1920 Federal Census, Carroll County, Illinois (ED 20: File 3 of 4) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Judith Mooney Lindgren, February, March 2001 from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, July 2001. Submitted by Judith Mooney Lindgren April 14, 2001. A volunteer has not yet been found to proofread this transcription. If you are interested in doing this please contact the USGW Project. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. jblind@pro-ns.net ______________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ______________________________________________________________ Key to Census Columns: LN Line # S Attended School STREET Street R Can read HN House # W Can write DW Dwelling # BIRTHPLACE Person's Place of Birth FN Family # LANGUAGE Person's Mother tongue LAST NAME Last Name FATHER Father's Place of Birth FIRST NAME First Name LANGUAGE Father's Mother tongue RELATION Relationship to head of household MOTHER Mother's Place of Birth O Home Owned or rented LANGUAGE Mother's Mother tongue M Free/Mortgaged E Speaks English? S Sex Trade Trade of profession C Color or race Industry Type of business AGE Age M Marital Status Sched Farm Imm Year of immigration Sndx Soundex Code N Naturalization REMARKS Transcriber Remarks Nat Year naturalized ______________________________________________________________ This is the 1920 Federal Census for Carroll County, Illinois ______________________________________________________________ --- Census Year: 1920 State: Illinois County: Carroll Enumeration District: 20 Page No: 4B Reel no: T625-301 Division: York Township Supervisor District: 5 Sheet No: 211A Incorporated Place: Thomson Enumerated by: Henry B. Stranch Enumerated on: January 7, 1920 Transcribed by Judith Lindgren for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2001 ======|==============================|=============|=================================|===========================|========|================|=====================================|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|=====|================================================|====|======|=================================================================================================== LINE | STREET HOUSE | DWELL FAMIL | LAST NAME FIRST NAME | RELATION | OWN MO | S C AGE MA | IMMIGRATED NAT NATURALIZATION | SCH REA WRI | BIRTHPLACE LANGUAGE | FATHER | MOTHER | ENG | TRADE INDUSTRY EMPL | NU | SOUN | REMARKS ======|==============================|=============|=================================|===========================|========|================|=====================================|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|=====|================================================|====|======|=================================================================================================== 51 | West Main St. Fm | 86 88 | Balk Ralph | Head | R | M W 31 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | Yes | Farmer General Farm OA | 7 | B420 | 52 | West Main St. Fm | 86 88 | Balk Martha | Wife | | F W 30 M | 1902 Na 1911 | Yes Yes | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | Yes | None | | B420 | 53 | West Main St. Fm | 86 88 | Balk Cornelius | Son | | M W 8 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | Yes | None | | B420 | 54 | West Main St. Fm | 86 88 | Balk John | Son | | M W 7 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | Yes | None | | B420 | 55 | West Main St. Fm | 86 88 | Balk Inez | Daughter | | F W 5 S | | No No | Illinois | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | No | None | | B420 | 56 | West Main St. Fm | 86 88 | Balk Marian | Son | | M W 4-6/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | No | None | | B420 | 57 | Main St. Fm | 86 88 | Balk Paul | Son | | M W 1-1/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | No | None | | B420 | 58 | Main St. | 87 89 | Lawrence Elmer H. | Head | O M | M W 42 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Michigan | Canada English | Yes | Mail Carrier Rural Route W | | L652 | 59 | Main St. | 87 89 | Lawrence Ida | Wife | | F W 36 M | | Yes Yes | South I | Pennsylvania | New York | Yes | None | | L652 | 60 | Main St. | 87 89 | Lawrence Elma | Daughter | | F W 17 S | | No Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | South Dakota | Yes | Telephone Girl Switch Bank W | | L652 | 61 | Main St. | 87 89 | Lawrence Howard | Son | | M W 5 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | South Dakota | No | None | | L652 | 62 | Main St. | 87 90 | Bailey William | Head 2 Step Father-in-law | R | M W 87 M | 1864 Na 1871 | Yes Yes | Canada English | Ireland English | Ireland English | Yes | None | | B400 | 63 | Main St. | 87 90 | Bailey Sarah | Wife Mother-in-law | | F W 82 M | | Yes Yes | New York | England English | New York | Yes | None | | B400 | 64 | Main St. | 88 91 | Sheridan T * * * * * | Head | O F | M W 50 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Ireland English | Ireland English | Yes | Laborer Day Labor W | | S635 | 65 | Main St. | 88 91 | Sheridan Emily | Wife | | F W 50 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | England English | England English | Yes | None | | S635 | 66 | Main St. | 89 92 | Hunter William | Head | O F | M W 88 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Vermont | Ohio | Yes | None | | H536 | 67 | Main St. | 89 92 | Hunter Nancy | Wife | | F W 73 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Vermont | Ohio | Yes | None | | H536 | 68 | Main St. | 89 92 | Hunter William | Son | | M W 37 S | | Yes Yes | Wisconsin | Vermont | Illinois | Yes | Laborer Day Labor W | | H536 | 69 | Main St. | 90 93 | Millard Claude | Head | O F | M W 28 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | U.S. | Yes | Signal Maintenance R.R. W | | M463 | 70 | Main St. | 90 93 | Millard Clara | Wife | | F W 26 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Germany German | Yes | None | | M463 | 71 | Main St. | 90 93 | Millard Norman C. | Son | | M W 3-3/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | No | None | | M463 | 72 | Main St. | 90 93 | Millard Evert | Son | | M W 9/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | No | None | | M463 | 73 | Main St. | 91 94 | Drake Edward | Head | O F | M W 36 M | | Yes Yes | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Yes | Laborer All Kinds of Work W | | D620 | 74 | Main St. | 91 94 | Drake Jennie | Wife | | F W 39 M | | Yes Yes | Wisconsin | Scotland Scotch | Illinois | Yes | None | | D620 | 75 | Main St. | 91 94 | Drake Wayne | Adopted Son | | M W 2-0/12 S | | No No | Illinois | U.S. | Illinois | No | None | | D620 | 76 | Main St. | 92 95 | Clarke Thomas | Head | O F | M W 61 M | | Yes Yes | Wisconsin | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Yes | Laborer Wood Chopper Etc. W | | C462 | 77 | Main St. | 92 95 | Clarke Jenney | Wife | | F W 55 M | | Yes Yes | Wisconsin | Vermont | Tennessee | Yes | None | | C462 | 78 | Main St. | 92 95 | Clarke Saddie | Daughter | | F W 26 S | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Yes | Servant Hotel | | C462 | 79 | Main St. | 93 96 | Potter Flora | Head | O F | F W 53 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | U.S. | U.S. | Yes | None | | P360 | 80 | Main St. | 93 96 | Potter Glen | Son | | M W 18 S | | No Yes Yes | Illinois | U.S. | Illinois | Yes | None | | P360 | 81 | Main St. | 94 97 | Sheridan Mary | Head | O F | F W 87 W | 1861 Na 1871 | Yes Yes | Ireland English | Ireland English | Ireland English | Yes | None | | S635 | 82 | Main St. | 95 98 | Sheridan Andrew | Head | R | M W 38 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Ireland English | Ireland English | Yes | Clerk Bank W | | S635 | 83 | Main St. | 95 98 | Sheridan Jennie | Wife | | F W 38 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Ireland English | Ireland English | Yes | None | | S635 | 84 | Main St. | 95 98 | Sheridan Mary | Daughter | | F W 5 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | No | None | | S635 | 85 | Main St. | 95 99 | French Thomas E. | Head | O F | M W 31 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Yes | Cashier Bank OA | | F652 | 86 | Main St. | 95 99 | French Besse | Wife | | F W 24 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | New York | Illinois | Yes | None | | F652 | 87 | Main St. | 95 99 | French Ruth | Daughter | | F W 10/12 S | | No No | Iowa | Illinois | Illinois | No | None | | F652 | 88 | Main St. | 95 99 | Beck Herbert S. | Head | R | M W 51 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Yes | Banker Thomson Bank OA | | B200 | 89 | Main St. | 95 99 | Beck Mattie | Wife | | F W 55 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | England English | England English | Yes | None | | B200 | 90 | Main St. | 96 100 | Miller John | Head | O M | M W 45 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | U.S. | U.S. | Yes | Farm Laborer W | | M460 | 91 | Main St. | 96 100 | Miller Laura B. | Wife | | F W 44 M | | Yes Yes | Iowa | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Yes | None | | M460 | 92 | Main St. | 97 101 | Connell Dan | Head | O F | M W 75 W | 1864 Na 1873 | Yes Yes | Ireland English | Ireland English | Ireland English | Yes | None | | C540 | 93 | Main St. | 97 101 | Connell Mary | Daughter | | F W 49 S | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Ireland English | Ireland English | Yes | House Keeper | | C540 | 94 | Main St. | 98 102 | Mitchell Daniel | Head | R | M W 36 M | 1903 Na 1910 | Yes Yes | Scotland Scotch | Scotland Scotch | Scotland Scotch | Yes | Auto Mechanic Garage W | | M324 | 95 | Main St. | 98 102 | Mitchell Mary | Wife | | F W 26 M | 1904 Na 1910 | Yes Yes | Scotland Scotch | Scotland Scotch | Scotland Scotch | Yes | None | | M324 | 96 | Main St. | 98 102 | Mitchell Jennie | Daughter | | F W 6 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Scotland Scotch | Scotland Scotch | Yes | None | | M324 | 97 | Main St. | 98 102 | Mitchell Howard | Son | | M W 2-7/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Scotland Scotch | Scotland Scotch | No | None | | M324 | 98 | Main St. | 99 103 | Kness Louis | Head | R | M W 49 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Germany German | Germany German | Yes | Laborer Day Labor W | | K520 | 99 | Main St. | 99 103 | Kness Ethel | Wife | | F W 39 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Iowa | Maryland | Yes | None | | K520 | 100 | Main St. | 99 103 | Kness Jeneva | Daughter | | F W 8/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | No | None | | K520 | ======|==============================|=============|=================================|===========================|========|================|=====================================|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|=====|================================================|====|======|=================================================================================================== --- Census Year: 1920 State: Illinois County: Carroll Enumeration District: 20 Page No: 5A Reel no: T625-301 Division: York Township Supervisor District: 5 Sheet No: 211B Incorporated Place: Thomson Enumerated by: Henry B. Stranch Enumerated on: January 8, 1920 Transcribed by Judith Lindgren for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2001 ======|==============================|=============|=================================|===========================|========|================|=====================================|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|=====|================================================|====|======|=================================================================================================== LINE | STREET HOUSE | DWELL FAMIL | LAST NAME FIRST NAME | RELATION | OWN MO | S C AGE MA | IMMIGRATED NAT NATURALIZATION | SCH REA WRI | BIRTHPLACE LANGUAGE | FATHER | MOTHER | ENG | TRADE INDUSTRY EMPL | NU | SOUN | REMARKS ======|==============================|=============|=================================|===========================|========|================|=====================================|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|=====|================================================|====|======|=================================================================================================== 