John Hickman — 1900 US Census Record

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1900 United States Federal Census · Cape May, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this John Hickman across the 1900 and 1910 US Censuses in Cape May, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1860 Male Head Born: Delaware Married

1900 Census Record Details

Census Year	1900
Location	Cape May, New Jersey
Surname	Hickman
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Birth Month	Dec
Birth Year	1860
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Additional Details
Occupation	Fireman Electric Light
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Occupation	Fireman Electric Light
Township / Ward	Lower Township
Est. Birth Year	~1860

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1900 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Hickman	Head	—	40	~1860
Alonzo Hickman	Son	—	9	~1891
John Hickman	Son	—	12	~1888
Thomas Hickman	Son	—	5	~1895
Mabel Hickman	Daughter	—	7	~1893
Leon Hickman	Son	—	2	~1898
Annie Hickman	Spouse	—	34	~1866
Shellen Hickman	Daughter	—	11	~1889
Lewis Hickman	Son	—		~1900

Census Appearances

1900

Cape May, …

Head, age 40

Cape May, New Jersey · implied b. ~1860 — 9 household members

Surname	Hickman
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Birth Month	Dec
Birth Year	1860
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Occupation	Fireman Electric Light
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1910

Cape May, …

Head, age 51

Cape May, New Jersey · implied b. ~1859 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hackman
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Years Married	39
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Occupation	Farmer
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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John Hickman

Head · 1900 · age 40 · b. ~1860 · New Jersey

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1900:12thcensusofpopu960unit:0065)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
51	William Brown	6	Son	—	New Jersey
52	John Henry Brown	4	Son	—	New Jersey
53	Catherine Brown	1	Daughter	—	New Jersey
54	Maxwell M Nagel	38	Boarder	Sailor Fishing Boat	Germany
55	Lewis W Smith	26	Head	House Painter	New Jersey
56	Bessie Smith	24	Wife	—	New Jersey
57	Edwin Smith	3	Son	—	New Jersey
58	Zebulon York	65	Head	Pleasure Yachtman	New Jersey
59	Sarah York	61	Wife	—	New Jersey
60	John York	41	Son	—	New Jersey
61	Stites York	33	Son	Carpenter	New Jersey
62	Louisa York	43	Daughter-in-law	—	New Jersey
63	George W Schellenger	79	Head	—	New Jersey
64	Ann Maria Schellenger	79	Wife	—	New Jersey
65	Eva Schellenger	32	Daughter	—	New Jersey
66	John W Hickman THIS PERSON	39	Head	Fireman Electric Light	Delaware
67	Annie Hickman	33	Wife	—	Delaware
68	John M Hickman	11	Son	At School	Delaware
69	Shellen Hickman	10	Daughter	—	Delaware
70	Alonzo H Hickman	9	Son	—	New Jersey
71	Mabel F Hickman	7	Daughter	—	New Jersey
72	Thomas M Hickman	4	Son	—	New Jersey
73	Leon Hickman	2	Son	—	New Jersey
74	Lewis N Hickman	None	Son	—	New Jersey
75	Horatio Pierson	42	Head	Capt Light Ship	New Jersey
76	Laura Pierson	39	Wife	—	New Jersey
77	David Pierson	16	Son	At School	New Jersey
78	Mary Pierson	None	Daughter	—	New Jersey
79	Jane Sutton	75	Mother-in-law	—	New Jersey
80	Mark Scull	52	Head	Grocer	New Jersey
81	Lizzie A Scull	47	Wife	—	Connecticut
82	Chas R Stare	41	Head	Clerk Bank	Delaware
83	Lizzie Stare	36	Wife	—	New Jersey
84	Leah Stare	6	Daughter	—	New Jersey
85	Edward Rowland	42	Head	Plasterer	Pennsylvania
86	Harriet Rowland	37	Wife	—	New Jersey
87	Adella Rowland	11	Daughter	—	New Jersey
88	Louisa Stare	75	Mother-in-law	—	New Jersey
89	Christian Shallus	50	Head	Tin Smith	Pennsylvania
90	Harriet H Shallus	60	Wife	—	New Jersey
91	John Nebb	82	Boarder	—	Pennsylvania
92	John J Goodwin	57	Head	—	Maine
93	Maggie Goodwin	42	Wife	—	New Brunswick
94	Patrick J Goodwin	10	Son	At School	Maine
95	Eugene S Sullivan	15	Son	At School	Maine
96	William H Goodwin	59	Brother	—	Maine
97	Isaac Hughes	49	Head	Pilot Delaware River	New Jersey
98	Mary E Hughes	46	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
99	Percy Hughes	22	Son	Hackman	New Jersey
100	Bessie Hughes	17	Daughter	—	New Jersey

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1900 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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