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gENEALOgY NOTES

U.S. Cnsus Schduls fo

AmeriCANS LiviNg OverSeAS1900 to 1930

By CONSTANCE POTTER

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peron live n leep mot o the time. Te uul ple

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, l, v b h. T um h h

peo i ivig i tte, teitoy, o poeio o te

Unite stte. But wht bout people living overe either

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Census Schedules before 1900

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v, whh w lm h w vl vl . n um,

however, h been oun tht explin how the ount were obtine.2 Te ew number

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p ppl b :

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b bl m mly.4

an 1850 enu report tte tht amerin reient bro houl be ertine

through the stte deprtment but i not inite whether ny overe ount were

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Te 1860 ceu ppe ot to ve icuded iomtio o ameic ivig

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in 1880, however, inite tht ering men re to be reporte t their ln home,

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Americans Overseas, 1830 to 19307

Censusyear

Total,U.S. population abroad

1830 5,3181840 6,100

1900 91,219

1910 55,608

1920 117,238

1930 89,453

Opposite:The mess rooms at Santa Cristina Barracks, Matanzas, Cuba, undated. Federal population censuses

attempted to enumerate U.S. military and civilian personnel stationed abroad, especially ater 1900.

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1900 Census

Te 91,219 peope epoted ivig bod i 1900

icuded U.s. miity peoe t miity d v

b h p, lu

v; l vl mply mly vl

ttion bro n their epennt; n U.s. nvl per-

l, l vl mply, v

vl vl. T buu u pplly z

lv h Phlpp wll cub, gum, Pu

r, uul (am m).8

ameic bod o t e wee eumeted o

hul 1, Ppul, Mly nvl Ppul.

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Left: 1900 census schedule or Troop E, Seventh U.S.

Cavalry. This orm is arranged by troop, then by rank,

and then alphabetically by last name. The captainand frst and second lieutenants note only that they

are absent on D.S. [duty station] at Iuemados [or

Inemados] Cuba; however, they do not appear to

be noted anywhere else on the census. Right: In the

1900 census, the population schedules come ater

the corresponding military and naval population

schedules. In this schedule or Humacoa, Puerto Rico,

George Robinsons name is crossed out as head o

the household as he is supposed to be reported with

his troops; however, his name does not appear on the

military and naval population census.

Above and below: Overseas military dependents,

ederal civilian employees attached to military units

abroad, and their overseas dependents were listed on

these orms.

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By 1910, the gure o the overe popultion roppe

to 55,608. citizen bro inlue U.s. militry peron-

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lu v; l vl mply

miity d v ttio d tei depedt; d

U.. vl pl, l vl mply, -

v vl vl.

Above: 1910 census

schedule or Troop C,

Second U.S. Cavalry.This typed orm is

arranged by troop,

then by rank, then

alphabetically by last

name.

1910 Census

i 1910 h W nvy dpm p

wh h cu Buu um am lv-

ig bod. livig bod w defed i te 1910

enu report living beyon the limit o the Unite

pp u h uly p -

cudig Pueto rico d te ak d hwii

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1920 Census

T 1920 u w h u m plly

z lv b, whh lu U.. mly

pl mly vl b h

epenent living with them; U.s. nvl peronnel on n

vl veel bro or in amerin wter, but not on xe

ttio; d peope ivig bod i te evice o te

am r c h U.. ul v

tei depedet, icudig evt, ivig wit tem

(r c wk lu ppl wk v

h Wl W i.) T m lum

k d te U.s. dde o ec peo eumeted

n h b hw h m w bu

ll, p hv b u.

Te 1920 ituctio to te eumeto defed

z b y z h U wh

mmb mly lv . . . b mply

h m h um. . . . i m hw

long the bene bro i ontinue, provie the peron

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Above:1920 census or Military and Naval Populations, Etc., Abroad.

This census enumerates the Ofce o the Sanitary Engineer or

Haiti at Port au Prince. In this census the men listed as ofcers

appear with their amilies and do not appear to be listed elsewhere.

Left:1920 census or consular service. This schedule does not indicate

the post, but an online search indicates that Irwin D. Arter was the

vice consul in Nuevitas, Cuba, 19181920. It appears that the place

line shows Ohio because that is where Arter was born.

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Charles W. Allen, the American vice consul in Ontario, also served

as the census enumerator in 1930. As such he provided the

biographical inormation about his amily at the bottom o the page.

The ollowing is the entry or his wie, Wilhelmina.

Wilhelmina J. Allen, his wie was born in Pretoria, Transvaal, South

Arica o Dutch parents, and will be 38 years old in June. She

became a citizen o the United States by marriage to Charles W.

Allen, an American citizen, on July 10, 1922. She has no occupation

other than attending to her household duties. She reads, writes,

and speaks English, Dutch, and Arikaans. She also reads and speaks

German.

Te 1930 enu reporte 89,453 itizen living bro.

T lu U.. mly pl mly -

vl b h p lv wh hm;

U.s. nvl peronnel on nvl veel bro or in amerin

w, bu x ; ppl b h

v h am r c h U.. ul

v h p lv wh hm.

T cu Buu h p m h w

o mect vee. speci poviio wee mde o

h w vl . . . . . . w

e-going privte veel o ll kin, exept yht, uner

h am f, v huh h w hv hm

on hore.11 Te ofer, however, were to be enumerte

h hm l.

1930 Census

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The Floridian, out o Savannah, Georgia, was owned by the Strachan Southern Steamship

Company. A note at the bottom o this page rom the 1930 census indicates that Ralph C.

Balderson and George Marr state they have been married but have been separated rom their

wives without divorce, and have no knowledge as to whether the wives are living or dead.

The crew members o the M.V. Silveroak were all rom China and all aliens. Because o the

Chinese Exclusion Act, these men could not become United States citizens until the repeal

o the act in 1943. The Clegg Shipowning Company at 44 Beaver Street, New York, NY, owned

the ship in 1930.

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up h 1920 1930 u. alhuhppl lv v w u h u, hy

wee ot ued o ppotiomet. Tee i wy t

cce tt ameic ovee w couted twice

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To learn more about

nara ly hw ly h h nl ahv,

www.archives.gov/genealogy/.

cu h nl ahv, www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/.

cu l, p Prologuel bu p U.. u, www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/, lk

gly n.

1 T l b Americans Overseas in U.S. Censuses

(Buu cu hl Pp 62, 1993) by K M. Mll.

T l llw h l ul h pp bu l -

lu m m u ppul hul. i vl-bl l www.census.gov.

2 ib., p. 10.3 ib.4 ib.5 ib.6 ib.7 ib., p. 7, bl 2.8 ib., p. 11.9 ib., p. 18.10 ib., p. 22.11 ib., p. 26.

notes

Constance Potter hv plz l

o geeogic iteet ed t te ntio acive d recod

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