In 1950 there were three hospitals in Waterloo, Allen, Schoitz, and St. Francis. There was no Soldiers Home in Waterloo, but there was one in Marshalltown, 60 miles away. Jack Lane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joey Stark" <a_nonny_mouse@prodigy.net> To: <IABLACKH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 1:33 PM Subject: [IABLACKH] 1950s hospitals, phone books/directories > Hello Listers, > I'm a new subscriber to this list, trying to come up with a good > explanation as to why my husband was born in Marshalltown, IA, in 1950 > even though the family was living in Waterloo at the time. > > Did Waterloo or Black Hawk County have a hospital back then? If not, > would the hospital in Marshalltown have been the closest one? > > In addition, would someone on the list have access to Waterloo phone books > or City Directories from that timeframe? I'd like to find a listing for > hubby's maternal grandparents, Chester and Lucy GILBERT. Chester was born > about 1893 and was a veteran of WWI (maybe WWII as well) and I'm thinking > he may have been in the Soldier's Home in Waterloo then. > > Thank you. > > Joey Stark > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >