1920 Federal Census, Mellette County, South Dakota - Township 43 Range 30 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 Tim Hollar, July 2000 from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, November 2000. Submitted by Tim Hollar July 25, 2000. A volunteer has not yet been found to proofread this transcription. If you are interested in doing this please contact the USGW Project. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. marvinsgardens@gwtc.net __________________________________________________________________________ Formatters Notes Enumeration District 153 contains Pages 1A through 10B and Sheets 271B through 281A. Family Number #154 was used twice in this Enumeration District. Page 6B, Sheet 277A - No Entries, Township 43 Range 33, Entry on page that indicates that nobody lives or farms in this district and to see Page 9. Page 7A was the original 7B and was changed before filming. Starts with Annie Peterson. When it was copied it was copied out of order. (Page 7A was the original 7B. It was copied incorrectly, then the copy was sheet numbered and filmed. These were placed back in the original order and each entry on both pages has a corresponding remark next to as to what occurred.) Transcriber Note: "Page #277 (this is actually Sheet 277 on Page7) filled in reverse beginning at 51-100 then 1-40" __________________________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ Census Year 1920 Microfilm Roll # T625-1723 State South Dakota County Mellette Township Township 43 Range 30 Incorporated Place Ruhl Precinct Supervisor Dist. 3 Enumerator Dist. 153 Sheet # 271B Enumerator Charles Shouldis Enumeration Date January 2-5, 1920 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 FM 1 1 Schweson Henry Head O M M W 58 M 1884 NA 1892 Yes Yes Germany German Germany German Germany German Yes Farmer Manages OA 1 1A 2 1 1 Schweson Mary Wife F W 62 M 1883 NA 1896 Yes Yes Germany German Germany German Germany German Yes None 1A 3 1 1 Schweson Martin A. Son M W 27 S Yes Yes Nebraska Germany German Illinois Yes Laborer FM W 1A 4 1 1 Schweson Edwin W. Son M W 18 S No Yes Yes Nebraska Germany German Illinois Yes None 1A 5 FM 2 2 Jerred George B. Head O F M W 24 M Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Minnesota Yes Farmer Mangages OA 2 1A 6 2 2 Jerred Margie M. Wife F W 20 M No Yes Yes Missouri Missouri Missouri Yes None 1A 7 2 2 Pepper Glenn H. Servant M W 20 S No Yes Yes South Dakota Iowa Iowa Yes Laborer FM W 1A 8 FM 3 3 Anderson Floyd F. Head O M M W 24 S Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Iowa Yes Farmer Manages OA 3 1A 9 3 3 Stetser Nanani H.? Lodger M W 23 S Yes Yes New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey Yes None 1A 10 FM 4 4 Shouldis Charles Head O M M W 44 M Yes Yes Missouri West Virginia Illinois Yes Farmer Manages OA 4 1A 11 4 4 Shouldis Mary A. Wife F W 43 M Yes Yes Missouri Ohio Germany German Yes None 1A 12 4 4 Shouldis Esther A. Daughter F W 14 S No Yes Yes Missouri Missouri Missouri Yes None 1A 13 4 4 Shouldis Charles R. Son M W 9 S No Yes Yes Missouri Missouri Missouri Yes None 1A 14 4 4 Shouldis Leola M. Daughter F W 7 S No Missouri Missouri Missouri Yes None 1A 15 4 4 Shouldis Jim Ed. Son M W 4 S Yes Missouri Missouri Missouri Yes None 1A 16 4 4 Steele Harry Lodger M W 33 S Yes Yes Ohio Ohio Ohio Yes Laborer Common 1A 17 FM 5 5 Atkinson Warren T. Head R M W 25 M Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Iowa Yes Farmer Manages OA 5 1A 18 5 5 Atkinson Ruth A. Wife F W 20 M No Yes Yes Nebraska Michigan Michigan Yes