wisconsin



Ruth daughter f 16 single Iowa
13 O Thorson Carrie head f 66 single Iowa


Hans brother m 64 single Iowa


Hegener Jeanette niece f 11 sngle Iowa
14 O Luckason Christina head f 68 widowed Iowa
15 R Doebel Henry head m 42 married Iowa Proprietor of garage



Rua wife f 40 married Iowa



David son m 8 single Iowa
16 R Thompson Helen head f 23 married Iowa
17 O Brunsvold ;Sara head f 71 widowed Norway
18 O Colby John head m 41 married North Wales Proprietor of peat goods



Enid wife f 34 married Indiana



John son m 12 single Iowa



Joseph son m 4 single Iowa


Anthony son m 10/12 single Iowa
19 R Hale Micheal head m 29 married Iowa Proprietor of filling station



Lorraine wife f 26 married Iowa



Dennis son m 1 single Iowa
20 O Bray Elmer head m 60 married Iowa Proprietor of hardware store



Ellen wife f 58 married Iowa



Loretta daughter f 29 single Iowa


Brunsvold Clarence lodger m 37 single Iowa Truck driver
21 O Loveless William head m 53 married Minnesota Proprietor of meat market



Elda wife f 56 married Minnesota



Boyd son m 19 single Iowa
22 O Kaasa Carrie head f 56 widowed Iowa Farmer



Kermit son m 30 single Iowa Truck driver



Bertham son m 21 single Iowa Filling station attendant



Burnette daughter f 17 single Iowa
23 O Knutson Thomas head m 58 single North Dakota Laborer in housing construction
24 O Waldrup Burley head m 47 married Illinois Section foreman on railroad



Catherine wife f 23 married Iowa
25 O Goodahl Richard head m 70 married Iowa Livestock buyer



Lucy wife f 61 married Iowa


Strand Alvin lodger m 33 single Iowa Butter maker in creamery
26 O Peterson Pete head m 69 single Iowa



Mary sister f 67 single Iowa

Methus Albert companion m 48 single Iowa Farmer


Gunderson Sidney servent m 22 single Iowa Farmer
27 R Hammond Vistan head m 56 married Maryland Laborer in peat co.



Alice wife f 49 married Wisconsin



Lola Marie daughter f 13 single Iowa



Victor L. daughter f 11 single Iowa


Hurd Guy brother-in-law m 55 single Iowa Laborer on railroad section
28 O Furness Arthur head m 28 married North Dakota Mechanic for peat company



Goodrum wife f 28 married Iowa



Ernest son m 7 single Iowa



Dale son m 5 single Iowa



Eugene son m 2 single Iowa



Roland son m 6/12 single Iowa
30 O Austin Marlin head m 26 married Iowa Assistant manager in elevator



Mary A. wife f 26 married Iowa



Glenn son m 8 single Iowa


Charles son m 6 single Iowa
31 O McNelley Charles head m 57 married Iowa Proprietor of barber shop



Myrtle wife f 46 married Iowa Postmistress at post office



Norman son m 24 single Iowa Foreman at peat co.



William son m 19 single Iowa
32 O Mueller Benton head m 38 married Iowa Proprietor of cafe



Lenore wife f 36 married Iowa Cook in cafe



Benton Jr. son m 11 single Iowa
33 R Strandquist Ray head m 28 married Iowa Truck driver



Lola wife f 25 married Iowa



Jimmy son m 5 single Wisconsin
34
Grove Peter head m 65 married Iowa



Georgiana wife f 61 married Iowa
35 R Larson Leslie head m 38 married Iowa Proprietor of filling station



Hazel wife f 35 married Iowa



Leslie J. son m 12 single Iowa



Susan B. daughter f 7 single Iowa


Milton V. Maurice
m 26 single Iowa Operator of service station
36 R Burke Harold M. head m 30 married South Dakota Superintendent of public school



