Poor Farm Census: 1920 Census

FOURTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1920 -- POPULATION

Supervisor's District 21 -- Enumeration District No. 38 -- Sheet No. 6A

Washington Township, Clinton County, Iowa:  Clinton Co. Poor Home.  Enumerated by me on the 22 day of Jan. 1920.  Andrew M. Conoley, Enumerator.

Column Headings (I did not transcribe blank columns 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 or 29)

PLACE OF ABODE
1: Street, avenue, road, etc. (This column was blank)
2: House number or farm, etc.  (This column had FM on line one and check marks all the way down the column)
3: Number of dwelling house in order of visitation (This column had 77 on line one and was blank the rest of the way down)
4: Number of family in order of visitation (This column had 77 on line one and was blank the rest of the way down)
5: NAME of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920, was in this family.  Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any.  Include every person living on January 1, 1920.  Omit children born since January 1, 1920.
6: RELATIONSHIP of this person to the head of the family
TENURE
7: Home owned or rented (This column had R on line one and was blank the rest of the way down)
8: If owned, free or mortgaged (This column was blank)
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION
9: Sex
10: Color or race
11: Age at last birthday
12: Single, married, widowed or divorced
CITIZENSHIP
13: Year of immigration to the United States
14: Naturalized or alien
15: If naturalized, year of naturalization
EDUCATION
16: Attended school any time since Sept. 1, 1919
17: Whether able to read
18: Whether able to write
NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE. Place of birth of each person and parent of each person enumerated.  If born in the United States, give the state or territory.  If of foreign birth, give the place of birth and, in addition, the mother tongue.
PERSON
19: Place of birth
20: Mother tongue
FATHER
21: Place of birth
22: Mother tongue
MOTHER
23: Place of birth
24: Mother tongue
25: Whether able to speak English
OCCUPATION
26:  Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.
27:  Industry, business, or establishment in which at work as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.
28:  Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account
29: Number of farm schedule (This column was blank)

