1900 Federal Census Berkshire County, Massachusetts (ED 26: File 4 of 4) 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 Kathleen Perry from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, July 2001. Submitted by Kathleen Perry April 24, 2001. This transcription was proofread by my husband Russ Perry and my daughter Melissa List. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. easymony@earthlink.net This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ____________________________________________________________________________ Key to Census Columns: LINE Line # Father Father's Birthplace Street Street Name Mother Mother's Birthplace House House # Year Yr of Immiagration Dwell Dwelling # US # Yrs in US Famil Family # Nat Naturalization Last Name Last Name Occupation Occupation First Name First Name mo # Months Unemployed Relationship Relationship to head of household S # Months in School C Color Rea Can Read S Sex Wri Can Write Mon Month of Birth Eng Speaks English Year Year of Birth O Home Owned or Rented Age Age M Home Free or Mortgaged Ma Marital Status Farm Farm or House Yr # of Years Married Nubm Farm # Ch Mother to # of Children SNDX Soundex Code Lv # of Children Living REMARKS Transcriber Remarks Birthplace Place of Birth ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1900 federal census for Berkshire County, Massachusetts ED 26 ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Census Year: 1900 State: Massachusetts County: Berkshire Enumeration District: 26 Page No: 10A Reel No: T623-631 Supervisor District: 1 Division: Becket Town Sheet No: 127B Enumerated on: June 22, 1900 by: Fred E. Abbott Transcribed by Kathleen Perry and Proofread by Russ Perry and Melissa List for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2001 =====|==================|=============|=================================|====================|=====|===========|================|==================================================|============|==============================|===============|============|======|================================== LINE | Street House | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Relationship | C S | Birt Birt | Age M Ye Ch Ch | BirthPlace Father Mother | Year US Na | Occupation mo | S Rea Wri Eng | O M F Numb | SNDX | REMARKS =====|==================|=============|=================================|====================|=====|===========|================|==================================================|============|==============================|===============|============|======|================================== 51 | none named | 202 223 | Ford Francis M | son | W M | Apr 1891 | 9 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Ireland | | School | 8 | | F630 | 52 | none named | 202 223 | Ford Bernard J. | son | W M | May 1895 | 5 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Ireland | | School | 8 | | F630 | 53 | none named | 202 223 | Austin Joseph B. | boarder | W M | Nov 1872 | 27 S | Vermont Vermont Vermont | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | A235 | 54 | none named | 203 224 | Lequarter Alexander | head | W M | Aug 1870 | 29 S | Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland | 1883 17 AL | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 85 | L263 | 55 | none named | 204 225 | Wheeler John | head | W M | June 1846 | 53 M 30 | Massachusetts New York New York | | Supt of Farm 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 86 | W460 | 56 | none named | 204 225 | Wheeler Celia | wife | W F | Aug 1852 | 47 M 30 11 9 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | W460 | 57 | none named | 204 225 | Wheeler Earl C. | son | W M | Oct 1879 | 29 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farm Laborer | yes yes yes | | W460 | 58 | none named | 204 225 | Wheeler Jessie | daughter | W F | Mar 1881 | 19 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | W460 | 59 | none named | 204 225 | Wheeler Marshall | son | W M | May 1884 | 16 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farm Laborer | yes yes yes | | W460 | 60 | none named | 204 225 | Wheeler Eugene S | son | W M | Sept 1887 | 12 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | 9 yes yes yes | | W460 | 61 | none named | 204 225 | Wheeler Pearl T | daughter | W F | Oct 1891 | 8 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | 9 | | W460 | 62 | none named | 204 225 | Wheeler Fern S | daughter | W F | May 1894 | 5 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | | | W460 | 63 | none named | 205 226 | Prince Mary | head | W F | Sept 1830 | 69 W 2 2 | New York England England | | Capitalist | yes yes yes | O F H | P652 | 64 | none named | 205 226 | Prince Eliza | daughter | W F | Aug 1851 | 48 S | New York New York New York | | Housekeeper | yes yes yes | | P652 | 65 | none named | 205 226 | Roberson Flora A | servant | B F | Apr 1860 | 40 S | New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey | | Waitress | yes