John and Anna Page Census Records

John and Anna Page Census Records

**1910 Census for Chicago, Illinois**
City	County	State	Enumeration Date	Township	Ward No.	Roll No.	Vol. No.	E.D.	Sheet	Line
Chicago	Cook	Illinois	April 27, 1910		31	277		1358	13B

Location

Name

Relation

Personal Description

Street

Home No.

Dwelling No.

Family No.

Every person living
on April 15, 1910

Relation to Head

Sex

Color

Age

Marital Status

Years Married

No. of Children

Children Living

South Hermatage Avenue

6037

204

273

Pajevoski, John

Head

Pajevoski, Anna

Wife

Pajevoski, George

Son

Pajevoski, Elizabeth

Daughter

Pajevoski, William

Son

Pajevoski, Rose

Daughter

Pajevoski, Edward

Son

Pajevoski, Frederick

Son

Pajevoski, Anna

Daughter

South Hermatage Avenue

6037

204

273

Pfeiffer, Albert

Head

Pfeiffer, Henrietta

Wife

Pfeiffer, Geraldine A.

Daughter

Pfeiffer, Albert Jr.

Son

0/12

Contd.	Nativity			Citizenship		English	Occupation
Name	Birthplace of Person	Birthplace of Father	Birthplace of Mother	Year of Immigration	Naturalized or Alien	Speaks English	Trade or Kind of Work	Nature of Industry	Employer, Employee, or Working Own Account	Out of work on April 15, 1910 if employee	Weeks out of work during 1909 if employee
Pajevoski, John	Ger German	Ger German	Ger German	1885	Na	English	Carpenter	House	OA
Pajevoski, Anna	Ger German	Ger German	Ger German			English	None
Pajevoski, George	Illinois	Ger German	Ger German			English	None
Pajevoski, Elizabeth	Illinois	Ger German	Ger German			English	None
Pajevoski, William	Illinois	Ger German	Ger German			English	None
Pajevoski, Rose	Illinois	Ger German	Ger German				None
Pajevoski, Edward	Illinois	Ger German	Ger German				None
Pajevoski, Frederick	Illinois	Ger German	Ger German				None
Pajevoski, Anna	Illinois	Ger German	Ger German				None

Pfeiffer, Albert		Ger German	Ger German			English	Machinist	Laundry	W	No	0
Pfeiffer, Henrietta	Ger German	Ger German	Ger German			English	None
Pfeiffer, Geraldine A.	Illinois	Illinois	Germany				None
Pfeiffer, Albert Jr.	Illinois	Illinois	Germany				None

Contd.	Education			Ownership of Home
Name	Can Read	Can Write	Attended School since Sept. 1, 1909	Owner or Rented	Owned Free or Mortgaged	Farm or Home	Farm Sched. No.	Survivor Civil War	Whether Blind (both eyes)	Whether Deaf and Dumb
Pajevoski, John	Yes	Yes		O	M	H
Pajevoski, Anna	Yes	Yes
Pajevoski, George	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pajevoski, Elizabeth	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pajevoski, William	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pajevoski, Rose			Yes
Pajevoski, Edward			Yes
Pajevoski, Frederick			No
Pajevoski, Anna

Pfeiffer, Albert	Yes	Yes		R		H
Pfeiffer, Henrietta	Yes	Yes
Pfeiffer, Geraldine A.
Pfeiffer, Albert Jr.

**Notes on the 1910 Census**
The above census data was found in a July 8, 1988 search by Dave Jordan. An attempt has been made to reproduce all data exactly as it is on the original record; some wording changes have been made for clarity and further information on the meaning of column headings is on the census sheet. Both Dwelling Number and Family Number are artificial numbers used by the census enumerator. If wish to explore any of this data further, please contact Dave directly. The surname is written in script and appears to be "Pajevoski". Census takers many times wrote the name phonetically or as they heard it.	John and Anna were married 29 April 1893. If the 1910 Census was taken on April 27, 1910 they would have been 2 days short of their 17th anniversary, thus the 16 years indicated is correct. The ages of all of John and Anna Page's children match their date of birth on their baptismal records. This accuracy of the children's dates of birth and of the number of years married suggest there was care in putting down the ages and years. This care suggests the years of birth for John and Anna and John's year of immigration are probably accurate. The age of 45 for John supports birthdate of January 1, 1865 and an age of 38 for Anna supports a birthdate of December 3, 1871. It is unknown if the Pfeiffer family connects in any way to the Pajewskis. They lived in the same building but probably on a different floor. Albert was born in Illinois but his wife was born in Germany and in arrived in 1886, the same year as a number of the others in the Abend, Gainowski, Pastwa, Pajewski group. Thus their data is added here.

