Census transcripts for Henry John Parris and family
1900 (USA): Sandwich, De Kalb County, Illinois. Alford [sic] Parris (head, white, married) born Feb 1852, England. Age 48. Married 13 years. Father and mother born England. Occ Farmer. Can read, write, speak English. Elizabeth M. Parris (wife, white, married) born Jul 1853, New York. Age 44. Married 13 years. Mother of 5 children, all still living. Father born Vermont, mother born New York. Can read, write, speak English. Eva G. Parris (dtr, white, single) born Dec 1887, Illinois. Age 12. Father born England, mother born New York. Can read, write, speak English. John H. Parris (son, white, single) born Dec 1889, Illinois. Age 10. Father born England, mother born New York. Can read, write, speak English. Charles H. Fraise (step-son, white, single) born Apr 1874, Iowa. Age 24. Father born Ohio, mother born New York. Occ Farm Labour. Can read, write, speak English.
1910 (USA): Sandwich, De Kalb County, Illinois. Alfred Parris (head, male, white) age 57, married 23 years. Born England; father & mother born England. Year of immigration to US 1858, naturalized. Able to speak English. Occ Farmer. Able to read and write. Farm owned, free of mortgage. Lisa [sic] Parris (wife, female, white) age 54, married 23 years. Mother of 5 children all still living. Born New York; father born Vermont, mother born New York. Able to speak English. Occ none. Able to read and write. John Parris (son, male, white) age 20, married 0 years. Born Illinois; father born England, mother born New York. Able to speak English. Occ Laborer - farm. Able to read and write. Ethel Parris (dtr in law, female, white) age 19, married 0 years. Born Iowa; father born Vermont, mother born Illinois. Able to speak English. Occ none. Able to read and write. John Huber (boarder, male, white) age 56, single. Born Germany; father & mother born Germany. Year of immigration to US 1857, naturalized. Able to speak English. Occ Trainer - horses. Able to read and write. Joseph Mousnic (servant, male, white) age 30, married 2 years. Born Austria, Bohemian; father & mother born Austria, Bohemian. Year of immigration to US 1907, alien. Able to speak English. Occ Laborer - farm. Able to read and write.
1930 (USA): Sandwich, De Kalb County, Illinois. John Parris (head, male, white) age last birthday 40. Age at marriage 19. Able to read and write. Born Illinois; father born England, mother born Illinois. Occ Farmer. Owns a radio set. Ethel Parris (wife, female, white) age last birthday 39. Age at marriage 18. Able to read and write. Born Iowa; father & mother born Illinois. Occ none. Granville Parris (son, male, white) age last birthday 19. Able to read and write. Born Illinois; father born Illinois, mother born Iowa. Occ Farm laborer. Harvey Parris (son, male, white) age last birthday 15. Attended school since 1 Sept 1919. Able to read and write. Born Illinois; father born Illinois, mother born Iowa. Occ none. Merle Parris (son, male, white) age last birthday 10. Attended school since 1 Sept 1919. Able to read and write. Born Illinois; father born Illinois, mother born Iowa. Occ none. Shirley Parris (dtr, female, white) age last birthday 5. Born Illinois; father born Illinois, mother born Iowa. Occ none.