1 | Main St. | 99 103 | Middleton Vada | Head | R | F W 19 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Yes | None | | M343 | 2 | Main St. | 99 103 | Middleton Lena | Daughter | | F W 8/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | No | None | | M343 | 3 | Main St. | 100 104 | Sheridan Frank | Head | F | M W 53 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Ireland English | Ireland English | Yes | Laborer All Kind of Work W | | S635 | 4 | Main St. | 100 104 | Sheridan Annie | Wife | | F W 58 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | England English | England English | Yes | None | | S635 | 5 | Main St. | 100 104 | DuGard Tillie E. | Sister-in-law | | F W 55 S | | Yes Yes | Illinois | England English | England English | Yes | None | | D263 | 6 | Main St. | 101 105 | Cons Winfield D. M. | Head | O F | M W 73 W | | Yes Yes | Illinois | New Jersey | Kentucky | Yes | None | | C520 | 7 | Main St. | 101 105 | Cons Mary H. | Daughter | | F W 40 S | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | New York | Yes | None | | C520 | 8 | Main St. | 102 106 | Hinds Andrew | Head | O M | M W 58 M | | Yes Yes | Vermont | Vermont | Vermont | Yes | Laborer Section W | | H532 | 9 | Main St. | 102 106 | Hinds Sara | Wife | | F W 47 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | New York | Pennsylvania | Yes | None | | H532 | 10 | Main St. | 102 106 | Hinds Helen | Daughter | | F W 15 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Vermont | Illinois | Yes | None | | H532 | 11 | Main St. | 102 106 | Sterenborg Fred | Son-in-law | | M W 24 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Holland Dutch | Yes | Laborer Farm W | | S365 | 12 | Main St. | 102 106 | Sterenborg Edith | Daughter | | F W 21 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Vermont | Illinois | Yes | None | | S365 | Sht 5A, Line 12, enumerator most likely mixed up Edith ... 13 | Main St. | 102 106 | Sterenborg Frederick | Son | | M W 6/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | No | None | | S365 | as a Daughter instead of Wife. 14 | Main St. | 103 107 | Hollinshead E. Earl | Head | O F | M W 45 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Canada English | Ohio | Yes | Clerk Hardware OA | | H452 | 15 | Main St. | 103 107 | Hollinshead Phurnis | Wife | | F W 42 M | | Yes Yes | Iowa | Canada English | England English | Yes | None | | H452 | 16 | Main St. | 103 107 | Hollinshead Bayard | Son | | M W 24 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Iowa | Yes | None | | H452 | 17 | Main St. | 103 107 | Hollinshead Francis | Daughter | | F W 7 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Iowa | Yes | None | | H452 | 18 | Main St. | 103 107 | Hollinshead Lauren | Son | | M W 7 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Iowa | Yes | None | | H452 | 19 | Main St. | 103 107 | Hollinshead Edith | Daughter | | F W 6 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Iowa | Yes | None | | H452 | 20 | Main St. | 104 108 | Adams William C. | Head | O F | M W 43 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Vermont | Illinois | Yes | Telegraph Milwaukee R.H.C. W | | A352 | 21 | Main St. | 104 108 | Adams Catherine | Wife | | F W 47 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Vermont | Indiana | Yes | None | | A352 | 22 | Main St. | 105 109 | Traneas Herman | Head | O F | M W 64 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Germany German | Germany German | Yes | Proprietor Hardware W | | T652 | 23 | Main St. | 105 109 | Traneas Laura | Wife | | F W 57 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | New York | Illinois | Yes | None | | T652 | 24 | Main St. | 106 110 | Anderson Frank D. | Head | R | M W 61 Wd | 1884 Na 1898 | Yes Yes | Sweden Swedish | Sweden Swedish | Sweden Swedish | Yes | Laborer Foreman W | | A536 | 25 | Main St. | 106 110 | Orcasitas Pedro | | | M M 38 S | 1919 Al | Yes Yes | Mexico Spanish | South America Unknown | South America Unknown | Yes | Laborer Section W | | O622 | 26 | Main St. | 107 111 | Gleason Elizabeth | Head | O F | F W 72 W | | Yes