**1920 Census for Chicago, Illinois**
City	County	State	Enumeration Date	Township	Ward No.	Roll No.	Vol. No.	E.D.	Sheet	Line
Chicago	Cook	Illinois	January 6, 1920	Chicago	31st			1928	3B	51-52

Location				Name	Relation	Home		Personal Description
Street	Home No.	Dwelling No.	Family No.	of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920 was in this family	Relation to Head	Owned or Rented	Owned Free or Mortgaged	Sex	Color or Race	Age	Marital Status
Laflin	5950	38	58	Pajewski, John	Head	O	M	M	W	55	M
				Pajewski, Anna	Wife			F	W	48	M
				Pajewski, George M.	Son			M	W	25	S
				Pajewski, William M.	Son			M	W	22	S
				Pajewski, Rose	Daughter			F	W	19	S
				Pajewski, Edward	Son			M	W	17	S
				Pajewski, Frederick J.	Son			M	W	15	S
				Pajewski, Annie	Daughter			F	W	14	S

Contd.

Citizenship

Education

Nativity and Mother Tongue

Name

Year of Immigration

Naturalized or Alien (Na., Al. or Pa. for First Papers)

Year of Naturalization

Attended school since 9-1-1919

Able to read

Able to write

Birthplace of Person

Mother Tongue

Birthplace of Mother

Mother Tongue

Birthplace of Mother

Mother Tongue

Pajewski, John

1885

1892

Yes

West Prussia

German

Germany

German

Germany

German

Pajewski, Anna

1887

1892

Yes

West Prussia

German

West Prussia, Ger.

German

West Prussia, Ger.

German

Pajewski, George M.

Yes

Illinois

West Prussia, Ger.

German

West Prussia, Ger.

German

Pajewski, William M.

Yes

Illinois

West Prussia, Ger.

German

West Prussia, Ger.

German

Pajewski, Rose

Yes

Illinois

West Prussia, Ger.

German

West Prussia, Ger.

German

Pajewski, Edward

Yes

Illinois

West Prussia, Ger.

German

West Prussia, Ger.

German

Pajewski, Frederick J.

Yes

Illinois

West Prussia, Ger.

German

West Prussia, Ger.

German

Pajewski, Annie

Yes

Illinois

West Prussia, Ger.

German

West Prussia, Ger.

German

Contd.	English	Occupation
Name	Able to speak English	Trade or profession of, or particular kind of work by person, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.	General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which person works, as cotton mill, dry goods, store, farm, etc.	Employer, salary or wage worker, or working own account	No. of farm schedule
Pajewski, John	Yes	Carpenter	General	W
Pajewski, Anna	Yes	None
Pajewski, George M.	Yes	Carpenter	General	W
Pajewski, William M.	Yes	Butcher	Stock Yards	W
Pajewski, Rose	Yes	Waiter	Restaurant	W
Pajewski, Edward	Yes	Helper	Tailor Shop	W
Pajewski, Frederick J.	Yes	Student
Pajewski, Annie	Yes	Student

**Notes on the 1920 Census**
The above census data was found in an April 2003 search by Dave Jordan. The record was located through the use of the Soundex system. An attempt has been made to reproduce all data exactly as it is on the original record; some wording changes have been made for clarity and further information on the meaning of column headings is on the census sheet. Both Dwelling Number and Family Number are artificial numbers used by the census enumerator.	If wish to explore any of this data further, please contact Dave directly. The ages of all of John and Anna Page's children match their date of birth on their baptismal records. This accuracy of the children's dates of birth suggest there was care in putting down the ages and years. This care suggests the years of birth, the years of immigration, and the years of naturalization are probably accurate for John and Anna.

