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The Following Pages/Sheets are blank: 4B/239A, 7B/242A, 8B/ 243A, 10B/245A. __________________________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ Census Year 1920 Microfilm Roll # T625-1723 State South Dakota County Mellette Township White River Town Incorporated Place White River Supervisor Dist. 3 Enumerator Dist. 150 Sheet # 235B Enumerator H. C. Van Valkenburg Enumeration Date July 18-31 =============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Relation Own Free Marital Yr of Natural- Yr. Nat- Attends Can Can Birth Mother Father's Mother Mother's Mother Speaks Occupation Business Employer(ee) Farm Pg# Line# Street House# Dw# Fam# Last Name First Name to Head Rent Mort. Sex Race Age Status Immigra- ized or uralized School Read Write Place Tongue POB Tongue POB Tongue English Profession Type or Own # Transcriber Remarks (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) tion (14) Alien (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) Trade (27) (28) Account (29) (30) (31) =============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1A 1 1 1 Strain M.G. Head O M M W 39 M Yes Yes Ohio Ohio Illinois Yes Auctioneer Public Sales WO 1A 2 1 1 Strain Alice Wife F W 34 M Yes Yes Virginia Michigan United States Yes None 1A 3 1 1 Strain Jack Son M W 15 S Yes Yes Yes Virginia Iowa Nebraska Yes None 1A 4 1 1 Strain Anita Daughter F W 10 S Yes Yes South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Yes None 1A 5 1 1 Strain Thelma Daughter F W 10 S Yes South Dakota Iowa Nebraska 1A 6 1 1 Strain Eugene Son M W 8 S Yes South Dakota Iowa Nebraska 1A 7 2 2 Bucbholl? E.A. Head O M M W 35 M Yes Yes Nebraska Norway LC? Virginia Yes Agent Real Estate WO 1A 8 2 2 Bucbholl Florence Wife F W 33 M Yes Yes Nebraska Ireland LC? Illinois Yes None 1A 9 2 2 Bucbholl Olia? Daughter F W 3 S South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 1A 10 2 2 Bucbholl Mary Daughter F W 1 S South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 1A 11 3 3 Rasmusson Rasmus Head O F M W 59 M 1880 NA 1882 Yes Yes Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Yes None 1A 12 3 3 Rasmusson Mary Wife F W 57 M 1880 NA ? Yes Yes Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Yes None 1A 13 3 3 Rasmusson Axil Son M W 20 S No Yes Yes Nebraska Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Yes None 1A 14 4 4 Tomsick Clement Head O M M W 49 M 1877 NA 1882 Yes Yes Moravia Bohemian Moravia Bohemian Moravia Bohemian Yes Marshall White River WS 1A 15 4 4 Tomsik Augusta Wife F W 42 M 1877 NA ? Yes Yes Germany German Germany German Germany German Yes Manager Hotel WO 1A 16 4 4 Tomsik Otto Son M WW 20 S No Yes Yes Nebraska Moravia South Dakota Germany German Yes ? Drug Store S 1A 17 4 4 Tomsik Rosy? Daughter F W 16 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Moravia South Dakota Germany German Yes None 1A 18 4 4 Tomsik Clement Son M W 14 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Moravia South Dakota Germany German Yes None 1A 19 5 5 Starling Flora J. Head R F W 66 W Yes Yes Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Yes Proprietor Bakery WO 1A 20 6 6 Doyle Jack Head R M W 60 M Yes Yes Pennsylvania Ireland Irish Ireland Irish Yes Painter House Painting WO 1A 21 7 7 Estes Mary head O F F IN 75 M No No Colorado Indian Missouri French Colorado Indian Yes None 1A 22 7 7 Estes David Grandson M IN 14 S Yes Yes Yes South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian Yes None 1A 23 7 7 Estes Calvin Grandson M IN 12 S Yes Yes Yes South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian Yes None 1A 24 7 7 Hinging? Julia Borader F IN 77 W No No Colorado Indian United States Indian United States Indian No None 1A 25 8 8 Pelka Henrietta Head R F W 55 W? 1908 UN No No Russia German Russia German Russia German Yes Housekeeper Boarding Farm? WO 1A 26 8 8 Pelka Arthur Son M W 25 S Yes Yes South Dakota Germany German Russia German Yes Farmer Mixed Farm W 1A 27 8 8 Pelka Herman? Son M W 23 S Yes Yes South Dakota Germany German Russia German Yes Farmer Mixed Farm W 1A 28 8 8 Pelka Edward Son M W 19 S No Yes Yes South Dakota Germany