The Tapscott Family Tree

1900 Census

Information requested for the 1900 US Census:

Individual resident Questions:

  • Number of persons in this family

  • Christian name in full and middle initial and surname

  • Soldier, sailor or marine during Civil War or the widow of one?

  • Relationship to head of family

  • Race, Sex, Age

  • Marital status

  • How children was the person a mother of and how many are living

  • Birth place and complete birthday (day, month, year)

  • Mother and father’s place of birth

  • Naturalized? What year?

  • Profession, trade or occupation?

  • Number of months employed or attended school in the past year

  • English speaking? What language if not?

  • Suffering from acute chronic disease? Name of disease and length of time?

  • Defective mind, sight, hearing or speech? Name of defect?

  • Prisoner, convict, homeless child or pauper?

Indian Population Questions: * Indian name

  • Tribe of this person

  • Mother and Father’s tribe(s)

  • Fraction of person’s lineage that is white

  • Is this person living in polygamy?

  • Is this person Taxed?

  • Has this person acquired American citizenship and allotted land from the federal government?

  • Is this person’s house movable or fixed?