Information contained on the pages of the 1920 Federal Census Images. Fourteenth Census of the United States: 1920 - Population ========================================================================= Steele Co. Genealogy NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The Steele Co. genealogy pages by: John Haberman ========================================================================= The following information may be available from the header area of each page of the 1920 Federal Census images. Not every data field was used on every page. These first items contain information filled in by the census taker: State Supervisor's District No. County Enumeration District No. Sheet No. Township or Other Division of County Name of Incorporated Place Ward of City Name of Institution Enumeration Date (Name of the) Enumerator The following was later "stamped" in the header area of each page: A page number was stamped on the front side of each page. The letter "A" was stamped on the front side of each page. The letter "B" was stamped on the back side of each page. The following listing is the information content of each data column. Each side of a page allowed the listing of 50 people. PLACE OF ABODE 1 Street, avenue, road, etc. 2 House number or farm 3 Number of dwelling in order of visitation 4 Number of family in order of visitation NAME 5 Name of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920, was in this family. Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial if any. Include every person living on January 1, 1920. Omit children born since January 1, 1920. RELATION 6 Relationship of this person to the head of the family. TENURE 7 Home owned or rented. 8 If owned, free or mortgaged. PERSONEL DESCRIPTION 9 Sex. 10 Color or race. 11 Age at last birthday. 12 Whether Single, married, widowed, or divorced CITIZENSHIP 13 Year of immigration to the United States. 14 Whether naturalized or alien. 15 If naturalized, year of naturalization. EDUCATION 16 Attended school any time since September 1, 1919. 17 Whether able to read. 18 Whether able to write. NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in the United States, give the state or territory. If of foreign birth, give the place of birth and, in addition, the mother tongue. PERSON 19 Place of birth 20 Mother tongue FATHER 21 Place of birth 22 Mother tongue MOTHER 23 Place of Birth 24 Mother tongue 25 Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken. OCCUPATION 26 Trade profession, or particular kind of work done, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc. 27 General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which this person works, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc. 28 Whether an employer, employee or working on own account. 29 Number of farm schedule.