Cora Blanch Congdon was born in Big Stone County, Minn., 6 Apr 1880. She was the daughter of Darius Congdon and Mary Hubbs. The 1880 Soundex for Minnesota lists Cora in the city/township of Clarksville in Big Stone County in the household of 'Dories Condon'. [1]
Marriage
As a young girl Cora moved to Eagle Bend and in 1902 was married to Pearl Barnell.
They moved to Bemidji in 1908. She was a past president of the Degree of Honor Lodge, Bemidji Chapter.
Cora appeared in the 1910 Federal Census of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota, with her husband, Pearl M. Barnell. [2]
↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1910; Census Place: Bemidji Ward 3, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: T624_690; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0272; FHL microfilm: 1374703
↑ Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164.
↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1920; Census Place: Bemidji Ward 4, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: T625_822; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 26
↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Year: 1930; Census Place: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006
↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Year: 1940; Census Place: Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota; Roll: m-t0627-01906; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 4-6A
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