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Allcensus 1920 U.S. Census Images
Information contained in the 1920 census: Address; name of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920 was in the family including every person living on January 1 and excluding children born since January 1; relationship to head of family; whether home is owned or rented; if owned, whether free or mortgaged; sex; color or race; age at last birthday; marital status; if foreign born, year of immigration to the U.S., whether naturalized, and year of naturalization; whether attended school since September 1, 1919; whether able to read and write; birthplace and mother tongue of person and parents; ability to speak English; occupation; industry, and whether employer or employee.

Birth Date ~ The 1900 census (column 7) indicates the person's month and year of birth; the 1850-1880 and 1910-1920 censuses indicate the person's age.
While the person's age is not an exact date of birth, it at least provides a figure useful for tracking the person from one census to the next and for locating the person in any other vital records.

Birth Place ~ The 1850-1920 censuses indicate the person's state or country of birth.

Naturalization ~ The 1870 census (column 19) has a check mark for ""Male Citizens of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards."" If the person was a foreign-born citizen, this means that he had become naturalized by 1870. The 1900 census (column 18), the 1910 census (column 16), and the 1920 census (column 14) indicate the person's naturalization status. The answers are ""Al"" for alien, ""Pa"" for ""first papers,"" and ""Na"" for naturalized.
The 1920 census (column 15) indicates the year in which the person was naturalized.

Birth Place of Parents ~ The 1880 census (columns 25-26), 1900 census (columns 14-15), 1910 census (columns 13-14), and 1920 census (columns 21 & 23), indicate the person's parents' birthplaces.

Real Estate ~ The 1900 census (column 25), 1910 census (column 26), and 1920 census (column 7) indicate whether the person owned (""O"") or rented (""R"") the home or farm.
The 1900 census (column 26), 1910 census (column 27), and 1920 census (column 8) indicate whether home and farm owners owned their property with a mortgage (""M"") or free of mortgage (""F"").
These clues should lead researchers to the county recorder's office or equivalent agency for deeds, mortgages, and property tax records.

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