Volume 11 , Issue 44

Steadman & Woods County Census - 1920 & 1930

The photo on the left is a view of the 1920 census, Alva, Woods Co., Oklahoma.

Steve was wondering if the 1920 census for his grandparents was available online and says, "I would like look my grandparents up in this 1920 census. That would be Wesley & Naomi Steadman, 819 5th street. Are these pages on the internet?"

Steve goes on to say, "Grandmother Steadman's maiden name was Shelton. I don't know Flo's maiden name, but she was the widow of Albert Shelton (grandmother's oldest brother) a.k.a. Uncle Bertie, who was a medical missionary to Tibet, and murdered in about 1920 as he was going to Lasha to meet the Dali Lama. Flo was Doris's mother and lived with Doris Still most of her life. Flo is Flora Belle Shelton and was always treated as one of the family.

"Prior to marriage grandmother worked in a flour mill and worked her way to the manager of the mill with a large staff of men. She had an expensive car and fur coat as a single woman at a time it was very unusual. Naomi was the best friend of Ruth Oliver Steadman, the first wife of Wesley and the woman who adopted mother. Grandmother never officially adopted mother, although she raised her from a 2 year old."

Yes, Steve, they are on the internet at Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com membership is not free, though. That is why I am sharing that information for the two census (1920 & 1930) here in the OkieLegacy eZine.

If you do not have an Ancestry.com membership and would like your ancestors looked up on Ancestry.com, send me the vital statistics of your ancestors, year, etc. and I will look it up and see what I can find for you.
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