1930 census entry for the mower farm

1930 U.S. Federal Census Record for Mildred Mower

SOURCE: 1930 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor City, Ward 5, enumeration district (ED) 13, sheet 11A, dwelling 228, family 272, Mildred Mower household; digital image Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/), accessed 23 Oct 2007); citing National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 836.

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The location of the family is listed as "Broadway Road." In 1930, Mildred Mower (my great-grandmother) is listed as the head of the household, she being the widow of Frank Lester Mower, a white female aged 52. She could read, write and speak English. She and her parents were all born in Maine. Her occupation is listed as "none." She owned the home, which was a farm, and they had a radio set.

Also living in the household were:

1) George R. Mower, her son (my grandfather), a white male aged 26, married (age at marriage was 25), he was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as were both his parents, and he worked for wages as a mail carrier for the government.

2) Elizabeth V. Mower, her daughter-in-law (my grandmother), a white female aged 23, married (age at marriage was 22), she was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as were both of his parents.

3) June Knowles, her daughter, a white female aged 22, married (age at marriage was 19), she was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as were both her parents.

4) Bertrand Knowles, her son-in-law, a white male aged 34, married, he was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as was his father, his mother was born in England, and he worked for his own account as a farmer.

5) Mildred Knowles, her granddaughter, a white female aged 2 who was born in Maine.

6) Marie Knowles, her granddaughter, a white female aged 1 who was born in Maine.

7) Charles O. Richardson, her father, a white male aged 85, listed as single, he was able to read and write, born in Maine as were his parents.

8) Emery Danforth, lodger, a single white male aged 23, he was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine as were his parents, he worked as a farm laborer.

9) Joseph Hayes, lodger, a single white male aged 20, he was able to read, write and speak English, born in Maine, his parents were both born in Canada (English), he worked as a farm laborer.