{"id":822,"date":"2009-12-02T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T20:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/photo-confirms-1920-census-location\/"},"modified":"2013-07-10T21:05:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T02:05:30","slug":"photo-confirms-1920-census-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/photo-confirms-1920-census-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Confirms 1920 Census Location"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve read any of my recent posts, then you know that I finally started going through the box of photos<\/a> my aunt gave me earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Among them, I found this photo of my great-grandfather, George ROTTMAN and his son Edward.<\/p>\n

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Why is this significant?\u00a0 Well it confirms the 1920 census I found for this family.\u00a0 Why is that important?\u00a0 The residence seemed out-of-place to me, and here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n

Although George was born in Linn County, Iowa, he lived in Chicago as early as 1914 (possible earlier).\u00a0 When he married Anna E STOFFEL in February of 1914, his residence was listed as Chicago.\u00a0 In 1915, their first child, Edward, was born, also indicating a residence of Chicago.\u00a0 In 1918, daughter Margaret was born, again indicating Chicago (as does his WWI draft card in September 1918).\u00a0 Then when my grandma, Marie, was born in April 1920, again, Chicago was the place of residence.<\/p>\n

So it seemed a little odd to find the only plausible 1920 census record indicating that George, Anna, Edward, and Margaret lived in Villa Park (a far west suburb of Chicago).\u00a0 This was even more intriguing because about four months later, they were back in Chicago.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t really question the census too much.\u00a0 It was the only one that had the family makeup I was seeking and everything matched.\u00a0 I just thought it a little odd.<\/p>\n

But this photograph confirms that they lived in Villa Park in 1919, coinciding with the 1920 census (taken in January 1920).<\/p>\n

I have no idea why they lived there for that short period of time.\u00a0 But nonetheless, I have a rare picture of my great-grandfather and granduncle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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