Media - Documenting Maine Jewry

1910 US Federal Census Data Rumford
Data extracted by Sam Kissen (2017)

Name with link to DMJ bio	Address	Relation to head	Servant/Boarder?	birthyear	age	student	literate?	POB person	POB father	POB mother	mother tongue	YOI	nat/alien	occupation	industry	class	Employed?	enum. dist	Ancestry pg#
Charles Israelson	East 6 Avenue	Head		abt 1858	52	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1878	naturalized	retail merchant	clothing store	E	yes	0205	71
Bessie Israelson	East 6 Avenue	wife		abt 1864	46	no	yes	Vermont	Germany	Germany
Bertha Israelson	East 6 Avenue	daughter		abt 1886	24	no	yes	New Hampshire	Germany	Vermont				cashier	clothing store	W	yes
Philip Israelson	East 6 Avenue	son		abt 1888	22	no	yes	New Hampshire	Germany	Vermont				salesman	clothing store	W	yes
Hattie Israelson	East 6 Avenue	daughter		abt 1890	20	no	yes	Michigan	Germany	Vermont				cashier	clothing store	W	yes
David Minsberg	East 6 Avenue		boarder	abt 1837	73	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany
Annie Oleson	East 6 Avenue		servant	abt 1886	24	no	yes	New Hampshire	Norway	Norway				House maid	private family	W	yes
Morris Marx	1 Franklin	Head		abt 1860	50	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1881	naturalized	retail merchant	department store	E	yes	0205	52
Caroline Marx	1 Franklin	daughter		abt 1894	16	yes	yes	New Hampshire	Germany	Germany
Philip Marx	1 Franklin	son		abt 1899	11	yes	yes	Maine	Germany	Germany
Leopold Shoenauer	1 Franklin	brother-in-law		abt 1873	37	yes	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1890	naturalized	bookeeper	bag mill	W	yes
Hannah Shoenauer	1 Franklin	sister-in-law		abt 1865	45	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1888
Olof Oleson	1 Franklin		boarder	abt 1875	35	no	yes	Maine	Sweden	Sweden				insurance	paper mill	W	yes
John Hagarty	1 Franklin		boarder	abt 1892	18	no	yes	Maine	Maine	Wales		1887	naturalized	stenographer	bag mill	W	yes
Harry Marx	5 Franklin	Head		abt 1872	38	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1883		retail merchant	clothing store	E	yes	0205	52
Bella Marx	5 Franklin	wife		abt 1863	47	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany
James Moody	5 Franklin		lodger	abt 1884	26	no	yes	Maine	Maine	Maine				stenographer	bag mill	W	yes
Rosie Hawkinson	5 Franklin		servant	abt 1887	23	no	yes	Norway	Norway	Norway		1908		house maid	private family	W	yes
William McCabe	5 Franklin		lodger	abt 1881	29	no	yes	Canada	Canada	Canada		1900	naturalized	chaffer	groceries	W	yes
Salomon Steinfeld	11 Franklin	Head		abt 1851	59	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1885	naturalized	retail merchant	clothing store	E	yes	0205	54
Yetta Steinfeld	11 Franklin	wife		abt 1853	57	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1885
Mark Steinfeld	11 Franklin	son		abt 1877	33	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1885	naturalized	salesman	clothing store	W	yes
Minnie Steinfeld	11 Franklin	daughter		abt 1881	29	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1885		saleslady	machinery store	W	yes
Rose Steinfeld	11 Franklin	daughter		abt 1888	22	no	yes	New Hampshire	Germany	Germany				stenographer	paper mill	W	yes
Lucy Jones	11 Franklin		servant	abt 1885	25	no	yes	Maine	Maine	Maine				house maid	private family	W	yes
George Routh	11 Franklin		boarder	abt 1863	47	no	yes	Maine	Maine	Maine				engineer	paper mill	W	yes
Clara Strasburg	121 Washington Street	Head		abt 1864	46	no	yes	Germany	Germany	Germany		1886
Fred Strasburg	121 Washington Street	son		abt 1891	19	yes	yes	New York	Germany	Germany				Machinist	bag mill	W	no	0205	49
Louise Strasburg	121 Washington Street	daughter		abt 1895	15	yes	yes	New York	Germany	Germany
Carl Strasburg	121 Washington Street	son		abt 1899	11	yes	yes	New York	Germany	Germany
Harry Arenstein	89 Congress Street	Head		abt 1883	27	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1902	alien	tailor	own shop	E	yes	0205	119
Anna Arenstein	89 Congress Street	wife		abt 1885	25	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1904
Jacobe Arenstein	89 Congress Street	son		abt 1907	3	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Bessie Arenstein	89 Congress Street	daughter		abt 1908	2	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Bertha Arenstein	89 Congress Street	daughter		abt 1909.84	0.16	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Louis Asikoff	123 York Street	Head		abt 1879	31	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1903	alien	shoemaker	own shop	E	yes	0205	42
Ida Asikoff	123 York Street	wife		abt 1886	24	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1904
