LEGEND

Line No.
LOCATION
1 - Street, avenue, road, etc. [no notations in this column]
2 - House number (in cities and towns). [no notations in this column]
HOUSEHOLD DATA
3 - Number of household in order of visitation.
4 - Home owned (0) or rented (R)
5 - Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented.
6 - Does this household live on a farm? (Yes or No).
NAME
7 - Name of each person whose usual place of residence on April 1, 1940 was in this household.
      BE SURE TO INCLUDE:
      1. Persons temporarily absent from household. Write "Ab" after names of such persons.
      2. Children under 1 year of age. Write "Infant" if child has not been give a first name.
      Enter after name of person furnishing information.
RELATION
8 - Relationship of this person to head of the household, as wife, daughter, father, mother-in-law, grandson, lodger, lodger's wife,
      servant, hired hand, etc.
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION
9 - Sex - Male (M), or Female (F).
10 - Color or race.
11 - Age at last birthday.
12 - Marital status - Single (S), Married (M), Widowed (Wd), Divorced (D)
EDUCATION
13 - Attended school or college any time since March1, 1940? (Yes or No)
14 - Highest grade of school completed.
      None (0), Elementary school, 1st to 8th grade (1, 2, etc. to 8)
      High School, 1st to 4th year (H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4)
      College, 1st to 4th year (C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4)
      College, 5th to subsequent year (C-5)
PLACE OF BIRTH
15 - If born in United States, give State, Territory, or possession
      If foreign born, give country in which birthplace was situated on January 1, 1937.
      Distinguish Canada-French from Canada-English and Irish Free State (Eire) from Northern Ireland.
CITIZENSHIP
16 - Citizenship of the foreign born. (NA Naturalized)
RESIDENCE, APRIL 1, 1935
17 - City, town, or village having 2,500 or more inhabitants.
      Enter "R" for all other places.
18 - County.
19 - STATE (or Territory of foreign country).
20 - On farm? (Yes or No).
PERSONS 14 YEARS OLD AND OVER - EMPLOYMENT STATUS
21 - Was this person AT WORK for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Govt. work during week of March 24 - 30? (Yes or No).
22 - If not, was he at work on, or assigned to public EMERGENCY WORK (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc.) during week of March 24 - 30? (Yes or No).
23 - Was this person SEEKING WORK? (Yes or No).
24 - If not seeking work, did he HAVE A JOB, business, etc.? (Yes or No).
25 - Indicate whether engaged in home housework (H), in school (S), unable to work (U) or other (Ot)
26 - Number of hours worked during week of March 24-30, 1940.
27 - Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 0- in weeks.
28 - OCCUPATION. Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, etc.
29 - INDUSTRY. Industry or business. [no notations in this column]
30 - Class of worker. Wage or salary worker in private work (PW)
      Wage or salary worker in Government work (GW)
      Employer (E)
      Working on own account (OA)
      Unpaid family worker (NP)
31 - Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent full-time weeks)
32 - Amount of money wages or salary received (including commissions).
33 - Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? (Yes or No).
34 - Number of Farm Schedule.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

1

1

O

1000

No

Shay, T. S. Jr.

Head

M

W

51

M

No

C2

Iowa

R

Ringgold

Iowa

Yes

Yes

60

farmer

agriculture

52

900

Yes

2

0

----- Mary

Wife

F

W

47

M

No

H3

Iowa

R

Ringgold

Iowa

Yes

no

no

no

no

H

3

2

R

6

No

Mullin, Dennis

Head

M

W

75

M

no

8

Iowa

same house

no

no

no

no

U

12

400

No

4

----- Mary K.

Wife

F

W

70

M

No

8

Iowa

same house

no

no

no

np

H

5

----- Roger

Son

M

W

48

WD

No

H2

Iowa

same house

Omaha

Nebr.

No

no

no

no

no

OT

6

3

R

10

No

McElhaney, V. T.

Head

M

W

44

M

No

H3

Iowa

R

Page

Iowa

Yes

Yes

84

merchant

dry goods

1380

No

No

7

&n bsp;

----- Fern

Wife

F

W

42

M

No

H1

Iowa

R

Page

Iowa

Yes

no

no

no

no

H

8

----- Helen J.