German Russia German Yes Farmer Mixed Farm W 1A 29 8 8 Pelka Halle? Son M W 19 S No Yes Yes South Dakota Germany German Russia German Yes Farmer Mixed Farm W 1A 30 8 8 Pelka Harry Son M W 16 S Yes Yes Yes South Dakota Germany German Russia German Yes None 1A 31 8 8 Pelka Vioa Daughter F W 15 S Yes Yes Yes South Dakota Germany German Russia German Yes Type Setter Printing Office W 1A 32 8 8 Strong Emma Daughter F W 34 W Yes Yes South Dakota Germany German Russia German Yes Agent ? S 1A 33 8 8 Strong Tim Grandchild F W 8 S Yes South Dakota United States United States 1A 34 8 8 Strong Harold Grandchild M W 6 S Yes North Dakota United States United States 1A 35 FM 9 9 Hight Charles Head O M M W 35 M Yes Yes Nebraska Illinois Iowa Yes Agent Real Estate WO 1 1A 36 9 9 Hight Edith Wife F W 30 M Yes Yes Iowa Minnesota Iowa Yes None 1A 37 9 9 Hight Evaline M. Daughter F W 4 S South Dakota Nebraska Iowa 1A 38 9 9 Hight Charles H. Son M W 6 S South Dakota Nebraska Iowa 1A 39 9 9 Hight Helen Daughter F W 2 S South Dakota Nebraska Iowa 1A 40 10 10 Briggs James Head R M W 46 M Yes Yes Nebraska Michigan Michigan Yes Contractor Road Work? WO 1A 41 10 10 Briggs Edith Wife F W 43 M Yes Yes Pennsylvania United States United States Yes None 1A 42 10 10 Briggs Daisy Daughter F W 15 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Nebraska Pennsylvania Yes None 1A 43 10 10 Briggs Dillon Son M W 15 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Nebraska Pennsylvania Yes None 1A 44 10 10 Briggs Darwin? Son M W 10 S Yes Nebraska Nebraska Pennsylvania 1A 45 FM 11 11 Townsend A.E. Head O M M W 34 M Yes Yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Yes Contractor Cement Work WO 2 1A 46 11 11 Townsend Florence Wife F W 33 M Yes Yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin Yes None 1A 47 11 11 Townsend Robbin? Son M W 10 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Wisconsin Wisconsisn 1A 48 11 11 Townsend Gaylord Son M W 8 S Yes Yes Nebraska Wisconsin Wisconsin 1A 49 12 12 Syma? Guy Head R M W 34 M Yes Yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Minnesota Yes Mail Carrier USPO S 1A 50 12 12 Syma Erin Wife F W 33 M Yes Yes Ohio New York Holland Dutch Yes None Census Year 1920 Microfilm Roll # T625-1723 State South Dakota County Mellette Township White River Town Incorporated Place White River Supervisor Dist. 3 Enumerator Dist. 150 Sheet # 236A Enumerator H. C. Van Valkenburg Enumeration Date July 18-31 =============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== Relation Own Free Marital Yr of Natural- Yr. Nat- Attends Can Can Birth Mother Father's Mother Mother's Mother Speaks Occupation Business Employer(ee) Farm Pg# Line# Street House# Dw# Fam# Last Name First Name to Head Rent Mort. Sex Race Age Status Immigra- ized or uralized School Read Write Place Tongue POB Tongue POB Tongue English Profession Type or Own # Transcriber Remarks (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) tion (14) Alien (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) Trade (27) (28) Account (29) (30) (31) =============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1B 51 13 13 Carter James Head R M W 59 M Yes Yes Illinois Canada Irish Canada Irish Yes Register Deeds? County Office S 1B 52 13 13 Carter Monica Wife F W 30 M Yes Yes Illinois Canada Irish Canada Irish Yes Ast . Register County Office S 1B 53 FM 14 14 Gallagher Thomas N. Head O F M W 50 M Yes Yes Iowa Illinois Ireland Irish Yes Farmer OA 3 1B 54 14 14 Gallagher Nellie Wife F W 49 M Yes Yes Illinois Virginia Illinois Yes Proprietor Cutting House? OA 1B 55 14 14 Gallagher Naomi Daughter F W 17 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Illinois Yes 1B 56 14 14 Gallagher Chuck? Son M W 14 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Illinois Yes 1B 57 15 15 Gallagher Selbie? Head O M M W 24 M Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Illinois Yes Driver? ? S 1B 58 15 15 Gallagher Odessa Wife F W 25 M Yes Yes South Dakota United States United States Yes Bookeeper Bank S 1B 59 16 16 Manson E.F. Head O UN M W 35 M Yes Yes Iowa New Hampshire Iowa Yes Lawyer County Judge S 1B 60 16 16 Manson Estella Wife F W 