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1880 federal us census for John Pennes
Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Somerset, Steele, Minnesota; Roll: 635; Family History Film: 1254635; Page: 100B; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0208
Schedule 1. Free Inhabitants in the town of somerset, in the County of Steele, State of Minnesota, enumerated by me, on the 16 day of June, 1880.
Jesse Wealey (?) , Enumerator.
Enumeration district No. 246
IN CITIES: NAME OF STREET; HOUSE NUMBER
1. Dwelling houses numbered in order of visitation.: 107
2. Families numbered in order of visitation.: 107
3. The name of every person whose place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1880, was in this family.: John Pennes
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION:
4. Color - White, W; black, B; Mulatto, Mu; Chinese, C; Indian, I.: White
5. Sex - Males (M), females (F): Male
6. Age at last birthday prior to June 1, 1880. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus, 3/12.: 14
7. If born within the census year, give the month.
8. Relationship of each person to the head of this family - whether wife, son, daughter, servant, boarder, or other.: son
CIVIL CONDITION:
9. Single.: yes
10. Married.
11. Widowed; divorced.
12. Married during census year.
OCCUPATION:
13. Profession, occupation, or trade of each person, male or female.
14. Number of months this person has been unemployed during the census year.
HEALTH:
15. Is the person (on the day of the enumerator's visit) sick or temporarily disabled, so as to be unable to attend to ordinary business or duties? Is so, what is the sickness or disability?
16. Blind.
17. Deaf and dumb.
18. Idiotic.
19. Insane.
20. Maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled.
EDUCATION:
21. Attended school within the census year.: yes
22. Can not read.
23. Can not write.
NATIVITY:
24. Place of birth of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the country, if of foreign birth.: Bohemia
25. Place of birth of the father of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the country, if of foreign birth: Bohemia
26. Place of birth of the mother of this person, naming State or Territory of United States, or the country, if of foreign birth: Bohemia
Note A.-
The census year begins June 1, 1879, and ends May 31, 1880.
Note B.-
All persons will be included in the enumeration who were living on the 1st day of June. No others will. Children born since June 1, 1880 will be omitted. Members of families who have died since June 1, 1880, will be included.
Note C.-
Questions Nos. 13, 14, 22, and 23 are not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age.
Note D.-
In making entries in columns 9, 10, 11, 12, 16 to 23 an affirmative mark only will be used - thus / , except in the case of divorced persons, column 11, when the letter "D" is to be used.
Note E.-
Question No. 12 will only be asked in cases where an affirmative answer has been given either to question 10 or to question 11.
Note F.-
Question No. 14 will only be asked in cases when a gainful occupation has been reported in column 13.
Note G.-
In column 17 an abbreviation in the name of the month may be used, as in Jan., Apr., Dec.

Additional info:
lived with:
Father: John Pennes
Mother: Josefene Pennes
Sister: Mary Pennes
Sister: Antonia Pennes
Sister: Anne Pennes

Transcribed by: Renee Schmidt

1920 Federal Census for John Penas
Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: St Paul Ward 5, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T625_853; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 312
SCHEDULE NO. 1 - POPULATION.
State Minnesota, County Ramsey.
Township or other division of county [Insert proper name and, also, name of class, as township, town, precinct, district, hundred, beat, etc..] Precinct 6. Name of incorporated place [Insert proper name and, also name of class, as city, village, town or borough] St. Paul City. Ward of city 5.
Name of institution [Insert name of institution, if any, and indicate the lines on which the entries are made] _______________________________________.
Enumerated by me on the 5th day of January, 1920, Joseph C. Toursley (?), Enumerator.
PLACE OF ABODE:
1. Street, avenue, road, etc: Duke Street
2. House number or farm, etc: 330
3. Number of dwelling house in order of visitation: 79
4. Number of family in order of visitation: 100
5. Name of each person whose place of abode on January 1, 1920, was in this family. Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any. Include every person living on January 1, 1920. Omit children born since January 1, 1920: John Penas
6. Relationship of this person to the head of the family: head
TENURE:
7. Home owned or rented: rented
8. If owned, free or mortgaged
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION:
9. Sex: Male
10. Color or race: White
11. Age at last birthday: 54
12. Single, married, widowed, or divorced: Married
CITIZENSHIP
13. Year of immigration to the United States.: 1873
14. Naturalized or alien.: naturalized
15. If naturalized, year of naturalization.: 1900
EDUCATION:
16. Attended school any time since September 1, 1919
17. Whether able to read: yes
18. Whether able to write: yes
NATIVITY AND MOTHER TONGUE:
PLACE OF BIRTH OF EACH PERSON AND PARENTS OF EACH PERSON ENUMERATED. IF BORN IN THE UNITED STATES, GIVE THE STATE OR TERRITORY. IF OF FOREIGN BIRTH, GIVE THE PLACE OF BIRTH AND, IN ADDITION, THE MOTHER TONGUE.
PERSON:
19. Place of birth: Austria
20. Mother tongue.: Bohemian
FATHER:
21. Place of birth: Austria
22. Mother tongue.: Bohemian
MOTHER:
23. Place of birth: Moravia
24. Mother tongue: Bohemian
25. Whether able to speak English.: yes
OCCUPATION:
26. Trade, profession, or particular kind of work done, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.: Car Repair
27. Industry, business, or establishment in which at work, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.: Railroad
28. Employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account: wage
29. Number of farm schedule.
Additional information:
Lived with:
Rose Penas: Wife
George Penas: son
Lillian Penas: Daughter
Helen Penas: Daughter
John Penas: Son
Emil C. Yench: Son-in-law