Yes | New York | Connecticut | Germany German | Yes | None | | G425 | 27 | Main St. | 107 112 | Snyder Sara L. | Head | R | F W 74 W | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Massachusetts | Kentucky | Yes | None | | S536 | 28 | Main St. | 108 113 | Barrett Wilton | Head | R | M W 64 M | | Yes Yes | New York | Vermont | New York | Yes | Janitor School W | | B630 | 29 | Main St. | 108 113 | Barrett Ina | Wife | | F W 55 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | France French | Maine | Yes | None | | B630 | 30 | Main St. | 109 114 | Johnson Henry | Head | O F | M W 69 Wd | | Yes Yes | Maryland | Germany German | Germany German | Yes | None | | J525 | 31 | Main St. | 109 114 | Williams Margaret K. | Roomer | | F W 47 W | | Yes Yes | Pennsylvania | Germany German | Germany German | Yes | None | | W452 | 32 | Main St. | 109 114 | Williams Lena E. | Daughter | | F W 8 S | | Yes Yes Yes | New York | New York | Pennsylvania | Yes | None | | W452 | 33 | Main St. | 110 115 | Pratt Urich S. | Head | O F | M W 73 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | New York | New York | Yes | Porter Hotel OA | | P630 | 34 | Main St. | 110 115 | Pratt Ellen M. | Wife | | F W 72 M | | Yes Yes | New York | New York | New York | Yes | None | | P630 | 35 | Main St. | 110 115 | Maarsingh Harry | Head | R | M W 29 M | | Yes Yes | Iowa | Holland Dutch | Holland Dutch | Yes | Telegraphy Milwaukee R.H.C. W | | M625 | 36 | Main St. | 110 115 | Maarsingh Irene | Wife | | F W 24 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois | Yes | None | | M625 | 37 | Main St. | 110 115 | Maarsingh Saddie | Daughter | | F W 2-7/12 S | | No No | Kansas | Iowa | Illinois | No | None | | M625 | 38 | Main St. | 111 116 | Gehlson Hans | Head | R | M W 23 M | | Yes Yes | Iowa | Germany German | Germany German | Yes | Laborer Section W | | G425 | 39 | Main St. | 111 116 | Gehlson Clara | Wife | | F W 18 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Iowa | Illinois | Yes | None | | G425 | 40 | Main St. | 112 117 | Stratton Chester | Head | R | M W 35 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | New York | Illinois | Yes | Laborer All Kind of Work W | | S363 | 41 | Main St. | 112 117 | Stratton Laura | Wife | | F W 33 M | | Yes Yes | North Dakota | Illinois | Illinois | Yes | None | | S363 | 42 | Main St. | 112 117 | Stratton Leta | Daughter | | F W 14 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Illinois | Illinois | North Dakota | Yes | None | | S363 | 43 | Main St. | 112 117 | Stratton Harriet | Daughter | | F W 12 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Colorado | Illinois | North Dakota | Yes | None | | S363 | 44 | Main St. | 112 117 | Stratton Laurence | Son | | M W 4-7/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | North Dakota | No | None | | S363 | 45 | Main St. | 112 117 | Stratton Eva | Daughter | | F W 11/12 S | | No No | Illinois | Illinois | North Dakota | No | None | | S363 | 46 | Main St. | 113 118 | Higgly Sam | Head | R | M W 48 S | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Michigan | Indiana | Yes | Cobbler Shoes BCL | | H240 | 47 | Main St. | 114 119 | Millard Sara | Head | R | F W 60 W | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Yes | Telephone Operator Switch Board W | | M463 | 48 | Main St. | 114 119 | Millard Hana | Mother-in-law | | F W 85 W | | Yes Yes | New York | U.S. | U.S. | Yes | None | | M463 | 49 | Main St. | 115 120 | Kradle Martin | Head | R | M W 27 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Pennsylvania | U.S. | | | | K634 | 50 | Main St. | 115 120 | Kradle Winnie | Wife | | F W 27 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | U.S. | U.S. | Yes | None | | K634 | ======|==============================|=============|=================================|===========================|========|================|=====================================|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|=====|================================================|====|======|===================================================================================================