Daughter

F

W

30

S

Yes

C1

Missouri

Yes

No

44

Secretary

office

PW

46

800

9

----- Marvin

Son

M

W

19

S

Yes

C1

Missouri

Ringgold

Iowa

Yes

S

10

4

R

5

No

Nolan, James

Head

M

W

66

M

No

8

Iowa

same place

Yes

no

no

no

no

U

14

Farmer

agriculture

OA

6

36

2

11

----- Julia M.

Wife

F

W

64

M

No

H2

Iowa

same place

Yes

no

no

no

no

H

52

No

12

Herbert

son

M

W

24

S

No

H4

Iowa

same place

no

no

yes

Insurance Work

life

36

1000

no

13

Roger

son

M

W

26

S

No

H1

Iowa

same place

yes

no

yes

12

Custodian

school

PW

14

5

R

6

no

Warren, Miller*

Head

M

W

30

M

No

H1

Iowa

same place

no

no

no

no

OT

none

T

labor

Treater Operator

480

no

15

Ardyth

Wife

F

W

29

M

no

H2

Iowa

Bedford

Taylor

Iowa

no

no

no

no

no

H

16

Bettie

Daughter

F

W

4

S

No

Iowa

same place

17

Michael

Son

M

W

1

S

No

Iowa

same place

18

6

O

800

No

Miller, Fred L.

Head

M

W

43

M

No

H1

Missouri

same place

yes

Mail Carrier

U. S. Mail

GW

2180

No

19

Ida

Wife

F

W

32

M

No

H1

Missouri

same place

no

no

no

no

H

no

20

7

O

4000

No

Culhane, M. J. .

Head

M

W

48

S

No

C5

Ireland

1st papers

same place

Yes

O.T.

18

Clergyman

Priest

PW

52

500

No

21

8

O

200

No

Schuster, Ralph

Head

M

W

36

M

No

7

Kansas

same place

Yes

laborer

farm work

PW

40

500

Yes

22

Growella

wife

F

W

32

S

No

7

Iowa

same place

no

no

no

no

H

23

Jolene

Dauughter

F

W

13

S

Yes

H1

Iowa

same place

Yes

S

24

9

R

5

No

Bowman, Milie

Head

M

W

53

M

No

H3

Missouri

same place

Yes

no

yes

no

no

no

32

Laborer

[illegible]

GW

32

300

no

25

Georgia

wife

F

W

54

M

No

8

Missouri

same place

no

no

no

no

H

26

Charles

Son

M

W

21

S

No

H4

Missouri

no

no

yes

H

48

laborer

farm work

PW

40

300

No

27

Dorothy

Daughter

F

W

18

S

yes

H3

Missouri

Yes

Yes

S

28

Marion

Son

M

W

16

S

yes

H1

S

29

10

O

1000

no

Carr, F. B.**

Head

M

W

35

S

No

H4

Iowa

same house

yes

72

merchant

general

OA

52

1500

No

30

Kathrine

Mother

F

W

65

WD

No

H2

Illinois

same house

no

no

no

no

U

31

Maurice

Son

M

W

16

S

No

C4

Iowa

S

No

32

Wheeler, Nellie

House Keeper

F

W

59

S

No

7

Minnesota

Hennten

Minnesota

no

Yes

72

house keeper

private home

PW

36

158

No

33

11

R

8

no

Hull, J. B.

Head

M

W

57

S

No

H4

Ohio

same house

Yes

60

laborer

farm work

PW

52

420

no

34

Josephine Ann

Wife

F

W

49

WD

No

C1

Iowa

no

no

no

no

H

No

35

Mary J.

Daughter

F

W

17

S

Yes

C1

Iowa

Ringgold

Iowa

Yes

S

36

12

R

8

No

Pene, Arthur

Head

M

W

27

M

No

H4

Iowa

R

Yes

72

attendant

gasoline filling station

PW

52

420

Yes

37

Verrmilla

Wife

F

W

24

M

No

H4

Iowa

R

yes

no

no

no

no

H

UP

No

38

No

Van Syoc, Bryce

lodger

M

W

23

S

No

C4

Iowa

R

Warren

Iowa

Yes

Yes

45

teacher

public school

PW

36

910

No

39

13

O

3000

No

Warin, John D.

