Koochiching, MN 1920 Federal Census (Big Falls Township) This census was transcribed by Anna Claxton for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ (and it is not yet proofread) Copyright 2001 by Anna Claxton ======================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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E. Gustafson ENUMERATION DATE: 24 January 1920 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== S-M YEAR YEAR ATT CAN CAN FATHER FATHER MOTHER MOTHER SPEAK EMPL FARM PG# LN# STREET HS# DW# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME RELATION O-R M-F SEX RACE AGE W-D IMMI ALIEN NAT SCH READ WRITE BIRTHPLACE TONGUE BIRTHPL TONGUE BIRTHPL TONGUE ENG? TRADE BUSINESS SAL SCH REMARKS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 9A 1 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Morrison Steve head R . M W 38 S . . . . Yes Yes Michigan . Scotland English Michigan . Yes laborer timber W . *Supervisor district is labeled 163, crossed out and relabeled 8 9A 2 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Holmes Peter . . . M W 37 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 3 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Conrad Andrew . . . M W 47 M 1904 Al . . Yes Yes Zemplain Austria Austrian Ger Austria Ger Austria Ger Yes laborer timber W . Column 19 Zemplain writtenabove Austria . Column 21 Zemplain crossed out, Austria written in. Columns 20, 22 & 24 Ger written above Austrian. Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 4 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Lihea Henry . . . M W 28 S . . . . Yes Yes Illinois . United States . United States . Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 5 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Nelson Axel . . . M W 49 S 1893 Na 1903 . Yes Yes Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 6 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Casebald William . . . M W 27 S . . . . Yes Yes Kansas . United States . United States . Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 7 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Hahn August . . . M W 24 S . . . . Yes Yes Nebraska . Germany German Germany German Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 8 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Boden Mike . . . M W 31 S 1908 Al . . Yes Yes Russia Russian Russia Russian Russia Russian Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. Columns 19, 21 & 23 Warsaw crossed out, Russia written in. 9A 9 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Turet Andrew . . . M W 33 S 1902 Na 1917 . Yes Yes Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 10 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Olson John B. . . . M W 40 S 1891 Na 1899 . Yes Yes Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 11 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Totz Herman . . . M W 42 M . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Germany German Germany German Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 12 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Carlson Ernest . . . M W 31 S 1906 Na 1919 . Yes Yes Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 13 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Hovet Halvar . . . M W 38 S . . . . Yes Yes North Dakota . Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 14 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Johnson Axel . . . M W 47 S 1886 Na 1896 . Yes Yes Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 15 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Christopherson Christ . . . M W 37 S 1893 Pa . . Yes Yes Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer - loader timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 16 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Manning Edward . . . M W 51 S 1874 Na 1879 . Yes Yes Ireland English Ireland English Ireland English Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 17 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Anderson Yokon . . . M W 51 S 1888 Na 1906 . Yes Yes Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 18 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Eaton Joseph . . . M W 37 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Switzwerland German Minnesota . Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 19 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Murkowski Joseph . . . M W 27 S . . . . Yes Yes Wisconsin . Wisconsin . Wisconsin . Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 20 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Harding Leslie . . . M W 34 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Ireland English Scotland English Yes pieceworker timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 21 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Linskin Mike . . . M W 42 S 1897 Pa . . Yes Yes Ireland Irish Ireland English Ireland English Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 22 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Tromm Fritz . . . M W 44 S 1899 Na 1913 . Yes Yes Germany German Prisen-Germany German Germany German Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. Column 19 Prisen crossed out, Germany written in. 9A 23 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Johnson Francis . . . M W 20 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Norway Norwegian Minnesota . Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 24 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . DeRosier Henry F. . . . M W 28 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Canada French Wisconsin . Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 25 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Coughlin John . . . M W 50 S 1892 Na 1897 . Yes Yes Canada English Canada English Canada English Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 26 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Carver Byron . . . M W 21 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . United States . United States . Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 27 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Peterson Gilbert . . . M W 40 S . . . . Yes Yes Iowa . Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes carpenter timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 28 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Herman Martin . . . M W 25 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Poland Polish Poland Polish Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 29 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Knutson Hed . . . M W 28 S 1910 Al . . Yes Yes Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 30 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Fredland Jonas . . . M W 38 S 1907 Na 1914 . Yes Yes Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 31 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Begin Charlie . . . M W 60 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Canada French Canada French Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 32 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Blaire Frank . . . M W 41 S 1903 Al . . Yes Yes Canada English Canada English Canada English Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 33 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Hegg Sidney . . . M W 20 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Norway Norwegian Minnesota . Yes cookee camp