Posted By:	Kathleen Burgar
	Email:
	Subject:	Re: Samuel C Ferris/Dora Charette
	Post Date:	December 03, 2012 at 11:12:31
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/nd/messages/7393.html
	Forum:	North Dakota Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/nd/

U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 about Samuel Ferris Name: Samuel Ferris Date of Birth: 3 Jul 1917 Age: 14 Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of Household: Son Tribe: Ojibwe (Ojibbeway) Reservation: Turtle Mountain Agency: Turtle Mountain State: North Dakota Last Census Number: 1792 Census Date: 1 Apr 1932 info from actual photo of census Albert Ferris Head, not enrolled Veronica (Mcleod) divorced, mother of these children Edward Ferris 19 Chippewa, degree of blood, 1/4+, enrolled Roy Ferris 16 Chippewa, 1/4+, enrolled Samuel Ferris 14 Chippewa , 1/4+ enrolled in 1937 Indian census also lists the boys (Ed, Roy, Sam)as 1/4 native mother now wife of Joe Alick in 1939 Dora (no age)is listed ? Full blood Samuel 21 as 1/4 blood BUT has oldest son Samuel, 1/4 blood but aged 17 which would be wrong 1940 United States Federal Census about Samuel C Ferris Name: Samuel C Ferris Respondent: Yes Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1918 Gender: Male Race: Indian (Native American) Birthplace: North Dakota Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Township 162 Range 70, Rolette, North Dakota View Map Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Township 162 Range 70, Rolette, North Dakota Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 3B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 51 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Samuel C Ferris 22 Dora M Ferris 20 Albert L Ferris 9/12 on same page is Albert Ferris 56 widow, b Syria, naturalized citizen Eddie C Ferris 25 ND Roy Ferris 23 ND 1930 United States Federal Census about Albert Ferris Name: Albert Ferris Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1885 Birthplace: Syria [Syrian Arab Republic] Race: White ***all listed as white on this census Home in 1930: Township 162, Rolette, North Dakota Marital Status: Widowed Immigration Year: 1898 Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: Syria Mother's Birthplace: Syria Household Members: Name Age Albert Ferris 45 widowed, b Syria, parents b Syria Edward Ferris 15 Roy Ferris 13 Clifford Ferris 11 Sellie Ferris 46 widowed, Syria what I was trying to say is that I think Clifford in this census is Samuel in the other census as age is the same so his registration papers for status may be under Clifford and NOT Samuel so although Albert senior lived on the reserve he was not an enrolled native