Head

M

W

32

M

No

H4

Iowa

R

Taylor

Iowa

Yes

Yes

72

merchant

general mdse

PW

52

2800

No

40

Warin, Mary C.

Wife

F

W

29

M

No

C2

Iowa

R

Taylor

Iowa

yes

no

no

no

no

H

SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS

	NAME	PLACE OF BIRTH OF FATHER    MOTHER	MOTHER TONGUE	VETERANS	SOCIALSECURITY	USUAL OCCUPATION
* 14	Warren, Miller	Iowa    Missouri	American	No	laborer	Treater Operator   PW
** 29	Carr, F. B.	Iowa    Illinois	American	No	merchant	general selling   OA (own account)

RINGGOLD COUNTY, IOWA
MALOY TOWN
Benton Township

Sheet No. 2 B, Enumerated April 2, 1940 by John D. Warin, Enumerator

NOTE: Spellings have not been corrected but transcribed as best as can be deciphered.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

41

Retann

Daughter

F

W

3

S

42

Rosemary

Daughter

F

W

3/4

Iowa

43

14

O

200

No

O'Rourke, David

Head

M

W

46

S

No

8

Ireland

1st papers

same house

Clark [Clarke?]

no

no

yes

laborer

farm worker

PW

52

600

Yes

44

15

O

400

No

Dugan, Guy

Head

M

W

43

M

No

8

Iowa

same house

yes

72

laborer

farm worker

PW

52

1900

No

45

Maymie

Wife

F

W

40

M

No

8

Iowa

no

no

no

no

H

p;

46

Mildred

Daughter

F

W

18

S

No

H4

Iowa

no

no

no

no

H

47

Mary Margaret

Daughter

F

W

15

S

Yes

H1

Iowa

S

48

John

Son

M

W

13

S

Yes

H1

Iowa

No

S

49

16

O

300

no

Stanley, J. T.

Head

M

W

59

M

No

8

Illinois

W

same place

no

no

yes

laborer

farm worker

PW

52

360

no

no

50

Rose

Wife

F

W

52

M

No

6

Missouri

no

no

no

no

H

51

Clearnce (sic)

Son

M

W

28

S

No

H4

Iowa

no

no

yes

laborer

farm work

PW

16

120

no

no

52

James

Son

M

W

16

S

Yes

H1

Iowa

S

53

17

R

7

no

Jennings, Lee

Head

M

W

70

M

No

H1

Iowa

same place

Yes

no

no

yes

laborer

farm work

PW

0

75

yes

54

Ettie

Wife

F

W

64

M

No

H2

Iowa

same house

Yes

no

no

no

no

H

55

Jennings, Eearnest (sic)*

Son

M

W

38

WD

No

8

Iowa

no

no

yes

laborer

farm worker;

PW

40

300

yes

56

Phyllis

Granddaughter

F

W

10

S

Yes

5

Iowa

S

57

Ernest M.

Grandson

M

W

6

S

Yes

1

Iowa

S

58

Earl

Son

M

W

26

S

No

7

Iowa

no

no

yes

60

laborer

farm work

PW

36

250

no

59

N. H..

Son

M

W

23

S

No

C2

Iowa

Madison

Iowa

No

yes

truck driver

general trucking

PW

16

240

yes

60

18

O

300

no

Cowell, Clyde

Head

M

W

55

S

No

H2

Iowa

same house

yes

72

babber (sic)

general barber

OW

52

480

no

61

Mary

Mother

F

W

92

WD

No

H2

Penn.

no

no

no

no

U

62

Jerry

Brother

M

W

70

M

No

7

Iowa

R

Page

Iowa

yes

14

laborer

farm work

PW

30

150

no

63

19

R

7

No

Harvey, Madge

Head

F

W

27

M

No

H3

Iowa

Mount Ayr

Ringgold

Iowa

no

no

no

no

H

yes

64

Marilyn

Daughter

F

W

7

S

Yes

3

Iowa

S

65

Anna Yvonne

Daughter

F

W

6

S

Yes

1

Iowa

S

66

No

Edward

Son

M

W

3

S

No

Iowa

67

Garland

Daughter

F

W

1

S

No

Iowa

68

20

O

400

no

Brown, Martha**

Head

F

W

72

WD

No

H3

Michigan

same house

Douglas

Missouri

Yes

no

no

no

no

H

yes

69

Black, Clara M.

