Orange County, IN 1950 Federal Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/orange/1950/ (File 1 of 1 for ED:59-04) Sheet 1 This Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2022 by Robert E. Lane ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Robert E. Lane All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1950 MICROFILM ROLL #T628-16 & 17 STATE INDIANA COUNTY ORANGE ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription--------------------------- TRANSCRIBER REMARKS: In 1845, Dr. William Bowles built the French Lick Springs Hotel around the mineral springs that were in the area. The early hotel, which operated during the summer months, was a moderate success. Josph Rogers, a physician from Madison, Indiana, named the hotel's largest mineral spring Pluto's Well in 1869. The hotel eventually started bottling this water as Pluto Water and marketed it worldwide. Thomas Taggart, a formter mayor of Indianapolis, a U.S. Senator, and chairman of the Democratic National Committee, headed an investment group that bought the property in 1901. The hotel became a popular resort. It was sold to Sheraton Hotels in 1954 and was renamed the French Lick-Sheraton Hotel. After intense lobbying by the county and a number of groups, legislation allowing gambling in the area was passed in 2003. The Cook Group purchased and remodeled the hotel and built an adjoining casino. The enumerator name and enumeration date were not record on the protfolio control sheet or the census sheet. ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1950 STATE: IN COUNTY: Orange TOWNSHIP: French Lick INCORP-PLACE: French Lick Town INSTITUTION: French Lick Springs Hotel MICROFILM#: T628-16 & 17 ENUM/DISTR: 59-04 ENUMERATOR: Not Recorded SHEET NO: 1 ENUM/DATE-RANGE: Not Recorded ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== S-M CIT- FATHER'S MOTHER'S U.S. ARMED FORCES LN# STREET HSE# SER# LAST NAME FIRST NAME RELATION RACE M/F AGE Wd-D BIRTHPLACE SHIP OCCUPATION INDUSTRY BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE WWII WWI OTHER RANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (3) (7) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (20a) (20b) (25) (25) (33A) (33B) (33C) ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Highway 56 150 1 Keeny Karl Edwyn Lodger W M 47 Wd Pennsylvania Salesman Hotel U.S. U.S. No No No . 2 Highway 56 151 1 Paxton Glenn H. Head W M 47 Ed Illinois . . . . . . . . 3 Highway 56 151 1 Paxton Lorena T. Wife W F 37 Mar Indiana Telephone Opr. Hotel . . . . . nee Toliver (m. 1942) 4 Highway 56 259 1 Ayers Elizabeth S. Lodger W F 59 Wd West Virginia Housekeepter Hotel . . . . . . 5 Highway 56 400 1 Brown Fern E. Lodger W F 66 Nev Indiana . . . . . . . . 6 Highway 56 453 1 Suck Rudy H. Head W M 51 Mar Kentucky Asst. Manager Hotel U.S. France No No Yes . 7 Highway 56 453 1 Suck Mrs. Rudy H. Wife W F 46 Mar Indiana . . . . . . . . 8 Highway 56 500 1 Judd Louise Lodger W F 49 Nev Michigan Bookkeeper Hotel . . . . . . 9 Highway 56 532 1 Sailback William O. Head W M 58 Mar Kentucky . Hotel . . . . . . 10 Highway 56 532 1 Sailback Marie J. Wife W F 57 Mar Kentucky . . . . . . . . ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access the rest of our growing collection of FREE online census transcriptions by going to the following URL: http://www.us-census.org/ ==========================================================================================================================================================================================================