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Endorf, William C. Steward (Head) M W 43 M         Y Y Iowa   Illinois   Germany German Y Farmer General Farm EM
Endorf, Lidetta Wife F W 41 M         Y Y Iowa   Germany German Germany German Y none    
Endorf, Elnora E. Daughter F W 16 S       Y Y Y Iowa   Iowa   Iowa   Y none    
Endorf, Pearl E. Daughter F W 12 S       Y Y Y Iowa   Iowa   Iowa   Y none    
Endorf, Roy W. Son M W 10 S       Y Y Y Iowa   Iowa   Iowa   Y none    
Endorf, Bernice E. Daughter F W 6 S       Y     Iowa   Iowa   Iowa     none    
Endorf, Ray D. Son M W 3 11/12 S             Iowa   Iowa   Iowa     none    
Brothersen, William Laborer M W 27 M         Y Y Iowa   Germany German Iowa   Y Farm Laborer Home Farm W
Brothersen, Rose Servant F W 31 M         Y Y Wisconsin   Germany German Germany German Y Attendant in the Home W
Lanaghan, Leo P. Laborer M W 20 S       N Y Y Iowa   Iowa   Iowa   Y Farm Laborer Home Farm W
Meades, Gid Laborer M W 60 S         Y Y Illinois   Illinois   Pennsylvania   Y Watch man In Home W
Gobel, John Inmate M W 87 W   Na     Y Y England English England English England English Y none    
Palmer, Minnie Inmate F W 64 S         N N Illinois   Illinois   New York   Y none    
Paysen, Ester Inmate F W 19 S         Y Y Iowa   un   un   Y none    
Schalks, Lena Inmate F W 36 S         N N Iowa   Germany German Germany German Y none    
Nicholas, Katie Inmate F W 50 D         Y Y Iowa   Scotland Scotch Scotland Scotch Y none    
Spencer, Hattie Inmate F W 53 W         Y Y Illinois   Canada English New York   Y none    
---- , Amy Inmate F W 25 S         Y Y Illinois   Illinois   Illinois   Y none    
Berry, Fannie F. Inmate F W 67 W         Y Y New Hampshire   Ireland English Ireland English Y none    
Carlsen, Tilia G. Inmate F W 55 M Un Un     Y Y Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Y none    
Wilsey, Lidia Inmate F W 72 M         Y Y Vermont   Vermont   Vermont   Y none    
Dennis, Mary Inmate F W 80 W         N N US   US   US   Y none    
Mell, Alis Inmate F W 75 S         Y Y US   US   US   Y none    
Suttle (Sutth), Ella Inmate F W 28 S         N N Iowa   Germany German Germany German Y none    
Seek, Henryetta Inmate F W 78 M         Y Y Iowa   South Carolina   Virginia   Y none    
Brodersen, John Inmate M W 77 W 1881 Na 1884   Y Y Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Rasmussen, Knute Inmate M W 78 W 1881 Na 1890   Y Y Norway Norwiegan Norway Norwiegan Norway Norwiegan Y none    
Friddle, William G. Inmate M W 80 W         Y Y Virginia   Virginia   Virginia   Y none    
Omeara, William Inmate M W 76 S Un Un     Y Y Canada English Canada English Canada English Y none    
Shoemaker, Elias Inmate M W 75 W         Y Y New York   New York   New York   Y none    
Avers, Ernst Inmate M W 87 S Un Un     Y Y Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Krebs, Albert Inmate M W 69 M         Y Y Pennsylvania   Germany German Pennsylvania   Y none    
Richardsen, Amus Inmate M W 82 S 1852 Na 1865   Y Y England English England English England English Y none    
Sanders, Henry Inmate M W 82 W 1885 Na 1890   Y Y Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Bird, Charles Inmate M W 63 S         N N Iowa England English Engish England English Y none    
Haley, Lucius Inmate M W 72 W         Y Y Iowa   Coneticute   Coneticute   Y none    
Momsen, Carsen Inmate M W 71 S 1884 Na 1890   Y Y Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Meier, John Inmate M W 87 W 1884 Na 1890   N N Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Frohm, Charles Inmate M W 71 W 1867 Na 1880   Y Y Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Sweetland, John Inmate M W 77 W         Y Y Pennsylvania   Vermont   Pennsylvania   Y none    
Hanney, John Inmate M W 78 S 1858 Na 1874   Y Y Ireland English Ireland English Ireland English Y none    
Wilson, George Inmate M W 86 W 1880 Na 1886   Y Y On Sea Scotch Scotland Scotch Scotland Scotch Y none    
Kelming, Joseph Inmate M W 87 S 1887 Na 1892   Y Y Austria German Austria German Austria German Y none    
Schutt, Reimer Inmate M W 57 S 1869 Na 1883   N N Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Jensen, Peter Inmate M W 77 S   Na     Y Y Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Meder, Peter Inmate M W 78 W 1881 Al     Y Y Germany German Germany German Germany German Y none    
Murry, John Inmate M W 73 S         Y Y Pennsylvania   Ireland English Ireland English Y none    
Tritchler, Oscar Inmate M W 51 S         Y Y Illinois   Germany German Germany German Y none    
Shea, James Inmate M W 72 S 1874 Na 1880   Y Y Ireland English Ireland English Ireland English Y none    
Neilsen, Charley Inmate M W 84 S 1869 Na 1874   Y Y Swedan Swedish Swedan Swedish Swedan Swedish Y none    

Supervisor's District 21 -- Enumeration District No. 38 -- Sheet No. 6B

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Shea, Edward Inmate M W 80 S 1864 Na 1869   Y Y Ireland English Ireland English Ireland English Y none    
Stomishe, Jacboe Inmate M W 78 S 1881 Na 1887   Y Y Austria German Austria German Austria German Y none    
Angus, Joseph Inmate M W 68 W         Y Y Philadelphia   Philadelphia   Philadelphia   Y none    
McKeehan, Ben M. Inmate M W 67 W         Y Y Indiana   Pennsylvania   Kentucky   Y none    
Hyatt, Frank Inmate M W 66 W         Y Y New York   New York   New York   Y none    
Snyder, Fred W. Inmate M W 68 W         Y Y Illinois   Illinois   Illinois   Y none    
Libby, Edward Inmate M W 76 W         Y Y Maryland   Maryland   Maryland   Y none    
Allison, Louis L. Inmate M W 64 W         Y Y New York   New York   New York   Y none    
White, James Inmate M W 48 S         N N Iowa   Germany German Germany German Y none    
Mearn, Anna Inmate F W 44 S         Y Y  Iowa   Germany German Germany German Y none    
Baird, Jane Inmate F W 83 W   Na     Y Y England English England English England English Y none    
Koegard, Ellen Inmate F W 86 W   Na     N N Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Y none    

 

SOURCE:  Iowa: Clinton Co. (ED's 3, 4, 23-33, 191, and 34-40) Crawford Co. (ED's 69-89) Davis Co. (ED's 1-16) [NARA T625 roll 485]