McDermott, Jeanie | HistoryForge

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Year
1900
Place
Tompkins County, Ithaca, Ward 4
Census Scope
Ward 4 ED 157 Sheet 13A #4
Dwelling
294
Family No.
330

Location

Address
216 University Ave
Building Record
216 University Ave Ithaca (as of 1899)
56 University Ave Ithaca (as of 1883)
56 University St Ithaca
Locality
Ithaca (City)
Institution
blank

Name

Last Name
McDermott
Column 3
Names are listed in the following order: Last, First, Middle. If several members of a family have the same last name, the last name will be listed in the first record only and in following records it might be replaced by a line or a blank space. If the name is hard to read, attempt to verify the spelling with the city directory where possible. Note: If you see a last name that looks crossed out because it was written over that line, enter it as the last name. Sometimes the enumerator drew the lines first for the last name of all the people in the household, and then had to write a new last name over the line to indicate a person had a different last name. These were written over the line, not crossed out.
First Name
Jeanie
Column 3
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Middle Name
blank
Column 3
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Title
blank
Column 3
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Suffix
blank
Column 3
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Relation

Relation to Head
Daughter
Column 4
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Note: This field has a controlled vocabulary. If, as you enter the term from the census, the term does not appear from the list of controlled vocabulary, enter an X in the field and enter “relation to head is ____” in the notes field.

Personal Description

Race
W - WhiteColumn 5
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Sex
F - FemaleColumn 6
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Birth Month
JanuaryColumn 7
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Birth Year
1888
Column 7
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Age
12
Column 8
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Age (Months)
blank
Column 8
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Marital Status
S - SingleColumn 9
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Years of Present Marriage
blank
Column 10
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
No. Children Born
blank
Column 11
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
No. Children Alive
blank
Column 12
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:

Place of Birth & Citizenship

Place of Birth
Scotland
Column 13
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Place of Birth - Father
Scotland
Column 14
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Place of Birth - Mother
Scotland
Column 15
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Foreign Born
Yes
There is no corresponding field on the census. Check the box if the individual was not born in the United States and does not have the designation “Am Cit” after their place of birth.
Year Immigrated
1892
Column 16
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Years in US
8
Column 17
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Naturalization
Unknown - unknownColumn 18
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:

Occupation, Industry, Employment Status

Occupation
At School
Column 19
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Industry
blank
Column 19
There is no industry field on this census, but sometimes it was supplied by the enumerator after the profession. If that is the case, enter it here.
The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Unemployed Months
blank
Column 20
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:

Education

Attended School
10
Column 21
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Can Read
Yes
Column 22
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Can Write
Yes
Column 23
Check the box if the response is yes.
Speaks English
Yes
Column 24
Check the box if the response is yes.

Household Data

Owned or Rented
blankColumn 25
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Mortgage
blankColumn 26
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Farm or House
blankColumn 27
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Farm Schedule No.
blank
Column 28
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:

Additional

Notes

Hard to decipher first name, but looks like Jenais. Jeanie in some other censuses but a very similar Genaise in one NYS Census. So very unclear.
Last name Robert in Census; in CDs and later censuses father as George McDermott with middle name Robert.
If you find additional or conflicting information about the person such as a different name spelling or address, include the information as written by the enumerator in the relevant field(s) and enter the alternative information here and its source. If you checked the city directory, include the year, i.e., The address in the 1919 City Directory is _______.
*Important - the information in the notes field will become public.

Other Family Members

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
McDermott, George R	Male	40	Head	Professor
McDermott, Jennie L	Female	40	Wife	None
McDermott, George R	Male	18	Son	At School
McDermott, Marion D	Female	16	Daughter	At School
Ward, Martha	Female	22	Servant	Domestic