Daughter

F

W

35

S

No

H4

Iowa

R

Douglas

Missouri

Yes

no

no

no

no

H

no

70

Raymond.

Son

M

W

30

S

No

H4

Iowa

no

no

yes

laborer

farm hand

PW

24

120

no

71

21

R

5

no

Miller, Hugh W.

Head

M

W

68

M

No

8

Iowa

same house

no

no

no

no

U

yes

72

Carrie B.

Wife

F

W

64

M

No

H2

Missouri

no

no

no

no

H

no

73

22

O

250

no

Shay, T. S. Sr.

Head

M

W

84

WD

No

C1

Iowa

R

Ringgold

Iowa

No

no

no

no

no

U

retired

farmer

1000

no

74

23

O

200

No

Drummie, C. A.

Head

M

W

47

M

No

8

Missouri

same house

no

no

yes

laborer

farm work

PW

30

400

no

75

Edna

Wife

F

W

44

M

No

8

Missouri

no

no

no

no

H

52

No

76

24

O

1500

No

Shay, M. C.

Head

M

W

78

M

No

C1

Iowa

same house

no

no

no

no

retired

farmer

3000

no

77

Allene

Wife

F

W

78

M

No

8

Iowa

no

no

no

no

H

78

25

O

2500

Yes

Shay, D. R.

Head

M

W

57

M

No

H2

Iowa

same house

yes

60

farmer

agriculture

52

1000

no

1

79

Monica

Wife

F

W

55

M

No

H2

Iowa

same house

no

no

no

no

H

2

80

Dennis R. Jr.

Son

M

W

16

S

Yes

H4

Iowa

S

SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS

	NAME	PLACE OF BIRTH OF FATHER    MOTHER	MOTHER TONGUE	VETERANS	SOCIALSECURITY	USUAL OCCUPATION
* 55	Jennings, Earnest	Iowa    Iowa	American	No	laborer	farm hand   PW
** 68	Brown, Martha	United States    United States	English	No	H

RINGGOLD COUNTY, IOWA
MALOY TOWN
Benton Township

Sheet No. 2 A, Enumerated April 3, 1940 by Charles D. Ward, Enumerator

NOTE: Spellings have not been corrected but transcribed as best as can be deciphered.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

There are no entries for households 26 and 27. Perhaps an accounting error?

1

28

R

1000

No

Sheil, Edward

Head

M

W

48

M

No

H2

Iowa

same place

Iowa

yes

60

laborer

farm hand

36

380

3

2

Marie

Wife

F

W

46

M

No

C2

Iowa

yes

48

3

James

Son

M

W

16

S

Yes

H3

Iowa

S

4

John

Son

M

W

14

S

Yes

H2

Iowa

S

5

Maurice William

Son

M

W

12

S

Yes

7

Iowa

S

6

Dennis Jerald

Son

M

W

9

S

Yes

5

Iowa

S

7

Michael

Son

M

W

7

S

Yes

2

Iowa

S

8

Catherine Marea

Daughter

F

W

3

S

No

Iowa

S

9

29

O

150

No

Sheil, James Eldon

Head

M

W

32

M

No

H2

Iowa

same house

no

no

yes

laborer

treater operator

16

300

no

10

Ruth

Wife

F

W

22

M

No

H3

Iowa

no

no

no

no

H

no

11

James

Son

M

W

4

S

No

Iowa

12

Ronald

Son

M

W

3

S

No

Iowa

13

1500

yes

Sandra

Daughter

F

W

9/12

S

No

Iowa

14

Herbert, Kent *

lodger

M

W

12

S

Yes

7

Iowa

same place

S

15

Fulton, Gary

lodger

M

W

9

S

Yes

3

Kansas

R

S

SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS

	NAME	PLACE OF BIRTH OF FATHER    MOTHER	MOTHER TONGUE	VETERANS	SOCIALSECURITY	USUAL OCCUPATION	USUAL INDUSTRY
* 14	Kent Herbert	United States    United States	English	No

End of Maloy Town, Benton Township

SOURCE:  1940 United States Federal Census, National Archives & Records Administratrion

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2018