Evelyn wife f 30 married South Dakota



Deborah daughter f 4 single South Dakota


Severs Dorothy
f 46 single Iowa Instructor in public school


Anderson Annabelle
f 27 single Minnesota Instructor in public school


Briggs Eleanor
f 22 single Iowa Instructor in public school


Frees Arlonius
f 20 married Iowa Instructor in public school


Thompson Leon
m 22 married Iowa Instructor in public school
37 O Hill Ole head m 46 single Wisconsin Farm laborer
38 O McEnelly Beulah head m 48 married Iowa
38 O McEnelly George m 50 married Iowa
Fertile Township






1 R Watson William head m 29 married North Dakota Music teacher



Elizabeth wife f 24 married Iowa
2 O Stromborn Axel head m 77 married Sweden Farmer



Caroline wife f 63 married Germany
3 O Halvorson G. H. head m 70 single Minnesota Pension
4 R Florence Darlene head f 41 widowed Pennsylvania Telephone operator



Patience daughter f 16 single Indiana



Dorothy daughter f 12 single Iowa
5 O Scott F. S. head m 67 married Michigan Store keeper



Daisy wife f 60 married Iowa Store keeper
6 O Kaasa Carl head m 51 married Iowa Owner of merchandise store



Thea wife f 48 married Iowa



Carlyle son m 20 single Iowa Clerk in merchandise store



LaVerne son m 18 single Iowa
7 R Logue Leslie head m 29 married Wisconsin Barber



Lucinda wife f 28 married Canada



Dean son m 6 single Iowa



Dale son m 4 single Iowa
8 R Swallow ;W. S. head m 70 married Illinois Farm hand



Ila wife f 50 married Iowa



Keith son m 9 single Iowa
9 R Russell Maurice head m 28 married Iowa Mechanic in implement shop



Althea wife f 23 married Iowa



Karen Faye daughter f 2/12 single Iowa
10 O Miller Arthur head m 25 single Minnesota Mason work – brick layer



Regina mother f 53 widowed Wisconsin Helper in beer parlor



Loraine sister f 15 single Iowa



Jay M. brother m 20 single Iowa Laborer for pioneer peat co.



Robert brother m 17 single Iowa Laborer for pioneer peat co.
11 O Bratrud Henry head m 66 married Iowa Blacksmith



Gertrude wife f 53 married Norway



Helen daughter f 23 single Iowa



Helmer son m 27 single Iowa Electrician



Richard adopted son m 1 single Iowa
12 O Knutson J. M. head m 55 married Norway Sec./Treasurer in pioneer peat co.



Clara wife f 58 married Iowa



Harold son m 24 widowed Iowa Truck driver for pioneer peat co.



Izetta daughter f 21 single Iowa Bookkeeper for pioneer peat co.



James son m 29 married North Dakota Laborer for pioneer peat co.



Rose Daughter-in-law f 18 married Iowa
13 R McMullen Norvel head m 37 married Iowa Agent for standard oil



Ruth wife f 33 married Illinois



Richard son m 8 single Iowa



Roger son m 3 single Iowa
14 R Swartz Samuel B. head m 32 married Pennsylvania Manager of farmer's elevator



Charlotte wife f 28 married Iowa



Myrtle Jeanne daughter f 9 single Iowa



Samuel B. son m 8 single Iowa



Daniel son m 2 single Iowa



David son m 1 single Iowa
15 O Schott Christ head m 68 married Germany Retired farmer



Creistina wife f 68 married Denmark
16 R Pauley Ralph head m 21 married Missouri Farm laborer



Olive wife f 18 married Missouri
17 R Carr Cecil head m 37 married Iowa Truck driver for fertile lumber



Norma wife f 26 married Iowa Clerk in drug store
18 O Escheriick Ed. head m 60 married Iowa Common laborer

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Juleana wife f 58 married Iowa Dressmaker
19 R Furness John head m 66 married Norway Foreman at Eli Colby peat co.