Transcribed by: Renee Schmidt

1910 United States Federal Census for John Penas
Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: St Paul Ward 5, Ramsey, Minnesota; Roll: T624_717; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374730
SCHEDULE NO. 1 - POPULATION.
State Minnesota, County Ramsey.
Supervisor's District No. 4; Enumeration District No. 70.
Township or other division of county [Insert proper name and, also, name of class, as township, town, precinct, district, hundred, beat, etc..] 10th precinct. Name of incorporated place Saint Paul City. Ward of city 5 (part of).
Name of institution, _____________________.
Enumerated by me on the 16 day of April, 1910, Geo Walek, Enumerator.
LOCATION:
STREET, AVENUE, ROAD, ETC.
HOUSE NUMBER (IN CITIES AND TOWNS)
1. Street: Duke Street
2. House number: 288
3. Number of dwelling in order of visitation: 46
4. Number of family, in order of visitation: 52
5. Name of each person whose place of abode on April 15, 1910, was in this family. Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any. Include every person living on April 15, 1910. Omit children born since April 15, 1910: John Penas
6. Relationship of this person to the head of the family: Head
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION:
7. Sex: Male
8. Color or race: White
9. Age at last birthday:44
10. Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced: married
11. Number of years of present marriage:20
Mother of how many children:
12. Number born
13. Number now living
NATIVITY:
PLACE OF BIRTH OF EACH PERSON AND PARENTS OF EACH PERSON ENUMERATED. IF BORN IN THE UNITED STATES, GIVE THE STATE OR TERRITORY. IF OF FOREIGN BIRTH, GIVE THE COUNTRY
14. Place of birth of this person: Austria Moravian
15. Place of birth of father of this person: Austria Moravian
16. Place of birth of mother of this person: Austria Moravian
CITIZENSHIP:
17. Year of immigration to the United States: 1874
18. Whether naturalized or alien: naturalized
19. Whether able to speak English; or, if not, give language spoken: English
OCCUPATION:
20. Trade or profession of, or particular kind of work done by this person, as spinner, salesman, laborer, etc.: Collar Maker
21. General nature of industry, business, or establishment in which this person works, as cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, etc.: Collar Factory
22. Whether an employer, employee, or working on own account.: Wage
IF AN EMPLOYEE:
23. Whether out of work on April 15, 1910
24. Number of weeks out of work during year 1909
EDUCATION:
25. Whether able to read: yes
26. Whether able to write: yes
27. Attended school any time since September 1, 1909
OWNERSHIP OF HOME:
28. Owned or rented: rented
29. Owned free or mortgaged
30. Farm or house: house
31. Number of farm schedule.:
32. Whether a survivor of the Union or Confederate Army or Navy.
33. Whether blind (both eyes).
34. Whether deaf and dumb.
Additional note:
Rose Penas: Wife
Frank Penas: son
Mary Penas: Daughter
George Penas: Son
Elsie Penas: Daughter
Lilly Penas: Daughter
Helen Penas: Daughter
John Penas: Son
Transcribed by: Renée Schmidt

1900 United States Federal Census for John Penas
Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Owatonna, Steele, Minnesota; Roll: 793; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0136; FHL microfilm: 1240793
SCHEDULE NO. 1 - POPULATION.
State Minnesota, County Steele.
Township or other division of county [Insert name of township, town, precinct, district, or other civil division, as the case may be] Owatonna.
Name of institution, _____________________.
Name of incorporated city, town, or village within the above-named division, ___________.
Ward of city, ___________________________.
Enumerated by me on the 5th day of June, 1900, Olives D. Selleck, Enumerator.
LOCATION:
IN CITIES: STREET; HOUSE NUMBER
1. Number of dwelling-houses in the order of visitation: 31
2. Number of family, in order of visitation: 31
3. Name of each person whose place of abode on June 1, 1900, was in this family. Enter surname first, then the given name and middle initial, if any. Include every person living on June 1, 1900. Omit children born since June 1, 1900: John Penas
4. Relationship of this person to the head of the family: head
PERSONAL DESCRIPTION:
5. Color or race: White
6. Sex: Male
7. Date of birth: month, year: June, 1866
8. Age at last birthday: 33
9. Whether single, married, widowed, or divorced: Married
10. Number of years married: 10
11. Mother of how many children
12. Number of these children living
NATIVITY:
PLACE OF BIRTH OF EACH PERSON AND PARENTS OF EACH PERSON ENUMERATED. IF BORN IN THE UNITED STATES, GIVE THE STATE OR TERRITORY; IF OF FOREIGN BIRTH, GIVE THE COUNTRY ONLY.
13. Place of birth of this person: Bohemia
14. Place of birth of father of this person: Bohemia
15. Place of birth of mother of this person: Bohemia
CITIZENSHIP:
16. Year of immigration to the United States: 1875
17. Number of years in the United States: 25
18. Naturalization: Naturalized
OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION:
OF EACH PERSON TEN YEARS OF AGE AND OVER:
19. Occupation: Collar Maker
20. Months not employed: 4
EDUCATION:
21. Attended school (in months)
22. Can read: yes
23. Can write: yes
24. Can speak English: yes
OWNERSHIP OF HOME:
25. Owned or rented: Rented
26. Owned free or mortgaged
27. Farm or house: House
28. Number of farm schedule.

Additional information:
Lives with:
Rosa Penas: Wife
Frank Penas: Son
Mary Penas: Daughter
Georgie Penas: Son
Transcribed by Renée Schmidt

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upload state censuses
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