yes yes | | R162 | 66 | none named | 205 226 | Roberson Mary C | servant | B F | Sept 1861 | 38 W 1 1 | Virginia Virginia Virginia | | Cook | yes yes yes | | R162 | 67 | none named | 206 227 | Jones James | head | W M | Dec 1831 | 68 M 42 | New York England England | | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 87 | J520 | 68 | none named | 206 227 | Jones Mary C. | wife | W F | Dec 1832 | 67 M 42 3 3 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Connecticut | | | yes yes yes | | J520 | 69 | none named | 206 227 | Jones Mary E. | daughter | W F | Jan 1861 | 39 S | Massachusetts New York Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | J520 | 70 | none named | 206 227 | Jones Ellen I. | daughter | W F | Sept 1867 | 32 S | Massachusetts New York Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | J520 | 71 | none named | 206 227 | Fountain Arthur | servant | W M | June 1882 | 17 S | Canada Canada Canada | 1900 | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | F535 | 72 | none named | 207 228 | Bosworth Ha**** A. | head | W M | May 1845 | 55 M 21 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O M F 88 | B263 | 73 | none named | 207 228 | Bosworth Henretta | wife | W F | Aug 1859 | 40 M 21 4 4 | Massachusetts New York Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | B263 | 74 | none named | 207 228 | Bosworth Elmer M | son | W M | Dec 1880 | 19 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Finisher Baskets 0 | yes yes yes | | B263 | 75 | none named | 207 228 | Bosworth William A. | son | W M | Nov 1884 | 15 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | B263 | 76 | none named | 207 228 | Bosworth Arthur H. | son | W M | June 1887 | 12 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | 8 yes yes yes | | B263 | 77 | none named | 207 228 | Bosworth Ida | daughter | W F | Jan 1891 | 9 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | | | B263 | 78 | none named | 208 229 | Snow William | head | W M | Oct 1840 | 59 M 39 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 89 | S500 | 79 | none named | 208 229 | Snow Jemma D. | wife | W F | Feb 1844 | 56 M 39 3 3 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | S500 | 80 | none named | 209 230 | Whalen Patrick | head | W M | Oct 1865 | 34 S | Massachusetts Ireland Ireland | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 90 | W450 | 81 | none named | 209 230 | Vermilie Sarah A. | servant | W F | Aug 1836 | 63 S | New York New York New York | | Servant 0 | yes yes yes | | V654 | 82 | none named | 210 231 | Whalen Thomas | head | W M | Sept 1854 | 45 M 2 | Massachusetts Ireland Ireland | | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 91 | W450 | 83 | none named | 210 231 | Whalen Nora | wife | W F | Mar 1859 | 41 M 2 1 1 | Massachusetts Ireland Ireland | | | yes yes yes | | W450 | 84 | none named | 210 231 | Whalen Roger | son | W M | Apr 1900 | S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | | | W450 | 85 | none named | 210 231 | O'Brien Timothy M. | step son | W M | Nov 1886 | 13 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | yes yes yes | | O'16 | 86 | none named | 211 232 | Young Jerry | head | W M | June 1851 | 48 M 18 | Canada (French) Canada (French) Canada (French) | 1863 36 AL | Farmer 0 | no no yes | O F F 92 | Y520 | 87 | none named | 211 232 | Young Rosa | wife | W F | Sept 1961 | 38 M 18 5 4 | Canada (French) Canada (French) Canada (French) | 1879 21 | | no no yes | | Y520 | 88 | none named | 211 232 | Young Charles | son | W M | May 1877 | 22 S | Massachusetts Canada (French) Canada (French) | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | Y520 | 89 | none named | 211 232 | Young Joseph | son | W M | Jan 1882 | 18 S | Massachusetts Canada (French) Canada (French) | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | Y520 | 90 | none named | 211 232 | Young Mary | daughter | W F | June 1885 | 14 S | Massachusetts Canada (French) Canada (French) | | Paper Mill 0 | yes yes yes | | Y520 | 91 | none named | 211 232 | Young Gilbert | son | W M | June 1887 | 12 S | Massachusetts Canada (French) Canada (French) | | School | 8 yes yes yes | | Y520 | 92 | none named | 211 232 | Young Agnes | daughter | W F | Dec 1889 | 10 S | Massachusetts Canada (French) Canada (French) | | School | 8 yes yes yes | | Y520 | 93 | none named | 212 233 | Mercier Peter | head | W M | Feb 1827 | 73 M 50 | France France France | 1866 34 AL | | yes yes yes | R H | M626 | 94 | none named | 212 233 | Mercier Mary M | wife | W F | June 1826 | 73 M 50 13 6 | France France France | 1866 34 | | yes yes yes | | M626 | 95 | none named | 212 233 | Mercier Hubert M | son | W M | Apr 1874 | 26 S | Connecticut France France | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | M626 | 96 | none named | 212 233 | Mercier Peter Jr. | son | W M | Oct 1878 | 21 S | Connecticut France France | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | M626 | 97 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Henry | head | W M | Nov 1848 | 51 M 17 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farm Laborer 2 | yes yes yes | R H | S500 | 98 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Martha C. | wife | W F | Jan 1865 | 35 M 17 8 8 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | S500 | 99 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Harriet A. | daughter | W F | Oct 1885 | 14 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | ***** Silk 0 | yes yes yes | | S500 | 100 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Lawrence | son | W M | Oct 1885 | 13 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | yes yes yes | | S500 | =====|==================|=============|=================================|====================|=====|===========|================|==================================================|============|==============================|===============|============|======|================================== --- Census Year: 1900 State: Massachusetts County: Berkshire Enumeration District: 26 Page No: 10B Reel No: T623-631 Supervisor District: 1 Division: Becket Town Sheet No: 128A Enumerated on: June 25, 1900 by: Fred E. Abbott Transcribed by Kathleen Perry and Proofread by Russ Perry and Melissa List for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2001 =====|==================|=============|=================================|====================|=====|===========|================|==================================================|============|==============================|===============|============|======|================================== LINE | Street House | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Relationship | C S | Birt Birt | Age M Ye Ch Ch | BirthPlace Father Mother | Year US Na | Occupation mo | S Rea Wri Eng | O M F Numb | SNDX | REMARKS =====|==================|=============|=================================|====================|=====|===========|================|==================================================|============|==============================|===============|============|======|================================== 1 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Alvin C. | son | W M | Jan 1888 | 12 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | 8 yes yes yes | | S500 | 2 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Katy I. | daughter | W F | Mar 1889 | 11 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | 7 yes yes yes | | S500 | 3 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Hazel M. | daughter | W F | Dec 1890 | 9 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | 9 | | S500 | 4 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Clarence W. | son | W M | Oct 1893 | 6 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | 6 | | S500 | 5 | none named | 213 234 | Snow Thomas C. | son | W M | Apr 1896 | 4 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | School | 2 | | S500 | 6 | none named | 213 234 | Murphy John T. | son in law | W M | Sept 1874 | 25 M 0 | Massachusetts Ireland Ireland | | Band Songs 0 | yes yes yes | | M610 | 7 | none named | 213 234 | Murphy Martha E. | daughter | W F | Sept 1883 | 16 M 0 0 0 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Doubler Silk 3 | yes yes yes | | M610 | 8 | none named | 214 235 | Show Henry | head | W M | Dec 1826 | 73 M 21 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 93 | S000 | 9 | none named | 214 235 | Show Mary R. | wife | W F | June 1833 | 66 M 21 2 1 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | S000 | 10 | none named | 215 236 | O'Brien John | head | W M | | S | Massachusetts Ireland Ireland | | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 94 | O'16 | 11 | none named | 215 236 | O'Brien Mary E. | sister | W F | Mar 1866 | 34 S | Massachusetts Ireland Ireland | | | yes yes yes | | O'16 | 12 | none named | 216 237 | Mitchell Alexander | head | W M | June 1864 | 34 M 7 | Scotland Scotland Scotland | 1884 15 PA | Paring Cutter 4 | yes yes yes | R H | M324 | 13 | none named | 216 237 | Mitchell Bessie C. | wife | W F | Feb 1876 | 24 M 7 1 1 | Massachusetts Massachusetts New York | | | yes yes yes | | M324 | 14 | none named | 216 237 | Mitchell Alexander A. | son | W M | June 1894 | 5 S | Massachusetts Scotland Massachusetts | | School | 2 | | M324 | 15 | none named | 217 238 | Mitchell John | head | W M | Feb 1861 | 38 M 19 | Scotland Scotland Scotland | 1880 20 NA | Paring Cutter 2 | yes yes yes | R H | M324 | 16 | none named | 217 238 | Mitchell Ida B. | wife | W F | Oct 1857 | 42 M 19 1 1 | New Hampshire Maine New Hampshire | | | yes yes yes | | M324 | 17 | none named | 217 238 | Mitchell Frank E. | son | W M | Feb 1882 | 18 S | Massachusetts Scotland New Hampshire | | Engineer Quary 0 | yes yes yes | | M324 | 18 | none named | 218 239 | Cha*ffat Ed**** | head | W M | Nov 1871 | 28 M 6 | France France France | 1888 12 AL | Miner Emery 0 | yes yes yes | O M H | | 19 | none named | 218 