Roberts County Census Records
1930
Source: Ancestry.com
Roberts County,
Texas Federal Census for 1930
Description
The 1930 Census was begun on 2 April 1930, with the exception
of Alaska, where the official start date was 1 October 1929.
The following questions were asked by enumerators for all
states and territories excepting Alaska: Name of street,
avenue road, etc.; house number; number of dwellings in order
of visitation; number of family in order of visitation; name
of each person whose place of abode was with the family;
relationship of person enumerated to the head of the family;
whether home owned or rented; value of home if owned; if
rented, monthly rental; whether family owned a radio set;
whether family owned a farm; sex; color or race; age at last
birthday; whether single, married, widowed, or divorced; age
at first marriage; whether attended school or college any
time since 1 September 1929; whether able to read or write;
person's place of birth; father's place of birth; mother's
place of birth; language spoken in home before immigration;
year of immigration to United States; whether naturalized or
alien; whether able to speak English; trade, profession, or
particular kind of work done; industry, business, or
establishment in which at work; whether employer, salary or
wage worker, or working on own account; whether actually at
work the previous work day; if not, line number on
unemployment schedule (which no longer exist); whether
veteran of U.S. military or naval forces, if yes, which war
or expedition; number on farm schedule.
The date of the enumeration appears on the heading of each
page of the census schedule. All responses were to reflect
the individual's status as of 1 April 1930 (or 1 October 1929
for Alaska), even if the status had changed between the
official start date and the day of enumeration. Children born
between the official start date and the day of enumeration
were not to be listed, while individuals alive on the
official start date but deceased when the enumerator arrived
were to be counted.
Due to boundary modifications in Europe resulting from World
War I, some individuals were uncertain about how to identify
their national origin. Enumerators were instructed to spell
out the name of the city, state, province, or region of
respondents who declared that they or their parents had been
born in Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Russia, or
Turkey. Interpretation of the birthplace varied from one
enumerator to another. For the 1930, distinction was made
between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland, and also
between Canada-French and Canada-English.
There are no separate Indian population schedules in the 1930
census. Inhabitants of reservations were enumerated in the
general population schedules but some minor differences in
reporting were used: in place of country of birth for the
father, the degree of Indian blood was listed and for the
country of birth for the mother the tribe was listed.
Enumerators were instructed not to report servicemen in the
family enumerations but to treat them as residents of their
duty posts. The 1930 census includes schedules for overseas
military and naval forces.
Enumeration district numbering was altered for 52 of the 56
states and territories enumerated. Within each state, each
county was assigned a number based on the alphabetical order
of the county. That number would then be followed by the
specific enumeration numbers for that county: i.e., 1-1,
1-23, 5-2, 10-73. American Samoa, the Canal Zone, Guam, and
the Virgin Islands did not use this system.
The microfilm images may have defects that affect legibility.
The original schedules have been destroyed.
Taken from 1930 Federal Population Census: Catalog of
National Archives Microfilm, National Archives Trust Fund
Board (Washington, DC, 2002)
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