Aleda wife f 57 married Norway



Alvin son m 24 single North Dakota Peat processing



Melvin son m 22 single North Dakota Farm laborer



Invold son m 21 single North Dakota Peat processing – trucking



Carl son m 18 single North Dakota Peat processing



Evelyn daughter f 19 single North Dakota Housework



Judith daughter f 16 single North Dakota Waitress in restaurant



Dorothy daughter f 14 single Iowa



Helen daughter f 12 single Iowa
20 O Meservey Alfred head m 59 married Minnesota Truck gardener



Frances wife f 49 married Iowa



Wendle son m 15 single Iowa



Harold son m 12 single Minnesota



Burnadine daughter f 9 single Minnesota
21 O Smeby Otto head m 64 married Iowa Retired farmer



Randine wife f 58 married Iowa
22 O Lee Lana head m 62 widowed Iowa
23 R Russell W. T. head m 51 married Iowa Mechanic in implement shop



Ida wife f 57 married Iowa



Floyd son m 21 single Iowa Common laborer in peat bogs



Donald son m 16 single Iowa
24 O Torgeson Oline head f 86 widowed Norway



Ingwal son m 62 widowed Wisconsin Painter


Larson Ann maid f 52 single Iowa Housekeeper
25 R Nagel Charles head m 34 married Iowa Mechanic in Pontiac garage



Pearl wife f 31 married Iowa



Clifford son m 11 single Iowa



Beverly daughter f 7 single Iowa
26 R Amberg Edward head m 25 married Minnesota Laborer at eli colby co.



Marquette wife f 22 married Iowa



Anthony son m 1 single Iowa
27 R Peterson Harlan head m 23 married Iowa Laborer in peat bogs



Madelynne wife f 19 married Iowa
28 R Strandquist E. W. head m 39 married Illinois Laborer in peat bogs



Viola wife f 28 married Nebraska



Mary Lou daughter f 8 single Nebraska



Loretta daughter f 6 single Nebraska



Richard son m 2 single Nebraska
29 O Strandquist Minnie head f 59 widowed Sweden



Johnnie son m 24 single Iowa Laborer in peat bogs
31 O Richardson S. G. head m 73 single Iowa Retired laborer
32 O Colby Eli head m 39 married Iowa Manufacturer of peat products



Eleanore wife f 37 married Minnesota



John son m 14 single Minnesota



Janis daughter f 12 single Iowa



Karen daughter f 1 single Iowa
33 O Ausenhus Esther head f 42 widowed Iowa Relief



Roy son m 17 single Iowa



Bernice daughter f 14 single Iowa



Norris son m 11 single Iowa



Jane daughter f 8 single Iowa



Dorothy daughter f 6 single Iowa
34 O Kaasa T. G. head m 45 married Iowa Farming – poultry



Theresa wife f 37 married Iowa



Harris son m 14 single Iowa



Merkvegn daughter f 4 single Iowa



K. Carol daughter f 2 single Iowa
35 o Peck Fred head m 73 married Iowa Retired



Stella wife f 71 married Iowa
36 o Brunsvold Halvor E. head m 75 married Norway Retired farmer



Thea wife f 65 married Norway
37 R Lund Olaf head m 35 married Norway Helper in creamery



Thelma wife f 27 married Iowa



Betty daughter f 6 single Iowa



Margaret daughter f 2 single Iowa
38 R Lewis Carl head m 55 widowed Wisconsin Laborer at Colby peat co.



Marian daughter f 18 single Iowa
39 R Crooks Harry L. head m 34 married North Dakota Laborer at Eli Colby co.



Myrtle wife f 28 married Iowa



Darrell son m 4 single Iowa



Donavin son m 3 single Iowa



Albert brother m 29 married North Dakota Laborer in Eli peat co.



Eleanore Sister-in-law f 20 married North Dakota
40 O Hegney John G. head m 56 widowed Minnesota Carpenter



Oran A. son m 16 single Iowa
41 R Ranglin Edwin E. head m 48 married Wisconsin Banker



Laura wife f 45 married Wisconsin









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 6/3/2016 from pictures of the original census records.