239 | Cha*ffat Alice M | wife | W F | Oct 1875 | 24 M 6 4 2 | Massachusetts Canada (French) Canada (French) | | | yes yes yes | | | 20 | none named | 218 239 | Cha*ffat Anna M | daughter | W F | June 1894 | 5 S | Massachusetts France Canada (French) | | | | | | 21 | none named | 218 239 | Cha*ffat Isabelle D. | daughter | W F | Mar 1899 | 1 S | Massachusetts France Canada (French) | | | | | | 22 | none named | 219 240 | Bushee Levi | head | W M | Jan 1830 | 70 S | Canada (French) Canada (French) Canada (French) | 1862 38 AL | | no no yes | R H | B200 | 23 | none named | 220 241 | Lovelette Glad** | head | W M | Jan 1836 | 64 S | France France France | 1880 20 AL | Driller Quary 0 | no no yes | O F H | L143 | 24 | none named | 221 242 | Dempsey Joseph | head | W M | Feb 1865 | 35 M 8 | France France France | 1897 3 Al | Miner Emery 0 | yes yes yes | O F H | D512 | 25 | none named | 221 242 | Dempsey Ellen | wife | W F | July 1869 | 30 M 8 3 3 | France France France | 1897 3 | | yes yes no | | D512 | 26 | none named | 221 242 | Dempsey Henry | son | W M | Oct 1893 | 6 S | France France France | 1897 3 | | | | D512 | 27 | none named | 221 242 | Dempsey Mary | daughter | W F | June 1896 | 3 S | France France France | 1897 3 | | | | D512 | 28 | none named | 221 242 | Dempsey Florence | daughter | W F | June 1899 | S | Massachusetts France France | | | | | D512 | 29 | none named | 222 243 | Cone Derich | head | W M | May 1857 | 43 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Ireland | | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O M F 95 | C500 | 30 | none named | 222 244 | Cone Ellen | head | W F | Dec 1831 | 68 W 7 6 | Ireland Ireland Ireland | 1851 48 | | yes yes yes | R H | C500 | 31 | none named | 223 245 | Fitzgerald M***** | head | W M | Feb 1848 | 52 W | Ireland Ireland Ireland | 1848 51 | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 129 | F326 | 32 | none named | 223 245 | Fitzgerald Bridget | mother | W F | Aug 1815 | 84 W 10 5 | Ireland Ireland Ireland | 1848 51 | | no no yes | | F326 | 33 | none named | 223 245 | Fitzgerald James H. | nephew | W M | Feb 1885 | 15 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Ireland | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | F326 | 34 | none named | 224 246 | Whitford George | head | W M | Dec 1847 | 52 S | Massachusetts Connecticut Massachusetts | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | R F 137 | W316 | 35 | none named | 225 247 | Perkins Ep**** | head | W M | Aug 1839 | 60 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farm 0 | yes yes yes | O M F 138 | P625 | 36 | none named | 226 248 | Hoflin Helen | head | W F | Oct 1848 | 51 W 4 4 | Maine Maine Maine | | Housekeeper 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 139 | H145 | 37 | none named | 226 248 | Montgomery | servant | W M | Apr 1854 | 46 S | Ohio Ohio Ohio | | Carpenter 0 | yes yes yes | | M532 | 38 | none named | 227 249 | Turner Henry | head | W M | Jan 1843 | 57 M 32 | Massachusetts unknown unknown | | Farmer 0 | yes yes yes | O F F 140 | T656 | 39 | none named | 227 249 | Turner I***** | wife | W F | Aug 1852 | 47 M 32 2 2 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | T656 | 40 | none named | 227 249 | Turner Clarence | son | W M | Aug 1874 | 25 M 0 | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | Farm Laborer 0 | yes yes yes | | T656 | 41 | none named | 227 249 | Turner D*anther E. | daughter in law | W F | Feb 1876 | 24 M 0 0 0 | New York Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | yes yes yes | | T656 | 42 | none named | 228 250 | Lafleur | head | W M | July 1877 | 22 M 2 | Massachusetts Canada (French) Canada (French) | | Basket Braider 0 | yes yes yes | R H | L146 | 43 | none named | 228 250 | Lafleur Marge | wife | W F | May 1878 | 22 M 2 1 1 | Massachusetts Canada (French) Canada (French) | | | yes yes yes | | L146 | 44 | none named | 228 250 | Lafleur Gladise | daughter | W F | Mar 1899 | 1 S | Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts | | | | | L146 | =====|==================|=============|=================================|====================|=====|===========|================|==================================================|============|==============================|===============|============|======|================================== 45 | none named | * * | | | | | | | | | | | | Line Xed out 46 | none named | * * | | | | | | | | | | | | Line Xed out 47 | none named | * * | | | | | | | | | | | | Line Xed out 48 | none named | * * | | | | | | | | | | | | Line Xed out 49 | none named | * * | | | | | | | | | | | | Line Xed out 50 | none named | * * | | | | | | | | | | | | END TOWN OF BECKETT =====|==================|=============|=================================|====================|=====|===========|================|==================================================|============|==============================|===============|============|======|==================================