1900 Census Record Research

The 1900 Census for Ionia County is now on-line.  Actual scanned images of the census have been placed  in the USGenWeb Archives, as part of the USGenWeb Archives Census Project.  Images are arranged by page number. 

In the 1900 Federal census you can get the following information:

the name and sex of each individual in the household

the relationship of each individual to the head of household

the color or race of each individual

the month and year of birth of each individual

whether an individual is single, married, widowed, or divorced

number of years that an individual has been married

number of children born to female individuals, and the number of those children still living

each individual's place of birth

each individual's mother's place of birth

each individual's father's place of birth

an individual's year of immigration to the United States

the number of years that an individual has resided in the United States

whether or not an individual is naturalized

the profession, occupation, or trade of each male over 10

the profession, occupation, or trade of each female over 10

whether or not an individual attended school within the year

whether or not an individual can read and write

whether or not an individual can speak English

whether or not the family owns or rents their home, whether or not the home is mortgaged, and whether it is a farm or a house

 The following census films are available at the Ionia Community Library (formerly Hall-Fowler Memorial Library) in Ionia.

1900 Census - 6 rolls - MI (Chippewa, Clare, Clinton, Crawford, Delta, Ionia and Kent Counties)

Click here for an 1900 Census Form

Last update December 28, 2007