Notes:

"Montgomery County, Indiana Farmer Directory, 1920
about "Dowden, Oliver"
Farmer: "Dowden, Oliver"
Wife: "Keller, May"
Children: Lamoyn
Township: Ripley
Section: 10
STATUS: Tenant
Acres Owned: 160
OWNER: "Doctorman, Hannah"
Resident in County Since: 1912
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Montgomery County, Indiana Farmer Directory, 1920[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.,1999. Original data: Dennis, Carolyn Bridge, comp. Prairie Farmer'sDirectory of Montgomery Co., Indiana. Chicago, IL, USA: Prairie FarmerPublishing Co., 1920.
Description:
Directory of farmers and farm owners in Montgomery County, Indiana in1920"
[Obtained 18 July 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]

Could not find Oliver B. Dowden in the census records. Found hiswife, and apparently Oliver used his nick name in the census.
"5 & 6 February 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: May Dowden
[May Darden]
Home in 1920: Ripley, Montgomery, Indiana
Age: 31 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Ollie
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 164
Household Members: Name Age
Ollie Dowden 37 Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, w, m, farmer
May Dowden 31 Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, w, f
Lamoine Dowden 12 Indiana, Indiana, Indiana, w, f
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Ripley, Montgomery, Indiana;Roll: T625_457; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 164.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details onthe contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page:NARA.
Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census.Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.:National Archives and Records Administration, 1920. T625, 2,076 rolls.
Description:
This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 UnitedStates Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. Itincludes all states and territories, as well as Military and NavalForces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and thePanama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individualsand families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year ofimmigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, thenames of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actualimages of the 1920 Federal Census."
[Obtained 18 July 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]

"1930 United States Federal Census
about May Dowden
Name: May Dowden
Home in 1930: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana
Age: 41
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Ollie
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Jackson, Fountain, Indiana;Roll: 586; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 954.0.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data:United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census ofthe United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives andRecords Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
Description:
Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930United States Federal Census is the largest census released to dateand is the most recent census available for public access. The censusgives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and containsinformation about a household?s family members and occupantsincluding: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, andmilitary service. The names of those listed in the census are linkedto actual images of the 1930 Census."
[Obtained 18 July 2007, SLJuhl, compiler]

Oliver married May Keller on 25 Dec 1905 in Fountain County, Indiana. May was born in 1889 in Indiana, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]