1920 Wise County, Texas, Census

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Index of All 1920 Names (Click links below)
(23,116 names)
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See census column headings and county map below.
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ED 249-#

Precinct/
Town

Description

Towns in Area

Enumerator

ED 144

J P no. 1

Decatur Area and S

Decatur , Wise County Poor Farm

Alma Dallas

ED 145

J P no. 1

Decatur Area and E

Decatur

Jas W. Harnback

ED 146

J P no. 1

Decatur Area and E

Decatur

Terrell E. Gibbins

ED 147

J P no. 1

Decatur Area and N

Decatur

J.W. Bailey

ED 148

Decatur

Decatur Township

Decatur

Annie Ford Milligan

ED 149

J P no. 2

N central part of county

Alvord area

Vernon G. Miles

ED 150

J P no. 2

N central part of county

Alvord Town & area

Mrs. William S. Yale

ED 151

J P no. 3

NW corner of county

Park Springs, Crafton

Henry E. Wren

ED 152

J P no. 3

NW corner of county

Crafton

John Smith McKinney

ED 153

J P no. 4

S central part of county

Paradise

Sam L. Atkins

ED 154

J P no. 4

S central part of county

Paradise

William S. Vance

ED 155

J P no. 4

S central part of county

Cottondale

Benjamin F. Vance
    There was no ED 156    

ED 157

J P no. 5

SE corner of county

Rhome

S.D. Handly

ED 158

J P no. 5

SE corner of county

Boyd, Aurora, Newark

Aubrey B. Fralin

ED 159

J P no. 6

NE corner of county

Slidell

Eldon Williamson
ED 160

J P no. 6

NE corner of county

Greenwood

A.B. Fralin

ED 161

J P no. 7

NW of Bridgeport

Thomas Community

William S. Vance

ED 162

J P no. 7

W and S of Bridgeport

Where lake is now

Benjamin F. Vance
ED 163 J P no. 7 N of Bridgeport Chico A.S. Whitehead
ED 164 Bridgeport Bridgeport Township Bridgeport Clarence M. Vaughn
ED 165 J P no. 8 SW corner of county Boonsville Lela W. Osburn
ED 166 J P no. 8 SW corner of county Boonsville Mary Mann

1920 Census Column Headings
(Across the top of the page from left to right)
(The columns we transcribed are in red)

Line numbers for rows (Down left side of page) 

1

Street, avenue, road, etc.

 

PLACE OF ABODE

2

House number, farm, etc.

3

Number of dwelling house in order of visitation

4

Number of family in order of visitation

5 (We used 2 columns)

NAME of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920, was in this family. Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any. Include every person living on January 1, 1920. Omit children born since January 1, 1920.

6

RELATION Relationship of this person to the head of the family.

7

Home owned or rented

 

HOME

8

If owned, free or mortgaged.

9

Sex

 

 

PERSONAL DESCRIPTION

10

Color or race

11

Age at last birthday

12

Single, married, widowed, or divorced.

13

Year of immigration to the US

 

CITIZENSHIP

14

Naturalized or alien.

15

If naturalized, year of naturalization.

16

Attended school any time since Sept 1, 1919

 

EDUCATION

17

Whether able to read.

18

Whether able to write.

19

Place of birth.

PERSON

 

NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE

Place of birth of each person and parents of each person enumerated. If born in the US, give State or Territory. If of foreign birth, give the place of birth and, in addition, the mother tongue.

20

Mother tongue

21

Place of birth.

FATHER

22

Mother tongue

23

Place of birth.

MOTHER

24

Mother tongue

25

Whether able to speak English.

26 (We combined 26&27)

Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.

 

 

OCCUPATION

27

Industry, business, or establishment in which at work, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.

28

Employed, salary or wage worker, or worker on own account.

29

Number of farm schedule

Line Numbers (down right side of page)

Map showing approximate location of 1920 enumeration districts
(Precints are numbered with light blue)