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Locating Who Lived at 206 Main Street, Loogootee, Indiana
« on: Tuesday 07 February 23 10:07 GMT (UK) »
In some photos I have one (below) that has on the reverse - 206 Main Street, Loogootee, Indiana.



I'm guessing this is from around 1940, and has the woman in it is probably born around 1910. I presume she is either a relative or friend of my grandparents, who lived in Montgomeryshire, Wales, and just over the border into Shropshire, England.

I know how to identify addresses in the UK census, but not in the US census.

Does anyone have any pointers on how to locate this address, or maybe offer a helping hand?

Thank you for your time, in advance.

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Re: Locating Who Lived at 206 Main Street, Loogootee, Indiana
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Re: Locating Who Lived at 206 Main Street, Loogootee, Indiana
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 07 February 23 16:37 GMT (UK) »
Loogootee  in 1940.

1940 census:  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MB-5X6X

Thanks I looked all the way through 1940, though it's not very clear what street is being covered or how the numbers are laid out.

Problem is there is 206 East Mains Street and 206 West Main Street.

So far I only discovered East -

1940 -

East Main Street, 206

Terrell, Eugene, 1882, Indiana, machine operator

East Main Street, 206 side

Gootee, Cletus, 1914, Indiana (born Cletus Francis Gootee, 22 Nov 1913, d. 1980 in IN)
Gootee, Tresa, wife, 1916, Indiana (probably Theresa P Padgett Gootee, b. 10 Sep 1915, d. 3 May 2003 in Jasper, IN; children Sue Strange, Frank Gootee, Julie Turner; siblings: Joseph L Padgett, Mary O'Maley; married on 21 Nov 1936 in Martin, IN; parents - James Gootee and Anna Williams)
Gootee, Sue, daughter, 1938, Indiana

In 1950 census only Eugene Terrell is living at 206; the Gootees are at 400.

Both of Cletus's parents are born in Indiana, though his mother is a Williams and the people who possessed this photo lived in Wales.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/K4LT-8Z6

1950

West Main Street, 206

Braun, Leo S, 1915, Indiana, barber
Braun, Eileen, 1918, Indiana
Braun, Mary, 1942, Indiana

There is Mary Strange, born c. 1927 in the UK in Loogootee in 1950, with husband Gilbert Strange, born c. 1920 in IN. They had one daughter born in the UK. And it seems the registration is Mary Strange, b 1946 and registered in Wrexham, which is quite close to where those who possessed this photo lived. Mother's maiden name - Hughes. Younger siblings Becky Parson, Lee and Maryann Greene. Seems she was from near London and doesn't look like the woman in the photo.

https://www.mengfuneralhome.com/notices/Mabel-Strange