Extract from the 1910 Census:

Name: Herold Seifert

Age in 1910: 4

Estimated birth year: 1906

Birthplace: Iowa

Race: white

Sex: male

Relationship to head of family: son

Home in 1910: Read Township, Clayton, Iowa

Marital status: single

Father's birthplace: Iowa

Mother's birthplace: Iowa

Occupation: none

Sibling living at home: Rollin (age 5)

Census place: Read Township, Clayton, Iowa; Series: T624; Roll: 397; Page: 259B; Enumeration District: 71; Part: 2; Line: 24

Date: 30 Apr 1910

Extract from the 1920 Census:

Name: Herold Seifert

Age: 14

Estimated birth year: 1906

Birthplace: Iowa

Race: white

Sex: male

Relationship to head of house: son

Home in 1920: Read, Clayton, Iowa

Marital status: single

Able to speak English: yes

Able to read and write: yes

Father's birthplace: Iowa

Mother's birthplace: Iowa

Occupation: attending school

Siblings living at home: Rollin (age 16) and Carl (5)

Census place: Read, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 79; Image: 470

Date: 9 Jan 1920

Extract from the 1925 Iowa State Census:

Name: Herold Seifert

Age: 19

Estimated birth year: 1906

Birth location: Iowa

Race: white

Gender: male

Residence county: Clayton

Residence state: Iowa

Locality: Read

Relation to head of house: son

Marital status: single

Highest grade completed: 8

Father: Otto Seifert

Father's age: 43

Father's estimated birth year: 1882

Father's birth location: Iowa

Mother: Amelia Theodor

Mother's age: 43

Mother's estimated birth year: 1882

Mother's birth location: Iowa

Parents' marriage location: Read, Iowa

Religion: Ev. Lutheran

Census date: 1 Jan 1925

Roll: IA1925_1666

Line: 28

Extract from the 1930 Census:

Name: Herold Seifert

Age: 24

Estimated birth year: 1906

Birthplace: Iowa

Race: white

Sex: male

Relation to head-of-house: son

Home in 1930: Read, Clayton, Iowa

Marital status: single

Education: able to speak English

Education: able to read and write

Father's birthplace: Iowa

Mother's birthplace: Iowa

Military service: no

Occupation: carpenter

Industry: building construction

Salary or wage worker: wages

Sibling living at home: Carl (age 15)

Census place: Read, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: 649; Page: ; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 476.0

Date: 28 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:

Name: Herold H Seifert

Age: 34

Estimated birth year: 1906

Birthplace: Iowa

Race: white

Sex: male

Relation to head-of-house: head

Home in 1940: Read, Clayton, Iowa

Marital status: married

Highest grade of school completed: 8

Living on farm: yes

Home owned or rented: owned

Value of home: $1000

Home owned or rented: rented

Monthly rental: $

Place of residence in 1935: same house

Occupation: carpenter

Industry: building construction

Salary or wage worker: wages

Number of weeks worked in 1939: not listed

Amount of money wages or salary: $350

Has other income of more than $50: no

At work during week of March 24-30: yes

Number of hours worked: 48

Census place: Read, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1149; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 22-35

Date: 10 May 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:

Name: Herold Henry Seifert

Age: 34

Birth date: 28 Oct 1905

Birth place: Elkader, Iowa

Race: white

Address: Rural Route, Elkader, Clayton, Iowa

Telephone: none

Name of person who will always know your address: Mr Otto J Seifert

Relationship: father

Address of that person: Elkader, Clayton, Iowa

Employer: self

Place of employment: Elkader, Clayton, Iowa

Height: 5 feet 10 inches

Eyes: blue

Hair: brown

Complexion: light

Other characteristics: none

Registration date: 16 Oct 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:

Name: Harold Seifert

Age: 44

Estimated birth year: 1906

Birthplace: Iowa

Race: white

Sex: male

Relation to head-of-house: head

Home in 1950: Read Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Address: north Highway 128 in Clayton Center, 1 mile right

Marital status: married

Living on farm: no

Occupation: carpenter

Industry: carpenter

At work during last week: yes

Number of hours worked: 24

Class of worker: own business

Census place: Read Township, Clayton County, Iowa

Date: 12 Apr 1950

Extract from Iowa Death Certificate:

Name: Herold Henry Seifert

Age at death: 57 years 4 month 14 days

Birth date: 28 Oct 1905

Birth place: Clayton County, Iowa

Gender: male

Race: white

Marital status: married

Residence: RFD Elkader, Iowa

Father: Otto J Seifert

Mother: Amelia Theadore [sic]

Occupation: carpenter

Social Security number: not listed

Military service: none

Death date: 12 Mar 1963

Death place: Central Community Hospital, Elkader, Clayton, Iowa

Cause of death: malignant tumor of brain

'Burial, cremation, removal: burial 15 Mar 1963

Cemetery: Zion Lutheran Cemetery

Location of cemetery: Elkader, Iowa

Informant: Clara M Seifert, Elkader, Iowa

Certificate number: 63-05201

Certificate date: 16 Mar 1963

He married Clara Marie Kainz 2 Oct 1930 in Elkader, Clayton, Iowa.