1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images

• Title	1900 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images
  Short Title	Census - IA, Jasper - 1900 Fed
  Author	Iowa, Jasper
  Publisher	www.Ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004
  Source ID	S206
  Text	Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to all individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census, copied from the National Archives and Records Administration microfilm, T623, 1854 rolls. Enumerators of the 1900 census were instructed to record the names of every person in the household. Enumerators were asked to include the following categories in the census: name; address; relationship to the head of household; color or race; sex; month and year of birth; age at last birthday; marital status; number of years married; the total number of children born of the mother; the number of those children living; places of birth of each individual and the parents of each individual; if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States; the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one; occupation; whether the person could read, write, and speak English; whether the home was owned or rented; whether the home was on a farm; and whether the home was mortgaged. The categories allowed Congress to determine persons residing in the United States for collection of taxes and the appropriation of seats in the House of Representatives. The official enumeration day of the 1900 census was 1 June 1900. All questions asked were supposed to refer to that date. By 1900, there were a total of forty-five states in the Union, with Utah being the latest addition and Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Oklahoma enumerated as territories.
  Linked to	Mary Amos Fay Dixie Benson John Francis Benson Robert Tilden Benson Mary Alice Bible Charlie Elliott Elizabeth Agnes Elliott Harvey Elliott Joseph A. Elliott Rosa Elliott Family: Joseph A. Elliott / Mary Amos Family: John Francis Benson / Mary Alice Bible Family: Robert Tilden Benson / Elizabeth Agnes Elliott