This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McMillan, Kerns, White, Hughes, Woodruff, Busse Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AEC.2ACE/593 Message Board Post: Several families from Moundsville, Marshall Co, West Virginia moved to the Dakota’s in 1880s and 1890s. The State of South Dakota took a Statewide Census in the years ending in 5 starting in 1895 through 1945. The census was done on cards which have not been microfilmed. They are filed at the SD State Historical Society. Research for a fee by the staff is limited to one hour per inquiry. You can get additional information by checking their website at http://www.sdhistory.org/archform.htm I had the family of William Hodge McMillan (s/o John and Mary Ann [Gray] McMillan) researched for the years 1915 and 1925 as well as the families of George N White and Thomas L White for 1915 .The information below was taken from the photocopies of the cards found on July 31, 2002. The research staffer that performed the search was Carol A Jennings. 1915 SD State Census Card # Name, Age, Sex and Color County, PO, Township, & Ward Occupation, Do you own your home or farm? Birthplace, Ancestry If foreign born, are you Naturalized, Years in US Fathers Birthplace, Mother’s Birthplace Read, Write, Extent of Education, Graduate of Military Svc: Civil War, Mexican, Spanish State, Regiment Co. Married, Maiden name of wife, year Married Church affiliation Years in SD Signed by: (info taken by:) Card #356 William H McMillan 52 m w Jerauld Co Alpena Alpena --- Stock Dealer yes b. West Virginia Ancestry: English Father: MD Mother: OH Read: X Write: X University --- Military Svc - none checked Married Medora Kerns 1881 Church: --- 23 years in SD (1892) by: E F Allen Card #357 Medora E McMillan 54 f w Jerauld Co Alpena Alpena --- Housekeeper yes b. West Virginia Ancestry: German Father: Germany Mother: Germany Read: X Write: X Educ: Common Military Svc - No Married: Medora Kerns 1881 Baptist 23 Years by: E F Allen Card # 358 Orville G McMillan 30 m w (s/o W H & Medora) Jerauld Co Alpena Alpena --- Electrician no b. West Virginia Ancestry: English/German Father: WV Mother: WV Read: X Write: X College - graduate of SDSC Single Church: --- 23 years in SD by: E F Allen Card #359 Nina P McMillan 33 f w (d/o W H & Medora) Jerauld Co Alpena Alpena --- Occ: none listed ownership - not checked b. West Virginia Ancestry: English/German Father: WV Mother WV Read: X Write: X Common Single Church: M. E. 23 years in SD by: E F Allen Card # 360 George G McMillan 23 m w (s/o W H & Medora) Jerauld Co Alpena Alpena --- Electric Light Plant ownership - not checked b. West Virginia Ancestry: English/German Father: WV Mother: WV Read: X Write: X High School Single No Military svc checked Church --- 23 years in SD by: E F Allen Card #361 Golda E. McMillan 14 f w (d/o W H & Medora) Jerauld Co Alpena Alpena --- occ: ownership - not checked b. SD Ancestry: English/German Father: WV Mother: WV Read: X Write: X 11th Grade Single No Military svc checked Church: ----- 14 years in SD by: E F Allen 1925 SD State Census Card #326 W H McMillan 63 m w Jerauld Co Alpena, SD -- -- Occ: Stock buyer yes b. WV Ancestry: American Father: WV Mother: OH Read: X Write: X common No military svc Married Maiden name of wife: Medora Kerns 1880 Church: M E by: Geo J Bingham ? Card #327: Medora McMillan 64 f w Jerauld Co Alpena, SD -- -- Occ: housewife b. WV Ancestry: American Father: PA Mother: PA Married Maiden name of wife: Medora Kerns 1880 Read: X Write: X Common Church: Baptist by: Geo J Bingham? Card #328 Nina P McMillan 43 f w Jerauld Co Alpena, SD -- -- Occ: housekeeper b. WV Ancestry: American Father: WV Mother: OH Read: X Write: X common Single Church: M. E. by: Geo J Bingham ? Card #329 George G McMillan 33 m w Jerauld Co Alpena, SD -- -- Occ: stock feeder b. (blank) Ancestry: American Father: WV Mother: OH Read: X Write: X Common WW I SD 302 Signal Bat. Div 78 Single Church: Prod by: Geo J Bingham ? Card #311 Orville G McMillan 40 m w Jerauld Co Alpena SD occ: Teacher Yes b. WV Ancestry: American Father: WV Mother: WV Read: X Write: X College grad of State College Married: maiden name of wife: Dorothy Busse 1919 Church: Cong. by: Geo J Binghman? Card #312 Dorothy McMillan 25 f w Jerauld Co Alpena SD Occ: Teacher b. SD Ancestry: American Father: Germany Mother: Germany Read: X Write: X 12th grade + more? Married: 1920 Church: Cong. by: Geo J Binghman? Surname: WHITE 1915 SD State Census Card #29 Frank White 12 m w (s/o Clara and Thomas Lincoln White) Jerauld Co. Wessington Springs Wessington Springs Ward #1 Occ: school boy b. SD Ancestry: American Father: WV Mother: WV Read: X Write: X 7th grade Single Church: none by: L F Russell Card #30 George W White 9 m w (? probably the s/o Clara &Thomas L White) Jerauld Co. Wessington Springs Wessington Springs Ward #1 Occ: b. SD Ancestry: American Father: WV Mother: WV Read: X Write: X 4th grade Single Church: none by: L F Russell Card #31 not included with photo copies from SD Card #32 not included with photo copies from SD Card #33 Malcolm C White 23 m w (s/o Jessie Francis (Small) and Thomas Lincoln White) Jerauld Co. Wessington Springs Wessington Springs Ward #1 Occ: School teacher b. SD Ancestry: American Father: WV Mother: WV Read: X Write: X 3 yrs in Penn C Inst ? Single Church: M E by: L F Russell Card #34 Clara White 51 f w Jerauld Co. Wessington Springs Wessington Springs Ward #1 Occ: House Wife b. WV Ancestry: American Father: PA Mother: PA Read: X Write: X Common school Married 1902 Church: none by: L F Russell No cards (1915) were returned for George N White and Lenna C (Hughes) White (bro of TL White). They had at least two daughters in 1886 and 1888 in Jerauld Co. SD. Do not know if Lenna was born in WV. No card was returned for T L White but #224 was returned for a Thomas J White age 49 Single white male - Wessington Springs - occ: Mason - birth place not legible begins with an M (could be Mary) - Father born in Canada and Mother born in Iceland. date of birth would be 1875. SD birth records indicate Thomas Lincoln White had a child by Jessee Francis (Small) White. He also had children by Clara Bell (Woodruff) White (Card #34 1915 census above) She states her place of birth as WV. I don't know the birthplace of Jessee Francis SMALL. Clara White’s Card (#34) states married, not single, widowed or divorced. Do not know if T L White card was missing or missed.