None 1A 19 FM 6 6 Briggs James N. Head R M W 45 M Yes Yes Nebraska Iowa Michigan Yes Farmer Manages OA 6 1A 20 6 6 Briggs Edith F. Wife F W 41 M Yes Yes Pennsylvania England Pennsylvania Yes None 1A 21 6 6 Briggs Daisy W. Daughter F W 18 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Nebraska Pennsylvania YEs None 1A 22 6 6 Briggs Delton M. Son M W 14 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Nebraska Pennsylvania Yes None 1A 23 6 6 Briggs DesmerW. Son M W 10 S Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Nebraska Pennsylvania Yes None 1A 24 FM 7 7 Huey Thomas? K. Head O M M W 34 M Yes Yes Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Yes Farmer Manages OA 7 1A 25 7 7 Huey Bessie I.? Wife F W 28 M Yes Yes Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Yes None 1A 26 7 7 Huey Raletta M. Daughter F W 1 S South Dakota Pennsylvania Nebraska Yes None 1A 27 7 7 Huey Ethel Daughter F W 10/12 S South Dakota Pennsylvania Nebraska None 1A 28 FM 8 8 Ryberg Lara J. Head O M M W 34 S 1902 NA 1913 Yes Yes Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes Farmer Manages OA 8 1A 29 FM 9 9 Giroux Louis P. Head O F M IN 67 M Yes Yes Nebraska France French Unknown Yes Farmer Manages OA 9 1A 30 9 9 Giroux Emily Wife F IN 55 M Yes Yes Nebraska France French Unknown Yes None 1A 31 9 9 Giroux Ralph S. Son M IN 24 S Yes Yes South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska Yes Laborer FM W 1A 32 9 9 Giroux Joseph Son M IN 19 S Yes Yes South Dakota Nebraska Nebraska Yes None 1A 33 9 9 Giroux Keith L. Son-Adopted M IN 8 S Yes South Dakota United States South Dakota Yes None 1A 34 FM 10 10 Astleford Charles W. Head O M M W 40 M Yes Yes Iowa New York New York Yes Farmer Manages OA 10 1A 35 10 10 Astleford Alice R. Wife F W 36 M Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Iowa Yes None 1A 36 10 10 Astleford Gerald A. W. Son M W 18 S No Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Iowa Yes None 1A 37 10 10 Astleford Robert R. Son M W 16 S Yes Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Iowa Yes None 1A 38 10 10 Astleford Kenneth G. Son M W 14 S Yes Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Iowa Yes None 1A 39 10 10 Astleford Sybil A. Daughter F W 12 S Yes Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Iowa Yes None 1A 40 10 10 Astleford Grace F. Daughter F W 9 S Yes Iowa Iowa Iowa None 1A 41 10 10 Astleford Lalis G.? Daughter F W 7 S Yes South Dakota Iowa Iowa None 1A 42 10 10 Astleford Melvin G. Son M W 5 S South Dakota Iowa Iowa None 1A 43 10 10 Astleford Ruth C. Daughter F W 3 S South Dakota Iowa Iowa None 1A 44 10 10 Astleford Merrill A. Son M W 5/12 S South Dakota Iowa Iowa None 1A 45 FM 11 11 Mott Myron M. Head O M M W 39 M Yes Yes Michigan United States Indiana Yes Teacher Manager OA 11 1A 46 11 11 Mott Maud L. Wife F W 34 M Yes Yes Iowa New York Iowa Yes None 1A 47 11 11 Mott Irene M. Daughter F W 2 S South Dakota Michigan Iowa None 1A 48 11 12 Hitchings Charles C. Head R M W 44 W Yes Yes Iowa New York Iowa Yes Laborer FM W 1A 49 11 12 Hitchings George R. Son M W 12 S Yes Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Iowa Yes None 1A 50 11 12 Hitchings Robert A. Son M W 9 S Iowa Iowa Iowa None Census Year 1920 Microfilm Roll # T625-1723 State South Dakota County Mellette Township Township 43 Range 30 Incorporated Place Ruhl Precinct Supervisor Dist. 3 Enumerator Dist. 153 Sheet # 272A Enumerator Charles Shouldis Enumeration Date January 2-5, 1920 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 11 12 Hitchings Orpha B. Daughter F W 