**1930 Census for Chicago, Illinois**
State	County	City/Township	Institution	Ward	Block No.	Enumeration Date	Enumeration District No.	Supervisor's District No.	Roll	Vol. No.	Sheet No.
Illinois	Cook	Chicago		15 (part)	92	April 9, 1930	16-594	7			10A

	Place of Abode				Name	Relation	Home Data
Line No.	Street	Home No.	Dwelling No.	Family No.	of each person whose place of abode on April 1, 1930 was in this family	Relation to Head	Home owned or rented	Value of Home or monthly rent	Radio Set	Live on a Farm
28	South Fairfield	6204	112	194	Page, John	Head	O	8000	R	No
29					Page, Anna	Wife - H			v
30					Page, George	Son			v
31					Page, William	Son			v
32					Page, Edward	Son			v

		Personal Description					Education
Line No.	Name	Sex	Color	Age at last birthday	Marital Condition	Age at first marriage	Attended school or college any time since 9-1-1929	Whether able to read and write
28	Page, John	M	W	64	M	27	No	Yes
29	Page, Anna	F	W	59	M	21	No	Yes
30	Page, George	M	W	35	S		No	Yes
31	Page, William	M	W	33	S		No	Yes
32	Page, Edward	M	W	28	S		No	Yes

		Place of Birth			Mother Tongue (or Native Language) of Foreign Born				Citizenship
Line No.	Name	Person	Father	Mother	Language spoken in home before coming to the United States	State or M,T	Country	Nativity	Year of Immigration	Naturalized or Alien (Na., Al. or Pa. for First Papers)	Whether able to speak English
28	Page, John	Melense, Germany	Germany	Germany	German	13	13	v	1887	Na	Yes
29	Page, Anna	Muntau, Germany	Germany	Germany	German	14	13	v	1888	Na	Yes
30	Page, George	Illinois	Melense, Germany	Muntau, Germany		61	13	v
31	Page, William	Illinois	Melense, Germany	Muntau, Germany		61	13	v
32	Page, Edward	Illinois	Melense, Germany	Muntau, Germany		61	13	v

		Occupation and Industry				Employment (whether actually at work)		Veterans
Line No.	Name	Occupation Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as spinner, salesman, riveter, etc.	Industry Industry or business, as cottonmill, drygoods store, shipyard, public school, etc.	Code	Class of Worker	Yes or No	Line No. for unemployed	Yes or No	What war or expedition	No. of Farm Schedule
28	Page, John	Carpenter	Building Contractor	06X1	W	N	52
29	Page, Anna	none
30	Page, George	Carpenter	Building Contractor	06X1	W	N	53	Y	W.W.
31	Page, William	none
32	Page, Edward	Carpenter	Building	06X1	W	N	54

**Notes on the 1930 Census**
The above census data was found in an April 2003 search by Dave Jordan. Column heading wording is similar to but not exact heading wording. Further information on column heading wording can be found on 1930 census sheets. An attempt has been made to reproduce all data exactly as it is on the original record. Both Dwelling Number and Family Number are numbers used by the census enumerator in order of visitation. If wish to explore any of this data further, please contact Dave directly. The ages of the three children are correct. However, John's age is one year less than expected. Since he was unsure of his birthdate, it is possible he shifted it from 1865 to 1866 intentionally. This would also match with 27 years as his age at his marriage. Ann shifted her age from 1871 to 1870. It is unclear if this was intentional or just a mistake. The years of immigration are different than earlier census data. John's changed from 1885 to 1887 and Anna's from 1887 to 1888. Probably the earlier data are more accurate.	The name of John's and Anna's place of birth towns was a fantastic surprise! Ff foreign born, normally only countries are listed in the census for place of birth. Theirs was the only one on that census page showing actual towns. In fact it is the only one in thirty years of searching where I have seen a town name. So it is a pretty incredible find and to date (2005) it is the only data I have on where exactly they were from. Perhaps in their advancing age they wanted a detailed record of where they were from. Thanks John and Anna for leaving a footprint for future generations on where you were from so long ago. Though they left a great hint, it took a while to figure out from the census handwriting what letters were written as the names of the towns were no longer called what they had written. Earlier census data indicated they were both from West Prussia and their 1926 Name Change document indicated that they were from Danzig (now Gdansk). By enlarging the census handwriting, it is believed that Melense was the name written for John's place of birth and Muntau for Anna's. Both are located in the District of Marienburg, now Malbork, Poland and are about 30 miles southeast of Danzig, now Gdansk. There is other evidence linking Anna to Marienburg. See our Page/Gainowski Locations Page for more information on these towns.