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1920 U.S. Federal Census – Charles Knoll household, 33rd Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Transcript
Uncertain readings are marked [?] or set in brackets; words that could not be read are marked as such. Each transcript is shown as written, with its transcriber’s notes.
The record
Transcription of: 1920_Census_Record_Charles_Knoll_Household_Philadelphia.pdf
Document: Photocopy of a handwritten page of the Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920 – Population schedule (Department of Commerce – Bureau of the Census), Sheet 16 A, lines 1–50. The scan is rotated 90 degrees; handwritten numbers '232', '7118' and '8801' at top; occupation code numbers written in the right margin.
Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.
Transcription
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE–BUREAU OF THE CENSUS FOURTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1920–POPULATION
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| Name of incorporated place | X |
| Ward of city | 33 |
| Supervisor's District No. | 104 |
| Enumeration District No. | 1151 |
| Sheet No. | 16 A |
| Enumerated by me on the | 17 day of January, 1920 |
| Enumerator | Paul V. Harrison |
| [Handwritten numbers at top of page] | 232; 7118; 8801 |
| [Margin: street name written beside lines 1–10] | 3rd Street |
Summary (full detail for each person follows):
| Line | Name | Relation | Sex | Age | Birthplace of person | Trade or profession | Employer / salary or wage worker / own account |
| 38 | Knoll Charles | head | M | 62 | Pennsylvania | Finisher | W |
| 39 | —— Caroline | wife | F | 62 | Germany | none | |
| 40 | —— Frank B | son | M | 28 | Pennsylvania | Ship fitter | W |
| 41 | —— Frederick C | son | M | 24 [?] | Pennsylvania | Weaver | W |
| 42 | Creamer Elmer | son in law | M | 21 | Pennsylvania | Bookkeeper | S |
| 43 | —— Minnie | wife | F | 21 | Pennsylvania | none | |
| 44 | —— Ester | daughter | F | 3/12 [?] | Pennsylvania | none |
| Line | 38 |
| House number | 3454 |
| Dwelling no. | 351 |
| Family no. | 370 |
| Name | Knoll Charles |
| Relation | head |
| Home owned or rented | R |
| Sex | M |
| Color or race | W |
| Age | 62 |
| Marital status | M |
| Able to read | yes |
| Able to write | yes |
| Birthplace of person | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of father | Germany |
| Father's mother tongue | German |
| Birthplace of mother | Germany |
| Mother's mother tongue | German |
| Able to speak English | yes |
| Trade or profession | Finisher |
| Industry | Cloth mill |
| Employer / salary or wage worker / own account | W |
| [Margin code] | 542 |
| Line | 39 |
| Name | —— Caroline |
| Relation | wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color or race | W |
| Age | 62 |
| Marital status | M |
| Year of immigration | Un |
| Naturalized or alien | Na |
| Able to read | yes |
| Able to write | yes |
| Birthplace of person | Germany |
| Mother tongue | German |
| Birthplace of father | Germany |
| Father's mother tongue | German |
| Birthplace of mother | Germany |
| Mother's mother tongue | German |
| Able to speak English | yes |
| Trade or profession | none |
| Line | 40 |
| Name | —— Frank B |
| Relation | son |
| Sex | M |
| Color or race | W |
| Age | 28 |
| Marital status | S |
| Able to read | yes |
| Able to write | yes |
| Birthplace of person | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of father | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of mother | Germany |
| Mother's mother tongue | German |
| Able to speak English | yes |
| Trade or profession | Ship fitter |
| Industry | Ship yard |
| Employer / salary or wage worker / own account | W |
| [Margin code] | 141 [?] |
| Line | 41 |
| Name | —— Frederick C |
| Relation | son |
| Sex | M |
| Color or race | W |
| Age | 24 [?] |
| Marital status | S |
| Able to read | yes |
| Able to write | yes |
| Birthplace of person | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of father | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of mother | Germany |
| Mother's mother tongue | German |
| Able to speak English | yes |
| Trade or profession | Weaver |
| Industry | Cloth mill |
| Employer / salary or wage worker / own account | W |
| [Margin code] | 542 |
| Line | 42 |
| Name | Creamer Elmer |
| Relation | son in law |
| Sex | M |
| Color or race | W |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital status | M |
| Able to read | yes |
| Able to write | yes |
| Birthplace of person | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of father | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of mother | Pennsylvania |
| Able to speak English | yes |
| Trade or profession | Bookkeeper |
| Industry | Bank |
| Employer / salary or wage worker / own account | S |
| [Margin code] | 958 |
| Line | 43 |
| Name | —— Minnie |
| Relation | wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color or race | W |
| Age | 21 |
| Marital status | M |
| Able to read | yes |
| Able to write | yes |
| Birthplace of person | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of father | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of mother | Germany |
| Mother's mother tongue | German |
| Able to speak English | yes |
| Trade or profession | none |
| Line | 44 |
| Name | —— Ester |
| Relation | daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color or race | W |
| Age | 3/12 [?] |
| Marital status | S |
| Birthplace of person | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of father | Pennsylvania |
| Birthplace of mother | Pennsylvania |
| Trade or profession | none |
Other entries on this page not transcribed.
Transcriber's Notes
The scan is rotated 90 degrees clockwise; it was read after rotation.
House number for the Knoll household read as 3454 (the adjacent households are 3452 and 3456); dwelling 351, family 370.
Line 41 age is unclear: read as 24 [?]; the second digit could be 2 or 5.
Line 44 (Ester) age written as a fraction, read as 3/12 [?] (months).
Line 42 surname read as 'Creamer'; relation 'son in law' (written small).
Line 39 year of immigration 'Un' and citizenship 'Na' as written.
Margin numbers (542, 141 [?], 542, 958) are later occupation codes written in the right margin.
Handwritten number at top right read as '7118'; also '8801' and '232'.