W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 34 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Rice Carl . . . M W 17 S . . . . Yes Yes North Dakota . North Dakota . Norway Norwegian Yes cookee camp W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 35 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Bakkensen Bertel . . . M W 66 S 1886 Na 1891 . Yes Yes Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Yes cook camp W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 36 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Steiner John . . . M W 36 S . . . . Yes Yes Iowa . Germany German Germany German Yes cook camp W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 37 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Liddin Frank . . . M W 39 S 1887 Na 1913 . Yes Yes Prussia Ger German Prussia Ger German Prussia Ger German Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 38 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Blaughlin John . . . M W 50 S 1889 Na 1909 . Yes Yes Scotland English Ireland English Scotland English Yes teamster timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 39 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Olson Ole . . . M W 25 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Norway Norwegian Minnesota . Yes teamster timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 40 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Martin William . . . M W 52 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Germany German Germany German Yes teamster timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 41 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Olson Tom . . . M W 21 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Norway Norwegian Minnesota . Yes teamster timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 42 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Varey Mark . . . M W 32 S . . . . Yes Yes Canada English England English Canada English Yes teamster timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 43 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Olson Charles . . . M W 31 S . . . . Yes Yes Wisconsin . Wisconsin . Missouri . Yes teamster timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 44 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Post George . . . M W 21 S . . . . Yes Yes North Dakota . Illinois . Prussia Ger German Yes teamster timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 45 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Malek William . . . M W 39 S 1907 Al . . Yes Yes Poland Polish Poland Polish Poland Polish Yes teamster timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 46 **chien & Gitchel's camp . . . Totz John . . . M W 46 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Prussia Ger German Prussia Ger German Yes blacksmith camp W . Column 6 no relationship listed. 9A 47 . . 2 2 Hall Harry head . . M W 28 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Minnesota . Minnesota . Yes logging own land OA . . ENUMERATED: 26 January 1920 9A 48 . . 3 3 May Eursil head . . M W 34 S 1907 Al . . Yes Yes Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer timber W . . 9A 49 . . 4 4 Wilbur James E. head . . M W 50 S . . . . Yes Yes Wisconsin . Wisconsin . Wisconsin . Yes laborer timber W . . 9A 50 . . 5 5 McKinzie Neil D. head . . M W 48 M . . . . Yes Yes Michigan . Scotland English Canada English Yes Farmer Own Farm OA 1 . ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1920 STATE: MN COUNTY: Koochiching INC/PLACE: Big Falls Township MICROFILM#: T625-842 SUPV/DISTR: 163 (or 8, see notes) ENUM/DISTR: 45 ENUMERATOR: A. E. Gustafson ENUMERATION DATE: 14 February 1920 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== S-M YEAR YEAR ATT CAN CAN FATHER FATHER MOTHER MOTHER SPEAK EMPL FARM PG# LN# STREET HS# DW# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME RELATION O-R M-F SEX RACE AGE W-D IMMI ALIEN NAT SCH READ WRITE BIRTHPLACE TONGUE BIRTHPL TONGUE BIRTHPL TONGUE ENG? TRADE BUSINESS SAL SCH REMARKS (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) (24) (25) (26) (27) (28) (29) ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 9B 51 . . . . McKinzie Bell wife . . F W 48 M . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Denmark Danish Denmark Danish Yes none . . . . 9B 52 . . . . McKinzie Hugh son . . M W 20 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Michigan . Minnesota . Yes laborer father farm W . . 9B 53 . . . . McKinzie Neil son . . M W 19 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Michigan . Minnesota . Yes laborer timber W . . 9B 54 . . . . McKinzie David son . . M W 17 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Michigan . Minnesota . Yes laborer general work W . . 9B 55 . . . . McKinzie Pearl daughter . . F W 9 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Michigan . Minnesota . Yes none . . . . 9B 56 . Fm 6 6 White William G. head O Un M W 43 M 1890 Na 1905 . Yes Yes England English England English England English Yes farmer own farm OA 2 . 9B 57 . . . . White Elizabeth wife . . F W 42 M 1883 Na 1905 . Yes Yes Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Sweden Swedish Yes none . . . Column 26 something was crossed out, none written over it. Columns 27 & 28 lined through. 9B 58 . . . . White Clifford son . . M W 20 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . England English Sweden Swedish Yes farmer father's farm W . . ENUMERATED: 18 February 1920 9B 59 . Fm 7 7 LaChapelle Emil head O F M W 52 M . . . . Yes Yes Canada French Canada French Canada French Yes farmer own farm OA 3 . 9B 60 . . . . LaChapelle Philomen wife . . F W 43 M . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Canada French Canada French Yes none . . . . 9B 61 . . . . LaChapelle Edmond son . . M W 24 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Canada French Minnesota . Yes laborer general work W . . 9B 62 . . 8 8 LaChapelle Malina head O M F W 48 S 1906 Na 1910 . Yes Yes Canada French Canada French Canada French Yes homesteader . . . . 9B 63 . . 9 9 Grennear Louis head R . M W 59 S . . . . Yes Yes Illinois . Canada French Illinois . Yes laborer general work W . . 9B 64 . Fm 10 10 Shermerhorn Georg E. head O F M W 45 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . New York . Scotland English Yes farmer own farm OA 4 . 9B 65 . . . . Hain Ethel M. sister . . F W 46 D . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . New York . Scotland English Yes none . . . . 9B 66 . . . . Maram Mack lodger . . M W 22 S . . . . Yes Yes Illinois . New York . Illinois . . laborer timber W . . ENUMERATED: 21 February 1920 9B 67 . . 11 11 Odegaard Ole head R . M W 38 S . . . . Yes Yes Minnesota . Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes Forman lbr camp W . . 9B 68 . . . . Newman Jim . . . M W 60 S . . . . Yes Yes Wisconsin . England English Germany German Yes cook lbr camp W . Column 6 no relationship listed. Column 26 something was crossed out, cook written in above.Column 27 timber crossed out, lbr camp written in. 9B 69 . . . . Shelter John . . . M W 32 S 1908 Na 1915 . Yes Yes Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed 9B 70 . . . . Johnson Pete . . . M W 30 S 1910 Na 1918 . Yes Yes Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Norway Norwegian Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed 9B 71 . . . . Williams Sam . . . M W 46 S . . . . Yes Yes Wisconsin . England English England English Yes laborer timber W . Column 6 no relationship listed