Myer Asikoff	123 York Street	son		abt 1906	4	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Max Asikoff	123 York Street	son		abt 1908	2	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Louis Cohen	8 River Street	Head		abt 1877	33	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1896	alien	owner	bottling shop	E	yes	0205	103
Bertha Cohen	8 River Street	wife		abt 1877	33	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1899
Harry Cohen	8 River Street	son		abt 1897	13	yes	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1899
Dorothy Cohen	8 River Street	daughter		abt 1901	9	yes	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Casper Cohen	8 River Street	son		abt 1902	8	yes	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Jennie Cohen	8 River Street	daughter		abt 1905	5	yes	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Abraham Cohen	8 River Street	son		abt 1892	18	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1907	alien	Wagon driver	bees wagon	W	yes
Joseph Chase	18 River Street	Head		abt 1878	32	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1904	alien	peddler	peddling	W	yes	0205	103
Stella Chase	18 River Street	wife		abt 1882	28	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1904
Blanch Chase	18 River Street	daughter		abt 1900	10	yes	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1904
Ida Chase	18 River Street	daughter		abt 1905	5	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Eva Chase	18 River Street	daughter		abt 1908	2	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Rose Chase	18 River Street	daughter		abt 1909.42	0.58	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Dorothy Klein	18 River Street	sister-in-law		abt 1893	17	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1904		saleslady	dry goods shop	W	yes
Ida Klein	18 River Street	sister-in-law		abt 1899	11	yes	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1904
Max Greenberg	Congress Street	Head		abt 1879	31	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1893	alien	shoemaker	shoemaker shop	E	yes	0205	110
Rebecca Greenberg	Congress Street	wife		abt 1880	30	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1905
Annie Greenberg	Congress Street	daughter		abt 1908	2	no	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia
Sarah Greenberg	Congress Street	daughter		abt 1909.5	0.5	no	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia
Sarah Coblentz	Congress Street	mother-in-law		abt 1838	72	no	no	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1905
Harris Coblentz	89 Congress Street	Head		abt 1879	31	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1903	papers	laborer	paper mill	W	yes	0205	110
Bessie Coblentz	89 Congress Street	wife		abt 1885	25	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1900
Abraham Coblentz	89 Congress Street	son		abt 1907	3	no	no	Massachusetts	Russia	Russia
Jenny Coblentz	89 Congress Street	daughter		abt 1909.5	0.5	no	no	Maine	Russia	Russia
Lena Felt	89 Congress Street	sister-in-law		abt 1873	37	no	yes	Maine	Maine	Maine				stenographer	railroad office	W	yes
Frank Landry			boarder	abt 1873	37	no	yes	Canada	Canada	Canada		1900	naturalized	barber	barber shop	W	yes
William Thomas			boarder	abt 1884	26	no	yes	Maine	Maine	Maine				barber	barber shop	E	yes
Joseph Lehman	222 Franklin	Head		abt 1878	32	no	yes	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuanian	1905	alien	laborer	odd jobs	W	yes	0205	58
Rosa Lehman	222 Franklin	wife		abt 1885	25	no	yes	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuanian	1905
Bernard Lehman	222 Franklin	son		abt 1908	2	no	no	Maine	Lithuania	Lithuania
Alton Lehman	222 Franklin	son		abt 1909.92	0.08	no	no	Maine	Lithuania	Lithuania
John Grousis			boarder	abt 1882	28	no	yes	Lithuania	Lithuania	Lithuania		1904	alien	fireman	paper mill	W	yes
Jacob Singer	226 Pine Street	Head		abt 1882	28	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1898	papers	retail merchant	dry goods shop	E	yes	0205	70
Fannie Singer	226 Pine Street	wife		abt 1887	23	no	yes	Russia	Russia	Russia	Yiddish	1888		saleslady	dry goods shop	W	yes
Maurice Singer	226 Pine Street	son		abt 1906	4	no	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia
Pauline Singer	226 Pine Street	daughter		abt 1907	3	no	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia

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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1910 US Federal Census Data Rumford Data extracted by Sam Kissen (2017)

Methodological notes :

1910 US Federal Census Data Rumford
Data extracted by Sam Kissen (2017)