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Mrs. Samuel G. Puterbaugh, resident, was listed in the 1926 Los Angeles Blue Book. Home of Ruthellen Miller, concert and opera singer. (Source: Who’s Who in Los Angeles County, 1942-43.)

1930 census:
5191 Franklin Avenue (value: $45,000): 1) Norah F. Puterbaugh, head of household and owner; white female widow 50 years old; married at age 25; born in Illinois; father born in Indiana, mother in Ohio; Christian Science practitioner. 2) Elizabeth Puterbaugh, daughter; white female 20 years of age, single; born in Kansas; not working. 3) Mary A. Webb, mother of owner; white widowed female, 88 years old; married at age 17; born in Ohio; father and mother born in Ohio; not working. 4) Edna A. Cook, servant; white female 23 years old, single; born in Iowa, parents born in South Dakota. 5) Mary Cook, roomer; white female 30 years old, single; born in Iowa, parents born in the United States; a clerk in photography industry.

1940 Census:

5191 Franklin Avenue (Value $35,000): 1) Nora L. Peterbaugh, head of household; white widow 77 years of age; born in Illinois; Christian Science practitioner. 2) Elizabeth Peterbaugh, daughter; white single female 30 years of age; born in Kansas; not working. 3) Mary Cook, lodger; white single female 38 years of age; born in Iowa; retoucher in a motion picture studio; earns $3,680.