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1920 US Federal Census Data Skowhegan

Data extracted by members of the Colby College Maine Jewish History Project research team (2011), directed by David M. Freidenreich



	N B: 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’.

Surname	first name	House Number	address	O/R Value/Rent	relation	age	student	POB person	POB father	POB mother	mother tongue	YOI	citizen	occupation	Employed?	sheet #	district	ward
Lipman	Samuel	x	Cowett Street	O	head	42		Russia	Russia	Russia	Polish	1900	no	dealer-junk	yes	7B	118	x
Lipman	Esta	x	Cowett Street		wife	34		Russia	Russia	Russia	Polish	1900	no			7B	118
Lipman	Bertha	x	Cowett Street		daughter	13	yes	Massachusetts	Russia	Russia						7B	118
Lipman	Elizabeth	x	Cowett Street		daughter	12	yes	Massachusetts	Russia	Russia						7B	118
Lipman	Barney	x	Cowett Street		son	10	yes	Massachusetts	Russia	Russia						7B	118
Lipman	Hyman	x	Cowett Street		son	8	yes	Massachusetts	Russia	Russia						7B	118
Lipman	Frankie	x	Cowett Street		son	5	yes	Massachusetts	Russia	Russia						7B	118
Lipman	Sidney	x	Cowett Street		son	3		Massachusetts	Russia	Russia						7B	118
Lipman	Florence B	x	Cowett Street		daughter	4 months		Maine	Russia	Russia						7B	118
Goldberg	Jacob	9	Heselton Street	O	head	40		Russia	Russia	Russia	Hebrew	1890	nat-1900	junk dealer		2A	118
Goldberg	Samuel	9	Heselton Street		son	12	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia						2B	118
Goldberg	Ethel	9	Heselton Street		daughter	7	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia						2B	118
Goldberg	Theda	9	Heselton Street		daughter	4 3/4	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia						2B	118
Goldberg	Abraham	9	Heselton Street		son	15	yes	Maine	Russia	Russia						2B	118
Russakoff	Susman	105	Mt Pleasant Avenue	O	head	35		Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia	Russian	1905	nat-1912	retail merchant-jewlery		16B	118
Russakoff	Marnie	105	Mt Pleasant Avenue		wife	33		Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia	Russian		nat			16B	118
Russakoff	Joseph M	105	Mt Pleasant Avenue		son	12	yes	Maine	Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia						16B	118
Russakoff	Rebecca	105	Mt Pleasant Avenue		daughter	11	yes	Maine	Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia						16B	118
Russakoff	Elizabeth G	105	Mt Pleasant Avenue		daughter	9	yes	Maine	Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia						16B	118
Russakoff	Ida S	105	Mt Pleasant Avenue		daughter	7	yes	Maine	Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia						16B	118
Russakoff	Abraham H	105	Mt Pleasant Avenue		son	4 2/3		Maine	Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia						16B	118
Russakoff	Sarah	105	Mt Pleasant Avenue		mother	65		Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia	Chenigor? Russia	Russian	1910	?			16B	118