1920 - Minnesota Census Extractions

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1920

Anoka County
Established 1857 from Ramsey County

Anoka City ~ ED #13

Dwelling #25 ~ Family #25
Census Taken Jan 9-12

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Olson, Ole	Head	46	MN	NOR	NOR
Olson, Pearl (Danforth)	Wife	35	ND	MN	VT
Olson, Esther M.	Dau	15	MN	MN	ND
Olson, Stanley E.	Son	13	MN	MN	ND
Olson, Lucille D.	Dau	11	MN	MN	ND
Olson, Marie A.	Dau	05	MN	MN	ND
Olson, Ada	Dau	^{^{2yrs & 2mos}}	ND	MN	ND

1920

Beltrami County
Created from Itasca, Pembia (Now Kittson) & Polk Counties

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Village of Bemidji - ED #23

Dwelling #181 /Family #188

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Everest, Ralph M.	Head	32	MN	MN	MN
Everest, Elsie (Walker)	Wife	27	MN	CAN	MI
Everest, George	Son	04	MN	MN	MN
Everest, Carol	Dau	03	MN	MN	MN
Everest, Marian	Dau	01	MN	MN	MN
Ralph is listed as working for the railroad and renting home. The children's ages also list months, but they are not legible.

Village of Bemidji - ED # 24

Dwelling #181 /Family #188

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Walker, George Jr.	Head	23	MN	MN	MN
Walker, Avis (Guyer)	Wife	18	MN	MN	MN
Guyer, Avis	*	44	MN	MN	MN
George is listed as car clerk and * Avis Guyer (widowed mother-in-law) is listed as sales lady of / retail dry goods. - The 1920 census names each person whose place of abode on Jan 1st was in the family, so perhaps why George & his wife Avis are also listed in his father's household.

Dwelling #133 /Family #139

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Walker, George A.	Head	59	CAN	CAN	SCOT
Walker, Georgia (Boss)	Wife	52	MI	NY	NY
Everest, Elsie May	Dau	28	MN	CAN	MI
Walker, William	Son	24	WI	CAN	MI
Walker, George A.	Son	23	WI	CAN	MI
Walker, Avis	D-Law	18	MN	MN	MN
Walker, F. Dale	Son	21	WA	CAN	MI
Walker, Jean	Dau	15	MN	CAN	MN
Boss, Margie?	Niece	15	MN	CAN	MI
George Sr. is listed as a freight agent for the railroad; William as helping around house; George Jr. as car clerk for Great Northern; and Dale as electrician/lights lamps. As with George & Avis, Elsie is also listed in the household with husband Ralph & children. Jean was incorrectly listed as a son and Avis' birth places were listed same as the Walker children but listed here as she appears in other record with her mother.

506 4th Street | Dwelling #21 / Family #23

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Downs, Michael	Head	45	CAN	CAN	CAN
Downs, Kathleen (Walker)	Wife	35	MN	CAN	SCOT
Downs, Philip	Son	14	MN	CAN	MN
Downs, Kathleen	Dau	11	MN	CAN	MN
Michael is listed as foreman for the railroad and renting home; children attending school. Hard to read, but look as thought he immigrated to U.S. in 1898 and was naturalized in 1899.

1920

Otter Tail County
Created 1858 from Cass & Pembia Counties
Formally Organized in 1868

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Compton ~ ED #126

Census Taken 22 January ~ Dwelling 98 ~ Family 98

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Philo, Charles E.	Head	48	IA	NY	IN
Arbuckle, Grace (Philo)	Sister	52	NE	NY	IN
Arbuckle, Cassie	Niece	20	MN	CAN	NE
Arbuckle, Delphine	Niece	17	MN	CAN	NE
Arbuckle, Myrtle	Niece	15	MN	CAN	NE
Arbuckle, Shirley	Niece	12	MN	CAN	NE
Charles is listed as a farmer, owning his own home free of mortgage; Cassie is listed as servant for private family, and youngest girls are listed as attending school. The girls' father is listed as native tongue being Scotch.

Deer Creek ~ ED #130
Census Taken 6-7 January ~ Dwelling #41 ~ Family #44

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Soule, Emily C. (Woodruff)	Head	70	NY	NY	NY
Soule, Myrtle	Dau	40	MN	NY	NY
Mack, Esther	Roomer	21	MN	FINLAND	FINLAND
Emily is listed as a widow; her daughter Myra is in the next household.

Census Taken 6-7 January ~ Dwelling #42 ~ Family #45

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Robbins, Hiram	Head	56	WI	NY	NY
Robbins, Myra (Soule)	Wife	50	WI	NY	NY
Hiram is listed as cook/restaurant.

1920

Todd County

Created in 1855 from Stearns County

Stowe Prairie Twp. - Hewitt Village

Census Taken Jan 8th
Dwelling #79 ~ Family #79

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Holly, George F.	Head	43	IL	IL	IL
Holly, Grace (Johnson)	Wife	40	IL	IL	IL
Holly, Rex	Son	17	MN	IL	IL
Holly, Earl	Son	16	MN	IL	IL
Holly, Ford	Son	15	MN	IL	IL
Holly, Hazel	Dau	13	MN	IL	IL
Holly, David	Son	10	MN	IL	IL
Holly, Gerald	Son	05	MN	IL	IL
George is listed as owing his own farm and garage. His two oldest sons were listed as machinists.

1920

Wadena County
Established 1858 from Cass & Todd Counties
Formally Organized in 1873

Wadena Village
Dwelling #271 / Family #276

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NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Johnson, Raymond	Head	38	IL	IL	IL
Johnson, Mary	Wife	39	MN	ENG	IN
Johnson, Wesley	Son	08	MN	IL	MN
Johnson, Bertha	Dau	4 3/12	MN	IL	MN
Raymond is listed as a farmer.

Dwelling #422 / Family #434

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Blaha, Joseph J.	Head	44	MN	BOHEMIA	BOHEMIA
Blaha, Margaret (Davidson)	Wife	41	CAN	SCOT	SCOT
Blaha, Roland	Son	17	MN	MN	CAN
Blaha, Marion	Son	15	MN	MN	IA
Blaha, Maurice	Son	13	MN	MN	CAN
Blaha, Norman	Son	11	MN	MN	CAN
Blaha, Evelyn	Dau	10	MN	MN	CAN
Blaha, Marshia	Dau	08	MN	MN	CAN
Blaha, Beatrice	Dau	06	MN	MN	CAN
Blaha, Ruth	Dau	4yrs & 4mos	MN	MN	CAN
Joseph is listed as a partner in a grocery store.

Dwelling #467 / Family #479
Census Taken January 22

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Anderson, Axel	Head	59	SWEDEN	SWEDEN	SWEDEN
Anderson, Dora	Wife	57	DENMARK	DENMARK	DENMARK
Davidson, Charles	Boarder	26	MN	SCOT	SCOT
Axel is listed as a house carpenter, Charles as a plumber.

Sebeka Village
Dwelling #37 / Family #38

NAME	REL	AGE	BORN	FATHER BORN	MOTHER BORN
Isherwood, Marion	Head	33	MN	MA	MN
Isherwood, Ella M. (Davidson)	Wife	35	MN	SCOT	SCOT
Isherwood, Harry L.	Son	13	MN	MN	MN
Isherwood, Robert L.	Son	08	MN	MN	MN
Isherwood, Mark D.	Son	3yrs & 10mos	MN	MN	MN
Marion is listed as a publisher of a newspaper.

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