7 S Yes Iowa Iowa Iowa None 1B 52 11 12 Hitchings Gladays L. Daughter F W 3 S Iowa Iowa Iowa None 1B 53 11 13 Shouldis Edward I.? Head R M W 77 W Yes Yes West Virginia Virginia West Virginia Yes None 1B 54 11 14 Godbey Charles E. Head R M W 36 S Yes Yes North Carolina United States United States Yes Laborer FM W 1B 55 FM 12 15 King Roy L. Head R M W 25 M Yes Yes Yes Nebraska Illinois Illinois Yes Farmer Manages OA 12 1B 56 12 15 King Myrtle M. Wife F W 27 M Yes Yes Nebraska Germany German Wisconsin None 1B 57 12 15 Findley? Frank Servant M W 21 S Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Illinois Laborer FM W 1B 58 FM 13 16 King Louis R. Head O M M W 38 S Yes Yes Illinois Kansas German Illinois Farmr Manages OA 13 1B 59 FM 14 17 Pastain Jacob P. Head O M M W 32 M 1903 NA 1917 Yes Yes Russia German Russia German Russia German Yes Farmer Manages OA 14 1B 60 14 17 Pastain Johana M. Wife F W 28 M Yes Yes South Dakota Russia German Russia German Yes None 1B 61 14 17 Pastain Otto H. Son M W 5 S South Dakota Russia German South Dakota None 1B 62 14 17 Pastain Leana Daughter F W 7 S South Dakota Russia German South Dakota None 1B 63 14 17 Pastain Hulda Daughter F W 4 S South Dakota Russia German South Dakota None 1B 64 14 18 Pastain Peter Head R M W 63 M 1905 NA 1916 Yes Yes Russia German Russia German Russia German Yes None 1B 65 14 18 Pastain Elizabeth Wife F W 60 M 1905 NA 1916 Yes Yes Russia German Russia German Russia German No None 1B 66 FM 15 19 Sheldon Timothy Head O M M W 51 M Yes Yes Iowa Tennessee Pennsylvania Yes Farmer Manages OA 15 1B 67 15 19 Sheldon Maggie M. Wife F W 53 M Yes Yes Illinois Virginia Illinois Yes None 1B 68 15 19 Sheldon Charles W. Son M W 23 S Yes Yes Iowa Iowa Illinois Yes Farmer Laborer W 1B 69 FM 16 20 Peterson Peter Head O M M W 34 S Yes Yes Nebraska Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Yes Farmer Manages OA 16 1B 70 FM 17 21 Toebe? Robert A. Head O F M W 35 M 1912 NA 1919 Yes Yes Germany German Germany German Germany German Yes Farmer Manages OA 17 1B 71 17 21 Toebe Emily Wife F W 36 M Yes Yes South Dakota Russia German Russia German No None 1B 72 17 21 Herman Christina? Sister in Law F W 47 S 1874 NA UN Yes Yes Russia German Russia German Russia German No None 1B 73 FM 18 22 Bechtold Frank Head O M M W 38 M 1889 NA 1899 Yes Yes Russia German Russia German Russia German Yes Farmer Manages OA 18 1B 74 18 22 Bechtod Lena WIfe F W 32 M Yes Yes South Dakota Russian Germany Russia Germany German Yes None 1B 75 18 22 Bechtold Jacob Son M W 15 S Yes Yes Yes South Dakota Russia German South Dakota Yes None 1B 76 18 22 Bechtold Lydia Daughter F W 13 S Yes Yes Yes South Dakota Russia German South Dakota Yes None 1B 77 18 22 Bechtold Magdelena Daughter F W 9 S Yes South Dakota Russia German South Dakota None 1B 78 18 22 Bechtold Lizzie Daughter F W 7 S YEs South Dakota Russia German South Dakota None 1B 79 18 22 Bechtold Frank Son M W 4 S South Dakota Russia German South Dakota None 1B 80 18 22 Bechtold John Son M W 2 S South Dakota Russia German South Dakota Yes None 1B 81 FM 19 23 Withrow Michael A. Head O M M W 56 M Yes Yes Iowa Ohio Ohio Yes Farmer Manages OA 19 1B 82 19 23 Withrow Ida Wife F W 52 M Yes Yes Iowa Iowa New York Yes None 1B 83 FM 20 24 Van Ruse John Head O F M W 57 M 1902? NA UN No No Holland Dutch Holland Dutch Holland Dutch Yes Farmer Manages OA 20 1B 84 20 24 Van Ruse Mary Wife F W 64 M 1855 NA Yes Yes Hollnad Dutch Holland Dutch Holland Dutch Yes None 1B 85 FM 21 25 Wilsey Vernon Head R M W UN S Yes Yes United States United States United States Yes