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1900 US Federal Census Data Waterville
Data extracted by the Colby Jewish History Project (2012)

Jews in Waterville in 1900

DMJ-ID	Surname	First name	relation	House Number	Address	Own/Rent	year of birth	birthplace	immigration	occupation	enn dist	sheet	ward	TOTAL: 66 Jews
17760	Morrison	Samuel	head	35	High	O-free	1862	Russia	1881	junk dealer	132	157a	1
17759	Morrison	Fannie	wife				1864	Russia	1886		132	157a	1
17758	Morrison	Dora	daughter				1882	Russia	1886	compositor	132	157a	1
18666	Morrison	Elta	daughter				1889	Me			132	157a	1
18667	Morrison	Bertie	son				1890	Me			132	157a	1
18668	Morrison	Edith	daughter				1893	Me			132	157a	1
18669	Morrison	Louis	son				1893	Me			132	157a	1
18670	Morrison	Ida	daughter				1896	Me			132	157a	1
18671	Morrison	Harold	son				1898	Me			132	157a	1
36143	Levy	John	lodger	9	Leighten		1871	Germany	1888	printer	132	168b	1
36505	Gallert	David	head	72	Pleasant	O-mort	1842	Germany	1860	dry goods	132	173a	1
36414	Gallert	Rosalie	wife				1844	Germany	1867		132	173a	1
36405	Gallert	Sigmund	son				1870	Me		traveling sales	132	173a	1
36489	Gallert	Fannie	daughter				1874	New York			132	173a	1
36424	Gallert	Minnie	daughter				1877	Me			132	173a	1
36491	Gallert	Ernest	son				1881	Me		salesman dry goods	132	173a	1
36053	Gallert	Dorit	daughter				1883	Me			132	173a	1
36422	Silver	Maurice	head	4	Birch	R	1850	Germany	1891	peddler	133	178b	2
36445	Silver	Lena	wife				1850	Germany	1897		133	178b	2
36406	Silver	Sarah	daughter				1882	Germany	1899	school	133	178b	2
36283	Silver	Harris	son				1883	Germany	1899	school	133	178b	2
36285	Silver	Mary	daughter				1886	Germany	1897	school	133	178b	2
COL142	Maglofsky	Sarah	g-daughter				1893	New York			133	178b	2
COL143	Maglofsky	Israel	son-in-law				1871	Germany		tailor	133	178b	2
6779	Wolman	Louis	head	7	Birch	O-free	1858	Germany	1891	peddler	133	178b	2
7145	Wolman	Mary	wife				1859	Germany	1895		133	178b	2
36360	Wolman	Myer	son				1878	Germany	1899	peddler	133	178b	2
18821	Wolman	Rosa	daughter				1883	Germany	1895	school	133	178b	2
36337	Wolman	Frank	son				1884	Germany	1895	school	133	178b	2
36354	Wolman	Louis	son				1886	Germany	1895	school	133	178b	2
20477	Wolman	Joseph	son				1890	Germany	1895	school	133	179a	2
36342	Wolman	Freda	daughter				1897	Me			133	179a	2
18826	Wolman	Solomon	son				1900	Me			133	179a	2	same as Samuel "Pup" Wolman (2858)
17768	Rosenthal	Harry	head	12	Birch	R	1870	Russia	1888	shoe dealer	133	179a	2
18313	Rosenthal	Rebecca	wife				1872	Germany	1890		133	179a	2
18728	Rosenthal	Fannie	daughter				1894	Me			133	179a	2
18729	Rosenthal	Marnie	daughter				1897	Me			133	179a	2
18730	Rosenthal	Samuel	son				1898	Me			133	179a	2
36008	Baron	Philip	cousin				1881	Poland (Rus)	1899	peddler	133	179a	2
36330	Wolman	Arnie	head	12	Birch	R	1870	Russia	1889	?	133	179a	2	note: wife must have been from Russia, died in 1899
36346	Wolman	Ida	daughter				1891	Me			133	179a	2
18829	Wolman	William	son				1893	Me			133	179a	2
36332	Wolman	Charles	son				1894	Me			133	179a	2
36339	Wolman	Freda	daughter				1899	Me			133	179a	2
20038	Berliawsky	Nathan	head	27	Maple	R	1873	Russia	1888	dealer (iron)	133	180a	2
11528	Berliawsky	Nellie	wife				1878	Russia	1894		133	180a	2
18372	Berliawsky	Becky	daughter				1895	Me			133	180a	2
18373	Berliawsky	Frank	son				1897	Me			133	180a	2
17750	Dvilisky	Abraham	head	30	Maple	R	1867	Russia	1885	dealer (junk)	133	180a	2	note: wife must have been from Russia, died in/after 1895
17751	Dvilisky	Esther	daughter				1885	Russia	1890	school	133	180a	2
18429	Dvilisky	Etta	daughter				1895	Me			133	180a	2
17752	Dvilisky	Henry	brother				1874	Russia	1895	peddler	133	180a	2
1787	Levine	Julius	head	24	Chaplin	O-free	1846	Germany	1860	peddler	133	183a	2
1800	Levine	Rosa	wife				1853	Germany	1884		133	183a	2
36116	Levine	Eva	daughter				1887	Mass		school	133	183a	2
1788	Levine	Louis	son				1892	Me			133	183a	2
17754	Levine	Philip	head	26	Ticonic	R	1865	Russia	1891	peddler	133	184a	2
17753	Levine	Dora	wife				1870	Russia	1891		133	184a	2
17748	Cohn	James	head	26	Ticonic	R	1879	Russia	1896	peddler	133	184a	2
17749	Cohn	Rosie	wife				1875	Russia	1895		133	184a	2
18413	Cohn	Lizzie	daughter				1900	Me			133	184a	2
17757	Levine	William	head	35	Ticonic	O-free	1867	Russia	1885	peddler	133	184b	2
17756	Levine	Sarah	wife				1870	Russia	1887		133	184b	2
36515	Levine	Annie	daughter				1890	Me			133	184b	2
6750	Levine	Teddie	son				1893	Me			133	184b	2
36470	Levine	Frida	daughter				1896	Me			133	184b	2
18620	Levine	Louis	son				1898	Me			133	184b	2
36188	Perry	Addie	boarder				1882	Me		clerk	133	184b	2	not Jewish
32891	Levine	Sam	brother				1875	Russia	1897	peddler	133	184b	2

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

Thank you to the Colby College Maine Jewish History Project (2011) and David M. Freidenreich for the information

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1900 US Federal Census Data Waterville Data extracted by the Colby Jewish History Project (2012)

Jews in Waterville in 1900

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1900 US Federal Census Data Waterville
Data extracted by the Colby Jewish History Project (2012)