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1174 24TH ST

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 01:03
Location
Building Status: 
Non-Extant
Address Number: 
1174
Street Name: 
24TH
Street Type: 
ST

Address no longer exists.

Resident Name: 
Mershon, Cornelius H.
Source: 
1892 City Directory
Resident Name: 
Lockwood, Hendricks
Source: 
1892 City Directory

Thayer, Florence C.

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:59

Source: 1892 City Directory

Resided at 1155 24th Street (address no longer exists).

Linked Information: 

Smith, May

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:58
Personal Information
Occupation: 
Domestic

Source: 1892 City Directory

Domestic residing at 1155 24th (address no longer exists).

Linked Information: 

1155 24TH ST

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:58
Location
Building Status: 
Non-Extant
Address Number: 
1155
Street Name: 
24TH
Street Type: 
ST
City: 
Des Moines
Zip Code: 
50311

Address no longer exists.

Resident Name: 
Smith, May
Source: 
1892 City Directory
Resident Name: 
Thayer, Florence C.
Source: 
1892 City Directory

Barlow, William

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:51

Source: 1892 City Directory

Resided at 1140 24th Street.

Linked Information: 

1013 23RD ST

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:47
Location
Building Status: 
Non-Extant
Address Number: 
1013
Street Name: 
23RD
Street Type: 
ST
City: 
Des Moines
Zip Code: 
50311

Address no longer exists.

Resident Name: 
Averill, Jennie
Source: 
1892 City Directory

Averill, Jennie

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:46

Source: 1892 City Directory

Employed as a Clerk. Resided at 1013 23rd (address no longer in existence).

Linked Information: 

Averill , T. Elijah

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:40
Group: 
Unlinked

Source: 1892 City Directory

Employed as an "Agent" at M. C. Staves. Address listed as 24th "near Drake". It is assumed that Elijah resided with the other members of the Averill family at 1115 24th, but this is not confirmed. The 1892 City Directory lists several members of the Averill family residing at 1115 24th Street along with Curtis Buck.

Linked Information: 

Averill, Thomas M.

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:37

Source: 1892 City Directory

Potential alternate entry for Thomas M. Averill.

The 1892 City Directory lists several members of the Averill family residing at 1115 24th Street along with Curtis Buck.

Linked Information: 

Averill, Lou

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2011-08-30 00:36

Source: 1892 City Directory

Employed as an "agent" at M. C. Staves. The 1892 City Directory lists several members of the Averill family residing at 1115 24th Street along with Curtis Buck.

Linked Information: 

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