Sophia (Meinzen) Kropp in the 1920 U.S. Census

Sophia (Meinzen) Kropp's death came a few months after she was enumerated in the 1920 U.S. Census.  She was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Sophie and John Spahn, and their family.













Sophia and her family were enumerated in Wintersville Precinct, Jefferson County, Ohio, on January 16 & 17, 1920, recorded in S.D. #17, E.D., #182, Sheets 7A and 7B, lines 49-59, Family Visit #144.  (Click to enlarge images.)

Partial transcription for Sophia's family is as follows:

• Spahn, John, head, owns home with mortgage, male, white, 45 years, married, can read and write, born Germany, speaks English, Farmer, General Farming, own
• -------, Sophia, wife, female, white, 43 years, married, can read and write, born Germany, speaks English
• -------, Wilmena, daughter, female, white, single, 19 years, single, not attending school, can read and write, born Ohio, speaks English
• -------, Carl J., son, male, white, 16 years, single, not attending school, can read and write, born Ohio, speaks English
• -------, John W., son, male, white, 13 years, single, attending school, can read and write, born Ohio, speaks English
• -------, William T., son, male, white, 11 years, single, attending school, can read and write, born Ohio, speaks English
• -------, Anna, daughter, female, white, 8 years, single, attending school
• -------, Mary, daughter, female, white, 5 years, single, not attending school
• -------, George, son, male, white, 2 years, single
• Kropp, Sophia, grandmother, female, white, 76 years, widow, immigrated in 1899, can read and write, born Germany, cannot speak English
• McClain, Elmer, hired man, male, white, 19, single, not attending school, can read and write, born Minnesota, speaks English, laborer on farm, earns wage

Comments about this record
I did not transcribe the immigration years for the individuals.  Immigration years vary from 1889, 1884, and 1899 even though all of the children were noted as having been born in Ohio.  Further research suggests that Sophia Kropp, her husband, Carl, and their daughter, Sophie (Kropp) Spahn, immigrated in 1887.  (More about that in another post.)

It's noted in this record that Sophia Kropp cannot speak English.  I'll be interested to see if the 1910 and 1900 censuses record the same information.

--Nancy.

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