Roderick "Rod" Oscar Means

1879 - 1965  (85 years)

• Name	Roderick "Rod" Oscar Means  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Nickname	Rod
  Birth	5 Oct 1879	Missouri   [1, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  1900 U.S. Census -- Household	1 Jun 1900	Washington Twp., DeKalb County, Missouri   [6]
  Elizabeth A. Means
  R                S     #  #                              A S              M     C  L                              C E   DOB        W Yrs H  I  Place of Birth Names               Relation E X Mon Year Age D Mar L  V  Pers Fath Moth Occupation Means, Elizabeth A. Head     W F Apr 1839  61 W     7/3    IL   NC   KY  Farmer Means, Maud M.      Daugh    W F Feb 1877  23 S            MO   IL   MO  Teacher Means, Sophia D.    Daugh    W F Sep 1879  10 S            MO   MO   IL  Means, Roderick O.  Son      W M Oct 1880  19 S            MO   MO   IL
  1910 U.S. Census -- Household	15 Apr 1910	Washington Twp., Buchanan County, Missouri   [7]
  Elizabeth A. Means
  R     S                                  S A     M  Yrs                                  E C     W  Pres        Place of Birth Names                   Relation X E Age D  Mar   #Chi  Pers Fath Moth Occupation Means, Elizabeth A.     Head     F W  65 W        7/2    IL   NC   KY  Farmer Means, Sophia M.        Daugh    F W  26 S               MO   MO   KY Means, Roderick O.      Son      M W  24 S               MO   MO   KY
  1920 U.S. Census	1 Jan 1920	Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri   [8]
  Roderick O. Means
  R     S                                  S A     M                                  E C     W   Citizenship   Place of Birth Names                   Relation X E Age D  Immg N/A N Yr  Pers Fthr Mthr  Occupation Means, Roderick O.      Head     M W  37 S                  MO   MO   IL   Farmer Pulley, Carlos D.       BIL      M W  47 M                  MO   MO   MO   Farmer Pulley, Sophia M.       Sister   F W  38 M                  MO   MO   Il
  1930 U.S. Census -- Household	1 Apr 1930	Washington Twp., DeKalb County, Missouri   [9]
  Carlos D. Pulley
  R     S                                  S A     M Age                                  E C     W 1st  Place of Birth Names                   Relation X E Age D Mar  Pers Fthr Mthr  Occupation Pulley, Carlos          Head     M W  57 M  47   MO   MO   MO   Farmer Pulley, Sophia          Wife     F W  46 M  34   MO   MO   IL Means, Roderick         BIL      M W  45 S       MO   MO   IL   Farmer
  1940 U.S. Census -- Household	1 Apr 1940	Washington Twp., DeKalb County, Missouri   [10]
  Carlos D. Pulley
  F             R       S S  E      C                    O          A           S A       M C  D      I                    /          R           E C       D H  U      T  Names             R   Value  M  Relation X E  Age  W L  C  POB Z  Occupation Pulley, Carlos D. O   $1000  Y  Head     M W   70  M N  8   MO Y  Farmer Pulley, Sophia                  Wife     F W   60  M N  8   MO Y Means, Roderick O.              BIL      M W   59  S N  8   MO Y  Farmer
  1950 U.S. Census -- Household	1 Apr 1950	Clarksdale, DeKalb County, Missouri   [1]
  	Carlos D. Pulley
  	F           R         S     C                    A           A S       M     I                    R           C E       D     T  Names             M  Relation E X  Age  W POB Z  Occupation Pulley, Carlos D. N  Head     W M   80  W  MO Y  Farm helper Brown, Settie P.     Sister   W F   75  W  MO Y  Means, Rod           BIL      W M   70  N  MO Y  Farm
  _STAT	Never Married
  Death	24 Apr 1965	Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri   [2, 5]
  	Cause: arteriosclerosis
  Burial	26 Apr 1965	Clarksdale Cemetery, DeKalb County, Missouri   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I3739	CCBasic
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew L. Means,   b. 15 Nov 1833, Clay County, Missouri d. 5 Oct 1895 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth A. Majors,   b. 5 Apr 1839   d. 8 Jan 1917 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Roderick O. Means -- Grave Marker

  
  

• Sources

  [S417] Missouri, DeKalb County, 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, DeKalb County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4464515: National Archives and Records Administration, 10 October 2022), T628, Clarksdale, enumeration district (ED) 32-19, sheet 7, household 85, Carlos D. Pulley, accessed 15 Jun 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S494] Clarksdale Cemetery (DeKalb County, Missouri; 2011), Missouri, DeKalb County -- Clarksdale Cemetery, Roderick O. Means marker, photographed by the NWMGS, 2009. (Reliability: 3). [S269] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Rites at Clarksdale," 16 July 1941, p. 13, col. 1; digital images(https://www.newspapers.com/image/558924791/ : accessed 17 Jun 2025). (Reliability: 3). [S496] Missouri. Maysville., Missouri, DeKalb County -- The Dekalb County Record-Herald Newspaper (Newspapers.com), "Mrs. Carlos D. Pulley Died Early Tuesday," 17 July 1951, p. 1, col. 1. (Reliability: 3). [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1974, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), death certificate 0015021 (1965), Rodney Means, accessed 15 Jun 2025. (Reliability: 3). [S492] Missouri, DeKalb County, 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, DeKalb County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1325221: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, Washington Twp., enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 6A, p. 89 (penned) 281 (stamped), dwelling 108, family 109, Elizabeth A. Means, accessed 15 Jun 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S493] Missouri, DeKalb County, 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, DeKalb County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), T624, Washington Twp., enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 5B, p. 119, dwelling 116, family 118, Elizabeth A. Means, accessed 15 Jun 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S491] Missouri, DeKalb County, 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, DeKalb County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1488411: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), T625, Washington Clarksdale Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 79, sheet 7A, p. 267 (stamped), dwelling 159, family 158, Roderick O. Means, accessed 15 Jun 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S214] Missouri, DeKalb County, 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, DeKalb County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1810731: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, Washington Twp., enumeration district (ED) 32-18, sheet 1A, p. 104 (stamped), dwelling 3, family 3, Carlos Pulley, accessed 15 Jun 2025 (Reliability: 3). [S234] Missouri, DeKalb County, 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, DeKalb County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2000219: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, Washington Twp., enumeration district (ED) 32-6, sheet 3A, p. 119 (stamped), household 43, Carlos D. Pulley, accessed 15 Jun 2025 (Reliability: 3).