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1900 U.S. Federal Census – John Knoll household, 29th Ward, Philadelphia (ED 704, sheet 9A)

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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: 1900_Census_Record_John_E_Knoll_Household_Philadelphia.pdf

Document: Photocopy of a handwritten 1900 U.S. Federal Census population schedule (Twelfth Census, Schedule No. 1 – Population), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 29th Ward, Supervisor's District 1, Enumeration District 704, sheet 9 (stamped 83 A).

Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.

Transcription


[Form number, top]	7–224.

TWELFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES. SCHEDULE No. 1.—POPULATION.


[Stamped page number]	83 A
State	Pennsylvania
County	Philadelphia
Township or other division of county	2-Div 29th ward
Name of incorporated city, town, or village	Phila
Supervisor's District No.	1st Penna [?]
Enumeration District No.	704
Sheet No.	9 [written over another figure]
Name of Institution	X
Ward of city	29th
Enumerated on the	9th day of June, 1900
Enumerator	George W Paullin Jr

Summary (full detail for each person follows):


Line	Name	Relation	Sex	Birth Month	Birth Year	Age	Place of birth
2	Knoll John	Head	M	June	1826	73	Germany
3	Galler Rosalia	boarder	F	June	1841	58	Germany


Line	2
House No.	1539
Dwelling No.	142
Family No.	170
Name	Knoll John
Relation	Head
Color	W
Sex	M
Birth Month	June
Birth Year	1826
Age	73
Marital status	Wd
Place of birth	Germany
Father's birthplace	Germany
Mother's birthplace	Germany
Year of immigration	1848
Years in U.S.	52
Occupation	retired
Months not employed	0
Can read	yes [?]
Can write	yes [?]
Can speak English	yes [?]
Owned or rented	O
Owned free or mortgaged	F
Farm or house	H


Line	3
Name	Galler Rosalia
Relation	boarder
Color	W
Sex	F
Birth Month	June
Birth Year	1841
Age	58
Marital status	S
Place of birth	Germany
Father's birthplace	Germany
Mother's birthplace	Germany
Year of immigration	1884
Years in U.S.	16
Occupation	housekeeper
Months not employed	0
Can read	yes [?]
Can write	yes [?]
Can speak English	yes [?]

Transcriber note: the Street column is blank for these lines (the street name 'Cabot St.' is written vertically further down the column, beside lines 8–13 and 22–27). Columns for citizenship/naturalization, number of years married, children born/living, and attended school are blank for these lines. Line 1 above ('Slowey [?] Maggie, niece', family 169) belongs to the preceding household.

<table> <colgroup> <col style="width: 23%" /> <col style="width: 76%" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td><strong>[Handwritten annotation in right margin beside line 2]</strong></td> <td>7<br /> 4 [or 9]<br /> 186[?]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Other entries on this page not transcribed.

Transcriber's Notes

Line 2 surname written 'Knoll' with a gap ('K noll'); no middle initial.

John's birth year read as 1826 (final digit slightly unclear, possibly 1827); age 73; marital status 'Wd' (widowed).

John: immigration 1848, 52 years in U.S. – fairly clear. Rosalia: 1884, 16 years.

Line 3 surname read 'Galler' (initial could be G or J); given name 'Rosalia' clear; relation 'boarder'; occupation 'housekeeper'.

Right-margin annotation '7 / 4 / 186..' beside line 2 appears to be a later handwritten addition; partially cut off.

Home ownership columns for line 2 read 'O', 'F', 'H' (re-checked at 600 dpi 2026-09-27).

Supervisor's district entry reads '1st Penna' (hard to read; could be '1 S Penna' or '12 Penna').

Literacy columns (can read / write / speak English) are written as cramped squiggles on both lines; best reading 'yes' in each (the third entry on line 2 looks like '75' but is probably 'yes').