Notes for George Melvin BREYFOGLE

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Notes for George Melvin BREYFOGLE

George was living with his sister Cecile and her husband Ernest Meyerdick in Sioux Township, Clay County, Iowa and working as a laborer at a tile factory. Ernest was working at the same tile plant and the census form shows them living on the same road as the Foreman of the tile plant. This census form is dated May 21, 1910, which is 5 months prior to George's marriage to Sadie.

SOURCE: 1910 Federal Census Sioux Twp., Clay, IA

George Melvin Breyfogle, 26 years old and living in Primghar, O'Brien, IA, registered for the WWI Draft and recorded that he was a Mail Carrier for the United States. He was married and listed one child. He described himself as medium in height and build with brown eyes and hair. His handwriting makes his registered surname appear to be Bryfogle, but the signature is clearly spelled in the traditional manner of Breyfogle.

SOURCE: WWI Draft Registration Card June 5, 1917

By 1920 George and his wife Sadie are living in Primghar, O'Brien, Iowa where he is working as a rural letter carrier. They are now parents of Dwane Gilbert who was born in 1916.

SOURCE: 1920 Federal Census Primghar, O'Brien, IA

The 1930 census reports the family continuing to live in Primghar and Geroge is listed as a rural mail carrier. Dwane is 13 and is listed as attending school.

SOURCE: 1930 Federal Census Primghar, O'Brien, IA

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