1920 FEDERAL POPULATION CENSUS FOR VALLEY COUNTY, IDAHO
                   Compiled by: Wesley W. Craig, Ph.D. & Bea Snyder
					

	Submitted for use by the USGenWeb Project and the IDGenWeb Project Archives, by 
			  Wesley W. Craig, 9 January 1997.


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This compilation has been extracted from a microfilm copy of the 1920 Census for Valley County, 
Idaho, which is available from the Salt Lake Family History Library as Microfilm 1820294 
(vol. 15). The original record is located in the Valley County Court House. Special thanks 
are given to Gene and Linda Brock, Roz Campbell, Eilene Evans, Beverly Swanson, and Bea Snyder 
for their considerable personal effort in the laborious task of extracting the data from the 
often difficult-to-read microfilm copies; and to Bea Snyder for her expert oversight of the 
extraction process. All of these efforts were of a volunteer nature and reflect favorably on 
community spirit in Valley County. 

For those interested in using this Index for genealogical or family history purposes the 
following might be considered:

1. This Index is useful for establishing whether or not a particular individual was living in 
   Valley County in 1920.
2. States or countries of birth of individuals are provided as well as dates of immigration 
   and naturalization.
3. The particular location (precincts and villages) of each person in the county is noted.
4. Personal information (age, marital status, gender, occupation, attending school, ownership 
   of property, relationship to  head of household) is included.
5. The census page from which the information was secured is identified.
6. If a province was noted within a country (as place of birth), this is included, rather 
   than the name of the country (e.g. New Brunswick).

What is NOT included:
		
1. Because this list was alphabetized by surname and given name, many of the family relation-
   ships (to head of family) cannot be discerned from this listing. The reader should refer 
   to the original census for that information. (pagenumbers provided will be useful for that 
   purpose).
2. By indexing other valuable information is excluded; such as being able to identify neighbors 
   or other families living in the same neighborhood or near vicinity. Again, reviewing infor-
   mation in the Census record itself would be recommended for such purposes.
3. There are a number of subject areas included in the original census which (because of space) 
   were not included in  this index, such as language spoken, literacy, etc. "Color" was not 
   included as a category because few individuals were thus identified. Only two Japanese 
   were identified as other than "white". No Indians or Blacks (Negroes) were cited in the 
   census records for the county.
 
Be aware that census records often contain errors. One source of error can be the ignorance of 
the person providing the information to the census taker regarding birth years, locations, etc. 
Another can be a deliberate misstating of information. For example, in order to avoid legal 
complications an informant might claim they were born in one location when actually they were 
born in another. This can be particularly true regarding immigrants who never took out 
naturalization papers. Other reasons include the census taker not clearly understanding the 
oral information being received from the informant, and misspelling names, places, etc. This 
often happens when the informant is a native of a non-English speaking country. Also, because 
the information is written in cursive, errors of interpretation can occur by the extractor and 
there can be errors of transcription by the typist. Every effort has been made to avoid these 
latter errors, but some will undoubtedly slip through. Where names/letters were illegible, 
( _ _ _ _) were provided to so indicate. In spite of these limitations the authors anticipate 
that this Index will prove to be useful and are pleased to make it available to the interested 
researcher. 

   POSSIBLE NON-CLEAR ABBREVIATIONS FOR COLUMN HEADINGS USED IN INDEX:

	FTHRBRTH = father's  state or country of birth
	MTHRBRTH = mother's state or country of birth
	MRTL = marital Status: (M)arried; (S)ingle; (D)ivorced; (W)idow(ed)(er); (U)nknown
	PAGE = page on which data is located in the census record
	PLBRTH = place of birth of individual--state or country
	SCH = whether individual is attending school at time of census taking
	YRIMG = year in which immigrated into the U.S.
	YRNAT = year in which naturalized a U.S. citizen

For alphabetical groupings of the Index, please return to the Valley County Table of Contents.