Indiana McCaslins

The 1905 Minnesota State Census for Lynd, Lyon, Minnesota records 63-year-old, Ireland-born M M [Michael M] Sullivan, his 36-year-old, Minneota-born wife Mary [Voss] Sullivan and their 9-m0nth-old , Minnesota-born son Earl [sic]. The family is living on First Street. Michael's parents were born in Ireland. Mary's parents were born in Germany. Earle's father was born in Ireland and his mother in Germany [sic]. Michael has lived in Minnesota for 37 years and in this area for 27 yers. His occupation is recorded as capitalist. Mary has lived in Minnesota for 36 years and in this are for 20 years. She is a housewife. Earle has lived in Minnesota and this area for 9 months.

In the 1910 US Federal Census for Marshall, Lyon, Minnesota, 68-year-old, New York-born [sic] Michel [sic] M Sullivan and his 38-year-old, Minnesota-born wife Mary [Voss] Sullivan have been married 8 years. Mary has borne three children and two are living. in their household are their Minnesota-born sons, 5-year-old Erl [sic] and 3-year-old Emmet [sic]. Michael is living on "his own income." Michael's parents were born in Ireland. Mary's parents were born in Germinay. The children's father was born in New York and their mother in Minnesota.

The 1920 US Census for Long Beach, Los Angeles, Califonia records 49-year-old, Minnesota-born widow Mary V Sullivan and her two Minnesota-born sons, 15-year-old Earle Y and 12-year-old Emmet Sullivan. Earle and Emmett have attended school in the past year. Everyone is literate and speaks English. No one has an occupation listed. Mary's parents were born in Germany. Her childrens' father was born in New York and their mother in Minnesota.

In the 1930 US Federal Census for Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, 60-year-old, Minnesota-born widow Mary V Sullivan is head of a household which contains her Minnesota-born sons, 25-yearold Earle Y and 22-year-old Emmet M Sullivan, her 52-year-old, Minnesota-born brother William H Voss and his 49-year-old, Minnesota-born wife, Mary [maiden name unknown] Voss. this household is living in a house at 1540 Elm Ave, that Mary Sullivan owns, worth $1,000. They have a radio. Earle is the only one who had a job (stock exchange), but he ha been unemployed for 28 weeks of the past year. Mary Sullivan was married when she was 33-years-old. Walter married his wife Mary when he was 26- and she was 19-years-old. Mary V and Walter's parents were born in Germany. Earle and Emmet's father was born in New York and their mother in Minnesota. Walter's wife Mary was born in Minnesota. None of the men have served in the military.

The 1940 US Federal Census for Long Beach, Los Angeles, California records 36-year-old, Minnesota-born Earle Sullivan living in the household of his mother, 7o-year-old, Minnesota-born Mary B [sic] Sullivan at 147 Tivoli Drive. The house, which she owns, is worth $3,000. They were living in Long Beach in 1935. Mary has completed four years of high school. Earl has completed four years of college. He is working as a general insurance salesman, has worked 40 hours in the past week and 52 weeks of the past year, earning $2,400. His mother Mary has an outside source of income. Earle is not living with his wife or son which may be so Helen doesn't lose her job teaching.