A Brief History of the Atkins, Stewart, and Smith Families - New Page 1

Ira Zedock Hackler continued the family line.
1920
Once again, we cannot find Ira Zedock Hackler in the 1920 census. We can assume that his
family was still living in Otero County, CO, since he registered there for the draft in 1918 and his
daughter Alice Elizabeth “Betty” was born there in 1922. Ira’s family is found in the 1930
census as we will see later.
We do find Alice Hackler in 1920. She is the widow of George Oliver Hackler. Alice is living in
Petaluna Township, Somoma County, CA, with her daughter Sadie (Sarah in the 1900 census):
1920
Name Age Born In Died In
Alice Hackler 56 ~1864 MO
Sadie Hackler 30 ~1890 MO
Sadie was employed as a starcher in a laundry and identified as the daughter of Alice. The name
Clevenger was written next to Sadie’s name and then crossed out suggesting that she first gave
her married name and then changed it with the census taker. Perhaps Clevenger was her married
name. She told the census taker that she was single.
We can make the following assumptions about Ira’s family in 1920:
1930
Ira Zedock Hackler age ~34
Anna age ~24
Alma age ~1
Living in Otero County, CO.
In 1930, we find Ira and family living in Cadron Township, Faulkner County, AR, meaning they
moved from Colorado to Arkansas between 1923 and 1930:
1930
Name Age Born In Died In
Ira Hackler 44 1/8/1886 KS 2/21/1970 Faulkner Co, AR
Anna 34 1/6/1895 TX 4/16/1939 Faulkner Co, AR
Alma 11 ~1919 CO
Olive 9 ~1921 CO
Betty 7 ~1923 CO
The census indicated that Ira owned his home and that they owned a radio. Ira married at the age
of 28, Anna at age 19.
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