36 M Yes Yes West Virginia Maryland Maryland Yes None 1B 61 16 16 Manson Rodney Son M W 8 S Yes South Dakota Iowa West Virginia 1B 62 16 16 Manson Mary Daughter F W 6 S Yes South Dakota Iowa West Virginia 1B 63 17 17 White Blanket John Head R M IN 56 M Yes Yes South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indiana Yes Blacksmith Repair Shop OA 1B 64 18 18 Signalin? John Head O F M W 77 M Yes Yes Illinois Georgia Canada English Yes Carpenter House Builder OA 1B 65 19 19 Barokin? Lewis Head O F M IN 25 M Yes Yes South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian Yes ? Government Store S 1B 66 19 19 Barokin Emily Wife F IN 51 M Yes Yes South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian South Dakota Indian Yes None 1B 67 20 20 Marshall Henry Head R M W 31 S Yes Yes Illinois Virginia Illinois Yes Painter House Painting OA 1B 68 FM 21 21 Olson Buby? Head O F M W 34 M Yes Yes Nebraska Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes Cashier Bank S 4 1B 69 21 21 Olson Ester Wife F W 30 M Yes Yes Nebraska Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes None 1B 70 21 21 Olson Summer Son M W 3 S South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 1B 71 21 21 Olson Clifford Son M W 2 S South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska 1B 72 22 22 Scull J. L. Head O F M W 42 M Yes Yes Iowa Newfoundland? Pennsylvania Yes Carpenter Construction OA 1B 73 22 22 Scull Goldie Wife F W 30 M Yes Yes Indiana Indiana Indiana Yes None 1B 74 22 22 Scull Cecil Son M W 17 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Indiana Yes None 1B 75 22 22 Scull Mabel Daughter F W 14 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Indiana Yes None 1B 76 22 22 Scull James Son M W 2 S South Dakota Iowa Indiana 1B 77 22 22 Scull Ester Daughter F W 2/12 S South Dakota Iowa Indiana 1B 78 23 23 Jual? Andrew Head O F M W 56 M 1888 NA 1894 Yes Yes Denmark Danish Denmark Danish England LC Yes None 1B 79 23 23 Jual Marie Wife F W 46 M Yes Yes Nebraska Germany German Germany German Yes None 1B 80 23 23 Jual Eleanor Daughter F W 13 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Denmark Danish Nebraska Yes None 1B 81 23 23 Jual Anna M. Daughter F W 5 S No Nebraska Denmark Danish Nebraska 1B 82 24 24 O'Riley Martin S. Head R M W 36 S Yes Yes South Dakota Ireland Irish Ireland Irish Yes Proprietor Drug Store OA 1B 83 25 25 Leonard John Head R M W 34 S Yes Yes Wisconsin Ireland Irish Ireland Irish Yes Carpenter ? W 1B 84 26 26 Hight John S. Head O F M W 57 M Yes Yes Illinois Illinois Illinois Yes None 1B 85 26 26 Hight Hattie Wife F W 33 M Yes Yes Nebraska Minnesota iowa Yes None 1B 86 26 26 Hight Clarence Son M W 25 S Yes Yes Nebraska Illinois Pennsylvania Yes Freighter OA 1B 87 26 26 Hight Helen Daughter F W 9 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Illinois Nebraska 1B 88 26 26 Hight John Son M W 5 S No South Dakota Illinois Nebraska 1B 89 26 26 McRight? Millie Boarder F W 28 W Yes Yes Minnesota Minnesota Iowa Yes Waiter Restaurant W 1B 90 26 26 McRight Ora Son M W 8 S Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Minnesota 1B 91 27 27 Eaton Gilbert Head O M M W 48 M Yes Yes Indiana Virginia Pennsylvania Yes Carpenter House Builder OA 1B 92 27 27 Eaton Mary Wife F W 50 M Yes Yes Missouri Ohio Illinis Yes None 1B 93 27 27 Eaton Gladys Daughter F W 16 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Indiana Missouri Yes None 1B 94 28 28 Johnson Arthur Head O F M W 33 M Yes Yes Nebraska Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes Farmer Government ? OA 1B 95 28 28 Johnson Jessie Wife F W 25 M Yes Yes Nebraska Canada English Indiana Yes None 1B 96 28 28 Johnson Evaline Daughter F W 10 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Yes 1B 97 28 28 Johnson Vivian? Daughter F W 9 S Yes Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska 1B 98 28 28 Johnson Thelma Daughter F W 8 S Yes Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska 1B 99 29 29 Dunn? Jack Head R M W 35 S Yes Yes Nebraska Kentucky Nebraska Yes Agent Real Estate OA 1B 100 FM 30 30 Garcher? Hubert Head R M W 33 S Yes Yes Kansas Illinois Denmark Danish Yes Farmer Stock Farm OA 5