1920 Federal Census, Mellette County, South Dakota - Notes

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Abstracted by Tim Hollar, July 2000 from public records.  Edited and 
formatted by Maggie Stewart, November 2000.  Submitted by 
Tim Hollar July 25, 2000.
 
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This is the 1920 federal census for Mellette County, South Dakota

Key to Census Column Numbers:

 1 Line #
 2 Page #
 3 Street if in city
 4 House # or Farm
 5 Number of dwelling house in order of visitation.
 6 Number of family in order of visitation.
 7 Name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June, 1920 was in this family.
 8 Relationship of each person to the head of the family - whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other.
 9 Home owned or rented.
10 If owner, free or mortgaged.
11 Sex.
12 Color or race.  (CC [Caucasian], Chin [Chinese], Jap [Japanese])
13 Age at last birthday. 
14 Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced.
15 Year of immigration to the U.S.
16 Whether naturalized or alien. (Na, Al, or Pa [Papers filed for naturalization])
17 If naturalized, give the year.
18 Attended school any time since September 1, 1919.
19 Whether able to read.
20 Whether able to write.
21 Place of birth of this person.
22 Mother tongue of this person.
23 Place of birth of FATHER of this person.
24 Mother tongue of FATHER of this person.
25 Place of birth of MOTHER of this person.
26 Mother tongue of MOTHER of this person.
27 Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken.
28 Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done by this person, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.
29 General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which this person works, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.
30 Whether an employer, employee, or working on own account. (Emp [Employer], W [Wage earner], or OA [Own account]) 
31 Number of farm schedule
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Formatters Notes

1. ED 149 - Enumeration District 149 contains Pages 1A through 6A and Sheets 225B through 
230B.  The Following Pages/Sheets are blank:  2B/227A,  The Dwelling and Family Numbers 
are out of order all through this Enumeration District.

2. ED 224 - Enumeration District 224 contains Pages 1A through 4B and Sheets 231B through 235A.

3. ED 150 - Enumeration District 150 contains Pages 1A through 13B and Sheets 235B through 248A.
The Following Pages/Sheets are blank:  4B/239A, 7B/242A, 8B/ 243A, 10B/245A.

4. ED 151 - Enumeration District 151 contains Pages 1A through 12B and Sheets 248B through 260A.
The Following Pages/Sheets are blank:  4B/252A, 7B/255A, 8B/ 256A, 10B/258A, 11B/259A. 
The Dwelling Numbers are not recorded in this Enumeration District.

5. ED 152 - Enumeration District 152 contains Pages 1A through 11A and Sheets 260B through 270B.
The Following Pages/Sheets are blank:  1B/261A, 3B/263A, 7B/267A, 9B/269A. 
The Dwelling Number & Family Numbers 121 through 128 were used twice in this 
Enumeration District.

6. ED 153 - Enumeration District 153 contains Pages 1A through 10B and Sheets 271B through 281A.
Family Number #154 was used twice in this Enumeration District.
     a. Page 6B, Sheet 277A - No Entries, Township 43 Range 33,  Entry on page that indicates that 
         nobody lives or farms in this district and to see Page 9.
     b. Page 7A was the original 7B and was changed before filming.  Starts with Annie Peterson.  When 
         it was copied it was copied out of order.  (Page 7A was the original 7B.  It was copied incorrectly, 
         then the copy was sheet numbered and filmed.  These were placed back in the original order and 
         each entry on both pages has a corresponding remark next to as to what occurred.)
     c. Transcriber Note: "Page #277 (this is actually Sheet 277 on Page7) filled in reverse beginning at 
         51-100 then 1-40"


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