1920 Federal Census, Lee County, Florida (ED 109: File 1 of 1) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Jackie Driggers from public records (Heritage Quest Digital Microfilm). Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, July 2002. Submitted by Sheila Taylor April 4, 2002. This first and second transcription was completed by a team consisting of Wendy Blackburn , Jackie Driggers , and Sheila Taylor Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. ___________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Lee County, Florida, Please visit the Lee County, FLGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~fllee/index.html ____________________________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ____________________________________________________________________________ Key to Census Columns: LN Line # S Attended School STREET Street R Can read HN House # W Can write DW Dwelling # BIRTHPLACE Person's Place of Birth FN Family # LANGUAGE Person's Mother tongue LAST NAME Last Name FATHER Father's Place of Birth FIRST NAME First Name LANGUAGE Father's Mother tongue RELATION Relationship to head of household MOTHER Mother's Place of Birth O Home Owned or rented LANGUAGE Mother's Mother tongue M Free/Mortgaged E Speaks English? S Sex Trade Trade of profession C Color or race Industry Type of business AGE Age, last birthday Emp Employer, employee, or works on own account M Marital Status Sched Farm Imm Year of immigration Sndx Soundex Code N Naturalization REMARKS Transcriber Remarks Nat Year naturalized ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1920 Federal Census for Lee County, Florida ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Year: 1920 State: Florida County: Lee Enumeration District: 109 Page No: 10A Reel no: T625-221 Division: 19th Precinct St. James Supervisor District: 1 Sheet No: 255B Incorporated Place: St. James City Not inc. Institution: X Enumerated on: Jan 24th, 1920 by: Stanley D. Silverfriend Transcribed by Jackie Driggers and Proofread by Wendy Blackburn for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 ======|============================|=============|=================================|=================|=====|===================|==============|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|======|====================================|===|======|============================================= LINE | STREET HOUSE | DWELL FAMIL | LAST NAME FIRST NAME | RELATION | O M | S C AGE MA | IMMI NA NATU | SCH REA WRI | BIRTHPLACE LANGUAGE | FATHER | MOTHER | ENGL | TRADE INDUSTRY EM | N | SOUN | REMARKS ======|============================|=============|=================================|=================|=====|===================|==============|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|======|====================================|===|======|============================================= 1 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 1 1 | Young Edward E. | Head | R | M W 42 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | South Carolina | Georgia | Yes | Carpenter WorkingOut W | | Y520 | 2 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 1 1 | Young Rosa M | Wife | | F W 35 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Spain Spanish | Florida | Yes | None | | Y520 | 3 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 1 1 | Young Edward Levi | Son | | M W 16 S | | Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Florida | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse W | | Y520 | 4 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 1 1 | Young Mary L. | Daughter | | F W 14 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Florida | Yes | None | | Y520 | 5 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 2 2 | Hawkins H. D. | Head | R | M W 40 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | England English | Florida | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | H252 | 6 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 2 2 | Hawkins Ruth | Wife | | F W 17 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | None | | H252 | 7 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 2 2 | Hawkins John H. | Son | | M W 1.5 S | | Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Florida | | None | | H252 | 8 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 3 3 | Riddle George W. | Head | R | M W 48 M | | Yes Yes | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | ??? Fisher FishHouse OA | | R340 | 9 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 3 3 | Riddle Allie C. | Wife | | F W 46 M | | Yes Yes | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | None | | R340 | 10 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 3 3 | Riddle Clyde | Daughter | | F W 15 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | None | | R340 | 11 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 3 3 | Riddle James | Son | | M W 13 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | None | | R340 | 12 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 3 3 | Riddle Blanche | Daughter | | F W 11 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | None | | R340 | 13 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 3 3 | Riddle Marion | Son | | M W 4 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | None | | R340 | 14 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 3 3 | Riddle George W. Jr. | Son | | M W 15 S | | No Yes Yes | Florida | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | Sailor Merch.Marion | | R340 | 15 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 3 3 | Evans David B. | Boarder | | M W 67 Wd | | Yes Yes | Wisconsin | Wales English | Wales English | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | E152 | 16 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske Walter F. | Head | O F | M W 67 M | | Yes Yes | New York | New York | New York | Yes | ?Attorney PrivatHouse OA | | M200 | 17 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske Lucy | Wife | | F W 48 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | South Carolina | Florida | Yes | None | | M200 | 18 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske Mourice | Son | | M W 25 ? | | Yes Yes | Florida | New York | Florida | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | M200 | 19 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske John | Son | | M W 20 S | | Yes Yes | Florida | New York | Florida | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | M200 | 20 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske Margaret | Daughter | | F W 16 ? | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | New York | Florida | Yes | None | | M200 | 21 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske Chubb | Son | | M W 12 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | New York | Florida | Yes | None | | M200 | 22 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske Lucy | Daughter | | F W 12 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | New York | Florida | Yes | None | | M200 | 23 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske Helen | Daughter | | F W 10 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | New York | Florida | Yes | None | | M200 | 24 | Sun Castle Bay Canal X | 4 4 | Miske Ward | Son | | M W 6 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | New York | Florida | Yes | None | | M200 | 25 | Main County Road X | 5 5 | Hord Fred | Head | R | M W 39 M | | Yes Yes | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | H630 | 26 | Main County Road X | 5 5 | Hord La?? Stella | Wife | | F W 22 M | | Yes Yes | Texas | Texas | Texas | Yes | None | | H630 | 27 | Main County Road X | 5 5 | Hord Alpha L. | Daughter | | F W 11/12/2002 S | | | Texas | Tennessee | Texas | | None | | H630 | 28 | Main County Road X | 6 6 | Hord Eoncet E. | Head | R | M W 37 M | | Yes Yes | Texas | Tennessee | Tennessee | Yes | R.R Mail Clerk Railways W | | H630 | 29 | Main County Road X | 6 6 | Hord Eunise A. | Wife | | F W 37 M | | Yes Yes | Illinois | Ohio | Ohio | Yes | None | | H630 | 30 | Main County Road X | 6 6 | Hord Lewis | Son | | M W 13 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Tennessee | Texas | Illinois | Yes | None | | H630 | 31 | Main County Road X | 6 6 | Hord Russell | Son | | M W 7 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Texas | Illinois | Yes | None | | H630 | 32 | Main County Road X | 6 6 | Hord Jesse | Son | | M W 3 S | | | Florida | Texas | Illinois | Yes | None | | H630 | 33 | Main County Road X | 7 7 | Moralis McGuel | Head | R | M W 32 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Spain | Florida | Yes | Fisherman | | M642 | 34 | Main County Road X | 7 7 | Moralis Lena | Wife | | F W 36 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Florida | Yes | None | | M642 | 35 | Main County Road X | 7 7 | Moralis Manuel | Son | | M W 5 S | | | Florida | Florida | Florida | Yes | None | | M642 | 36 | Main County Road X | 7 7 | Moralis Alton L. | Son | | M W 2 S | | | Florida | Florida | Florida | | None | | M642 | 37 | Main County Road X | 7 7 | McClenetham Willoughly | Step Son | | M W 16 ? | | No Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Florida | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse W | | M245 | 38 | Main County Road X | 7 7 | McClenetham Anabelle | Step Daughter | | F W 13 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Florida | Yes | None | | M245 | 39 | Main County Road X | 8 8 | Demere William T. R. | Head | R | M W 57 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | Signal Lights St.James Cty W | | D560 | 40 | Main County Road X | 8 8 | Demere Lida | Wife | | F W 52 M | | Yes Yes | Iwoa | Iwoa | Ohio | Yes | None | | D560 | 41 | Main County Road X | 8 8 | Demere William F. | Son | | M W 31 S | | Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Iwoa | Yes | Sailor Officer Mer. Marions | | D560 | 42 | Main County Road X | 8 8 | Demere Annie | Daughter | | F W 28 S | | Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Iwoa | Yes | None | | D560 | 43 | Main County Road X | 8 8 | Demere Mabel | Daughter | | F W 26 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Iwoa | Yes | None | | D560 | 44 | Main County Road X | 8 8 | Demere Charley | Son | | M W 16 ? | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Iwoa | Yes | None | | D560 | 45 | Main County Road X | 8 8 | Demere Marguerite | Daughter | | F W 12 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Iwoa | Yes | None | | D560 | 46 | Main County Road X | 9 9 | Sawyer Fritz Hazel | Head | R | M W 37 M | ? NA ? | Yes Yes | England English | England English | South Carolina | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | S600 | 47 | Main County Road X | 9 9 | Sawyer Iraw C. | Wife | | F W 24 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Georgia | Arkansaw | Yes | None | | S600 | 48 | Main County Road X | 9 9 | Sawyer Hazel Soon | Daughter | | F W 5 S | | | Florida | England English | South Carolina | | None | | S600 | 49 | Main County Road X | 9 9 | Sawyer William A. | Son | | M W 1 S | | | Florida | England English | South Carolina | | None | | S600 | 50 | Main County Road X | 10 10 | Hord James A. | Head | O F | M W 61 Wd | | Yes Yes | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | Yes | Farmer OA | | H630 | ======|============================|=============|=================================|=================|=====|===================|==============|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|======|====================================|===|======|============================================= --- Year: 1920 State: Florida County: Lee Enumeration District: 109 Page No: 10B Reel no: T625-221 Division: 19th Precinct St. James Supervisor District: 1 Sheet No: 256A Incorporated Place: St. James City Not inc. Institution: X Enumerated on: Jan 24th, 1920 by: Stanley D. Silverfriend Transcribed by Jackie Driggers and Proofread by Wendy Blackburn for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 ======|============================|=============|=================================|=================|=====|===================|==============|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|======|====================================|===|======|============================================= LINE | STREET HOUSE | DWELL FAMIL | LAST NAME FIRST NAME | RELATION | O M | S C AGE MA | IMMI NA NATU | SCH REA WRI | BIRTHPLACE LANGUAGE | FATHER | MOTHER | ENGL | TRADE INDUSTRY EM | N | SOUN | REMARKS ======|============================|=============|=================================|=================|=====|===================|==============|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|======|====================================|===|======|============================================= 51 | Main County Road X | 11 11 | Howard P. Mortise | Head | R | M W 56 M | | Yes Yes | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | Farmer ? W | | H630 | 52 | Main County Road X | 11 11 | Howard Carrie Jane | Wife | | F W 40 M | | Yes Yes | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | Nonw | | H630 | 53 | Main County Road X | 11 11 | Howard Marion E. | Daughter | | F W 21 S | | Yes Yes | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | Teacher Public Sch W | | H630 | 54 | Main County Road X | 11 11 | Howard Frankie J. | Daughter | | F W 12 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | None | | H630 | 55 | Main County Road X | 11 11 | Howard John D. | Son | | M W 6 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | None | | H630 | 56 | Side Street Fm | 12 12 | Hord James Jr. | Head | O F | M W 33 M | | Yes Yes | Tennessee | Tennessee | Tennessee | Yes | ? ? | | H630 | 57 | Side Street Fm | 12 12 | Hord Nellie | Wife | | F W 27 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Finland Finn | Bahama English | Yes | None | | H630 | 58 | Side Street Fm | 12 12 | Hord James E. | Son | | M W 7 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Tennessee | Florida | | None | | H630 | 59 | Side Street Fm | 12 12 | Hord Lucille | Daughter | | F W 4 S | | | Florida | Tennessee | Florida | | None | | H630 | 60 | Side Street Fm | 12 12 | Hord Ada Madeline | Daughter | | F W 2 S | | | Florida | Tennessee | Florida | | None | | H630 | 61 | Side Street X | 13 13 | Woodring Harrison | Head | R | M W 27 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | W365 | 62 | Side Street X | 13 13 | Woodring Allie F. | Wife | | F W 24 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Georgia | Florida | Yes | None | | W365 | 63 | Side Street X | 13 13 | Woodring Harrison Jr. | Son | | M W 6 S | | | Florida | Florida | Florida | | None | | W365 | 64 | Side Street Fm | 14 14 | Smith Frank | Head | O F | M W 50 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Finland Finnish | Bohama Is English | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | S530 | 65 | Side Street Fm | 14 14 | Smith Eva | Wife | | F W 29 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | United States | United States | Yes | None | | S530 | 66 | Side Street X | 15 15 | Gonler Jake W. | Head | R | M W 39 S | | Yes Yes | Florida | South Carolina | South Carolina | Yes | | | G546 | 67 | Side Street X | 16 16 | Cappita Joseph | Head | O F | M W 31 M | ? ? | No No | Italy Italian | Italy Italian | Italy Italian | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse OA | | C130 | 68 | Side Street X | 16 16 | Cappita Gracie | Wife | | F W 25 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Florida | Yes | None | | C130 | 69 | Side Street X | 16 16 | Cappita Josie Franklin | Son | | M W 7 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | Italy Italian | Florida | Yes | None | | C130 | 70 | Side Street X | 16 16 | Cappita Harrison D. | Son | | M W 4 S | | | Florida | Italy Italian | Florida | | None | | C130 | 71 | Side Street X | 16 16 | Cappita Amelia R. | Daughter | | F W 27mth S | | | Florida | Italy Italian | Florida | | None | | C130 | 72 | Exodus Road X | 17 17 | Pierce Ammie | Head | R | M W 57 M | | Yes Yes | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | Fisherman FishHouse | | P620 | 73 | Exodus Road X | 17 17 | Pierce Idella | Wife | | F W 51 M | | Yes Yes | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | None | | P620 | 74 | Exodus Road X | 17 17 | Pierce Bonnie | Son | | M W 15 S | | Yes Yes Yes | Florida | North Carolina | North Carolina | Yes | None | | P620 | 75 | Store RMD X | 17 17 | Alderman Thomas F. | Head | R | M W 51 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | North Carolina | Florida | Yes | | | A436 | 76 | Store RMD X | 17 17 | Alderman Frances L. | Wife | | F W 51 M | | Yes Yes | Florida | Mississippi | Florida | Yes | None | | A436 | 77 | Store RMD X | 17 17 | Alderman Areta | Daughter | | F W 16 ? | | Yes Yes | Florida | Florida | Florida | Yes | None | | A436 | 78 | Unreadable X | 17 17 | Tormey Winfield Scott | Head | O F | M W 67 Wd | | Yes Yes | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Yes | | | T650 | 79 | Unreadable X | 17 17 | Carter William E. | Partner | | M W 45 D | | Yes Yes | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia | Yes | | | C636 | ======|============================|=============|=================================|=================|=====|===================|==============|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|======|====================================|===|======|============================================= 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Here ends the enumeration of St. James City. ======|============================|=============|=================================|=================|=====|===================|==============|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|======|====================================|===|======|============================================= 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lines 81 - 100 left blank. ======|============================|=============|=================================|=================|=====|===================|==============|=============|=================================|=================================|=================================|======|====================================|===|======|=============================================