In 1900 he and his parents, his brother, and his older sister lived on a farm they owned, mortgage free, in Jackson Township, Greene County, IL.
In 1910 he and his parents, his brother, and his younger sister lived there.
In 1920 he and his wife Edith, their three children, and her mother, 50-year-old Ollie McDonald, lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Washington Township in the same county. He worked as a boilermaker for a railroad.
In 1930 he and his wife, their five children, and his mother-in-law lived in a house they owned at 719 O Street in Bedford, IN. Their home was valued at $3500, and they had a radio. He worked operating a milling machine at a stone mill.
In 1940 he and Edith, their three youngest children, and her mother--70-year-old Ola Corbin, shown only as their housekeeper--lived there. Their home was valued at only $1200 after the Great depression. He still worked at the same job, with an income in 1939 of $320 for eight weeks of work. Edith worked as a clerk in a retail department store, with an income in 1939 of $220 for 22 weeks of work, and Owen worked as an attendant at a gasoline filling station, with an income in 1939 of $175 for 22 weeks of work.
In 1910 he and his parents, his brother, and his younger sister lived there.
In 1920 he and his wife Edith, their three children, and her mother, 50-year-old Ollie McDonald, lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Washington Township in the same county. He worked as a boilermaker for a railroad.
In 1930 he and his wife, their five children, and his mother-in-law lived in a house they owned at 719 O Street in Bedford, IN. Their home was valued at $3500, and they had a radio. He worked operating a milling machine at a stone mill.
In 1940 he and Edith, their three youngest children, and her mother--70-year-old Ola Corbin, shown only as their housekeeper--lived there. Their home was valued at only $1200 after the Great depression. He still worked at the same job, with an income in 1939 of $320 for eight weeks of work. Edith worked as a clerk in a retail department store, with an income in 1939 of $220 for 22 weeks of work, and Owen worked as an attendant at a gasoline filling station, with an income in 1939 of $175 for 22 weeks of work.
In 1900 he and his parents, his brother, and his older sister lived on a farm they owned, mortgage free, in Jackson Township, Greene County, IL.
In 1910 he and his parents, his brother, and his younger sister lived there.
In 1920 he and his wife Edith, their three children, and her mother, 50-year-old Ollie McDonald, lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Washington Township in the same county. He worked as a boilermaker for a railroad.
In 1930 he and his wife, their five children, and his mother-in-law lived in a house they owned at 719 O Street in Bedford, IN. Their home was valued at $3500, and they had a radio. He worked operating a milling machine at a stone mill.
In 1940 he and Edith, their three youngest children, and her mother--70-year-old Ola Corbin, shown only as their housekeeper--lived there. Their home was valued at only $1200 after the Great depression. He still worked at the same job, with an income in 1939 of $320 for eight weeks of work. Edith worked as a clerk in a retail department store, with an income in 1939 of $220 for 22 weeks of work, and Owen worked as an attendant at a gasoline filling station, with an income in 1939 of $175 for 22 weeks of work.
In 1910 he and his parents, his brother, and his younger sister lived there.
In 1920 he and his wife Edith, their three children, and her mother, 50-year-old Ollie McDonald, lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, in Washington Township in the same county. He worked as a boilermaker for a railroad.
In 1930 he and his wife, their five children, and his mother-in-law lived in a house they owned at 719 O Street in Bedford, IN. Their home was valued at $3500, and they had a radio. He worked operating a milling machine at a stone mill.
In 1940 he and Edith, their three youngest children, and her mother--70-year-old Ola Corbin, shown only as their housekeeper--lived there. Their home was valued at only $1200 after the Great depression. He still worked at the same job, with an income in 1939 of $320 for eight weeks of work. Edith worked as a clerk in a retail department store, with an income in 1939 of $220 for 22 weeks of work, and Owen worked as an attendant at a gasoline filling station, with an income in 1939 of $175 for 22 weeks of work.
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