1878 Birth:3038 Birth date of 11 June 1878 birth place of St. Joseph, Missouri, taken from 1932 Buchanan County, Missouri, death certificate.

1880 U.S. Census:2957
Buchanan County, Missouri (St. Joseph)
Enumerated 4 June 1870
Joseph Werst •• white, male, 40, married, carriage maker, born in Ohio, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany
Elizabeth •• white, female, 36, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany
Mary •• white, female, 15, daughter, single, millinery clerk, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Charlie •• white, male, 13, son, single, at school, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Clara •• white, female, 9 daughter, single, at school, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Cora •• white, female, 2, daughter, single, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio

1900 U.S. Census:2953
Buchanan County, Missouri (St. Joseph, Ward 8)
Enumerated 11 June 1900
2039 Twenty Seventh Street
Joseph Werst •• head, white, male, born August 1833, age 67, married 37 years, born in Ohio, father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, capitalist, can read, write, and speak English, owns home free of mortgage
Elizabeth •• wife, white, female, born October 1837, age 63, married 37 years, mother of 7 children, 4 still living, born in Ohio father born in Germany, mother born in Germany, can read, write, and speak English
Anna •• daugther-in-law, white, female, born November 1870, age 29, married 4 years, mother of 1 child, 1 still living, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can read, write, and speak English
Clara J. •• daughter, white, female, born February 1872, age 28, single, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, school teacher, unemployed for 3 months, can read, write, and speak English
Cora M. •• daughter, white, female, born June 1879, age 20, single, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, school teacher, unemployed for 3 months, can read, write, and speak English
Charley W. •• son, white, male, born June 1867, age 32, married 4 years, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, machinist, employed all year, can read, write, and speak English
Dorothy •• granddaughter, white, female, born in October 1899, 8 months, single, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio

1920 U.S. Census:
Buchanan County, Missouri (St. Joseph, Ward 8)
Enumerated 2 January 1920
2011 Agency Road
Mary E. Womack2955 •• head, owns home free of mortgage, 50, widowed,can read and write, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English, no occupation <<daughter of Elizabeth and Joseph Werst
William R. •• son, male, white, 26, single, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Missouri, mother born in Ohio, can speak English, salesman for supply company, works for wages
Fanna W. Swafer •• daughter, female, white, 30, widowed, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Missouri, mother born in Ohio, can speak English, no occupation
Edwin Swafer •• grandson, male, white, 5, single, born in Ohio, father born in Missouri, mother born in Ohio, can speak English
Joseph Werst •• father, male, white, 80, married, can read and write, born in Ohio, father born in Germany, native tongue German, mother born in France, native tongue French, can speak English, no occupation
. . . two intervening households
2018 Agency Road
Oliver Zollinger2956 •• head, owns home free of mortgage, male, white, 46, married, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Maryland, mother born in Maryland, can speak English, salesman at shoe company, works for wages
Cora M. •• wife, female, white, 39, married, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English <<daughter of Elizabeth and Joseph Werst
Jewel •• daughter, female, white, 15, single, attended school within the year, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English
Radiance •• daughter, female, white, 11, single, attended school within the year, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English
Gloria •• daughter, female, white, 11, single, attended school within the year, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English
Joy •• daughter, female, white, 8 single, attended school within the year, can read and write, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio, can speak English
Elizabeth Werst •• mother-in-law, female, white, 74, married, can read and write, born in Ohio, father born in Germany native tongue German, mother born in Germany, native tongue unknown, can speak English

1932 Death Certificate:3038 Cora Margaret Zollinger; date of death 13 March 1932; place of death, 2019 Agency Road, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri; resided in this city for 53 years; female, white, married; age 53 years, 9 monhts, 2 days; occupation, at home; born in St. Joseph, Missouri; father, Joseph Werst, born in Ohio; mother Elizabeth Miller [sic], born in Ohio; informant, O. A. Zollinger, 2019 Agency Road; burial, Memorial Park Cemetery, 15 March 1932.