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Arthur Ronald Ahrens (1911 - 2009)

Arthur Ronald Ahrens
Born in Hamilton, Iowa, USAmap
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Husband of — married 28 Jun 1939 in Logan, Iowa, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 97 in Webster city, Hamilton, Iowamap
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Biography

Arthur Ronald Ahrens was born in Iowa, USA in 1911, the son of Abel Ahrens and Mary M Lightfield.

In 1920, the family were living in Ellsworth, Hamilton, Iowa, United States, and comprised of:

  • Abel Ahrens Head M 53 Iowa, a teamster,
  • Mary M Ahrens Wife F 48 Wisconsin
  • Roy J Ahrens Son M 25 Iowa, a linesman working for a telephone company
  • Amelia M Ahrens Daughter F 20 Iowa
  • Luella R Ahrens Daughter F 17 Iowa
  • Vera I Ahrens Daughter F 12 Iowa
  • Arthur R Ahrens Son M 8 Iowa
  • Ailene R Allen Granddaughter F 6 Iowa [1]

And they were still living in Ellsworth, Hamilton, Iowa, when the 1930 census was taken. [2]

Arthur married Inez Schwarz on 28 June 1939, in Logan, Iowa. His age was given as 27, and his residence as Ellsworth, Hamilton, Iowa. Inez was age 23 and she came from Radcliff, Hardin, Iowa. [3]

Arthur and Inez were living in Radcliffe, Sherman Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States the following year, when the 1940 census was taken. Arthur was employed as a labourer with the railroad, and Inez was a public school teacher. [4]

Arthur died on 1 April 2009, in Webster city, Hamilton, Iowa. He was 97 years old and his date of birth was given as 11 November 1911.[5] He was buried in the Homewood Cemetery. [6]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8B1-JPT : 14 December 2015), Arthur R Ahrens in household of Abel Ahrens, Ellsworth, Hamilton, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 4B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,491.
  2. "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ8-VJN : 8 December 2015), Arthur Ahrens in entry for Abel Ahrens, 1930.
  3. (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  4. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMY7-VWP : accessed 30 October 2016), Arthur Ahrens, Radcliffe, Sherman Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-28, sheet 1B, family 21, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1165.
  5. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSWQ-4NY : 19 May 2014), Arthur R Ahrens, 01 Apr 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  6. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL5-Q8FQ : 13 December 2015), Arthur R Ahrens, 2009; Burial, Ellsworth, Hamilton, Iowa, United States of America, Homewood Cemetery; citing record ID 102542101, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.




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