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1920 US Federal Census Data Gardiner
Where one member of the family was an East European immigrant Data extracted by DMJ consultants (2020)

Name	est date of birth	place of birth	marriage status	relation to head of household	address	occupation	industry
Sarah Cohen	1892	Russia	Married	Wife	Winter Street
Samuel Cohen	1887	Russia	Married	Head	Winter Street	Cobbler	Shoe Factory
Jacob Cohen	1919	Maine	Single	Son	Winter Street
Jacob A Canter	1872	Russia	Married	Head	260 Water Street	Merchant	Clothing
Augusta G Canter	1872	Russia	Married	Wife	260 Water Street
Benjamin M Canter	1897	Maine	Single	Son	260 Water Street
Harriet F Canter	1899	Maine	Single	Daughter	260 Water Street
Edward A Canter	1900	Maine	Single	Son	260 Water Street
Milton W Canter	1902	Maine	Single	Son	260 Water Street
Abraham Glazier	1903	Russia	Single	Son	Winter Street
Harry Glazier	1880	Russia	Married	Head	Winter Street	Retail Merchant	Dry Goods
Jennie Glazier	1883	Russia	Married	Wife	Winter Street
Simon Glazier	1906	Maine	Single	Son	Winter Street
Leo Glazier	1908	Maine	Single	Son	Winter Street
Oscar Glazier	1910	Maine	Single	Son	Winter Street
Jacob S Brisk	1863	Russia	Married	Head	16 Treemont St	Kettle Dealer
Rachel Brisk	1874	Russia	Married	Wife	16 Treemont St
Mannie Brisk	1892	Massachusetts	Single	Son	16 Treemont St
Sadie Brisk	1898	Maine	Single	Daughter	16 Treemont St	Teacher	Public Schools
Abraham Brisk	1899	Maine	Single	Son	16 Treemont St	Student
Philip Brisk	1901	Maine	Single	Son	16 Treemont St	Student
Anna Ross	1875	Russia	Married	Wife	11 Middle Street
Abraham Ross	1875	Russia	Married	Head	11 Middle Street	Bottles soft drinks	Own Shop
Bennie Ross	1904	Russia	Single	Son	11 Middle Street
Morris Ross	1905	Russia	Single	Son	11 Middle Street
Arl Wolman	1867	Russia	Married	Head	28 Maine Avenue	Keeper	Hotel
Bessie Wolman	1868	Russia	Married	Wife	28 Maine Avenue
Lena C Wolman	1900	Maine	Single	Daughter	28 Maine Avenue
Charles K Wolman	1902	Maine	Single	Daughter	28 Maine Avenue
George Ross		Maine	Single	Boarder	28 Maine Avenue
Samuel Naiman	1871	Russia	Married	Head	25 Highland Avenue	Peddler	Produce
Ida Naiman	1874	Russia	Married	Wife	Summer Street
Frank Naiman	1896	Maine	Single	Son	Summer Street	Laster	Shoe Factory
Harry Naiman	1900	Massachusetts	Single	Son	Summer Street	Laborer	General
George Naiman	1902	Massachusetts	Single	Son	Summer Street
Rose Naiman	1911	Maine	Single	Daughter	Summer Street
Lewis Naiman	1915	Maine	Single	Son	Summer Street
Max Levine	1877	Russia	Married	Head	11 Robinson St	Junk Dealer	Own Yard
Dora Levine	1882	Russia	Married	Wife	11 Robinson St
Mary Levine	1907	Maine	Single	Daughter	11 Robinson St
Charles Levine	1909	Maine	Single	Son	11 Robinson St
Maurice Slosberg	1843	Russia	Married	Head	40 Mechanic Street	Peddler	Junk and Rags
Fannie Slosberg	1860	Russia	Married	Wife	40 Mechanic Street
Abram Simon	1920	Canada	Single	Grandson	40 Mechanic Street

Methodological notes :


	This data was culled from the original U.S. census manuscripts, as found on www.ancestry.com. Jews are understood to constitute an ethnic group of Eastern and Central European origin characterized by common names and occupational pursuits, as well as a distinctive language. This definition lends itself well to analysis of the data preserved in census records.
	Two primary methods were used to identify Jews:
	1. Individuals born abroad whose mother tongue is "Yiddish," "Jewish," or "Hebrew" were automatically included in the spreadsheet, as were all members of their families.
	2. For individuals born abroad whose mother tongue was another Eastern or Central European language (e.g., Russian, Polish, German), or individuals born in the U.S. with one or more parents from Eastern or Central Europe, we examined surnames, given names within a household, and occupations in light of common Jewish characteristics. This method of analysis is, of course, subject to inaccuracy, as we may have excluded Jews with uncommon names or occupations or included non-Jews whose characteristics appear Jewish. Individuals listed with the annotation "nj?" in the far right-hand column are those whose Jewish ancestry is plausible but questionable.
	This method of analysis easily misses Jewish households whose members' parents were all born in the United States. In 1930 Maine, however, such households were quite rare. Special efforts were made to identify households of this nature in Portland, where they constituted less than 1% of identified Jewish households.
	All members of a household containing a Jew are included in the spreadsheet, with the exception of Jewish lodgers and servants, who are listed individually. Household members who are evidently not Jewish (such as non-Jewish servants and some spouses or in-laws) are listed with the annotation "nj."
	Information on place of birth
	Some people replied with the name of the place when they left; others replied with the name of place when the census was taken; in other cases it just seems that it was easier for the census taker to write ‘Russia’ rather than Lithuania, Ukraine or other unfamiliar country names.
	And there is another reason to be skeptical of the accuracy of the place of birth information. Immigrants from the Pale had a very justified fear of the Russian and often local governments. One way to manage this reality was to tell government representatives what they expected they wanted to hear or what they thought would bring them the least trouble. This may well explain why a number of family members, who were clearly from Eastern Europe, may have answered ‘Maine’ or ‘New York’.

Last Updated : Jan 2 , 2021

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1920 US Federal Census Data Gardiner Where one member of the family was an East European immigrant Data extracted by DMJ consultants (2020)

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1920 US Federal Census Data Gardiner
Where one member of the family was an East European immigrant Data extracted by DMJ consultants (2020)