1/21/1920 Main St, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO. The census is strange inth at several people on the page are rooming house keepers but the topof t he page says it is the Endicott Hotel. Listed were ElmerUmphenour, 56 , born IL, keeper of his own rooming house but rentsthis home (?); wif e Jewel, 43; niece Gertrude Downs, 13; two roomersTom Clemens, 50, no o ccupation; and Dan McKeinan, 52, retail grocerysalesman; plus widowed b rother George Umphenour, 58, shoemaker in hisown shop. There were oth er Umphenour families in Polk Co, MO.
Bef 4/1926 Eufaula, McIntosh Co, OK when son Elmer Jr died.
4/8/1930 Front St, Eufaula City, McIntosh Co, OK On the move againbe fore the next census where Elmer Umphenoar, 66 and Jewel, 50, werefoun d living alone. Elmer had married for the first time at age 35,Jewel w as 20. Elmer was the proprietor of a second hand store, Jewelwas a sa leslady in the store. They rented the home for $15/mo anddid not have a r adio. They were the only ones by the name in thecounty.
