McGregory Institute
Brush Street
Detroit, Michigan
January 3, 1920


The McGregor Institute was located in Enumeration District 13 on Brush Street in Detroit, Michigan in January of 1920. The Census taker was John Huntola.
Thomas McGregor founded McGregor Institute in 1895 to aid Great Lakes sailors and other transient labor. The Institute, and its' housing sheltered 1000 men each year, and was continued by his son, Murray McGregor.
In 1936 the Institute was discontinued and the $100,000 plant was given to the Goodwill Industries
Below are the Residents of the Institute in 1920. There may be some spelling errors due to transcribing the handwriting of John Huntola. This is an index , for full details view the 1920 Wayne County Detroit Census.

Last Name First Name Age Marital Status Occupation Birth Place-Arrival Father's Birthplace/Mother's Birthplace
Killard George F. 63 Single Institute Book Keeper Ohio Germany-Germany
Ward James J. 39 Single Restaurant Waiter Massachusetts Massachusetts-Massachusetts
Murphy Dan. 59 Married None New York New York-New York
Comb James 21-Black Single Chauffeur Kentucky Kentucky-Kentucky
Bush Harry H. 59 Widow None New Hampshire New Hampshire-Scotland
Shald William J. 71 Married Institute Laborer Pennsylvania Pennsylvania-Pennsylvania
Knock George L. 49 Widow Institute Carpenter Indiana Indiana-Pennsylvania
Bateer George 70 Single Sailor England England-England
Adams Henry C. 64 Single Carpenter Pennsylvania Pennsylvania-Pennsylvania
Downy James 32 Single Metal Worker-Auto Factory Ireland-1905 Ireland-Ireland
Robert John 41 Single Institute Janitor Missouri Missouri-Kentucky
Murphy John 36 Single None California California-Ireland
Clark Fred 69 Single Construction Carpenter New Jersey Germany-Germany
Martin Donald 45 Single None Canada-1884 Ireland-Scotland
Brimblecombe Charles 50 Widow None Wales-1885 Wales-Wales
Slant ? William 40 Single None New York England-England
Keenvicho ? Larole 67 None Germany-1875 Germany-Germany
Brown Richard E. 41-Black Single Laborer Construction Ohio West Virginia-West Virginia
Moore Charles 26 Single Blacksmith New York Germany-Germany
Stanley John 25 Single Pipe Fitter-Auto Company West Virginia Ireland-Ireland
Clayton Charles 25 Married Wheeler Construction West Virginia West Virginia-West Virginia
Smith Francis 31 Single Pipe Fitter Nebraska Nebraska-Nebraska
Philip Edward 45 Single Wheeler Construction Vermont England-England
Kusbic ? Max 32 Single None New York New York-New York
Robert Andrew 61 Widow Watchman-Rail Road Scotland-1891 Scotland-Scotland
Bateer George E. 38 Married None Oklahoma Alabama-Alabama
Wilson James 26 Single None Montana Montana-Montana
Philip Herrget ? 23 Single Boat Fireman Pennsylvania Pennsylvania-Pennsylvania
Larskes ? Peter 20 Single Mason Pennsylvania Pennsylvania-Pennsylvania
Smith James R. 18-Black Single Mason South Carolina South Carolina-South Carolina
Scott Bub. 19-Black Single Wheeler Construction Tennessee Tennessee-Tennessee
Clark James 53 Widow None Pennsylvania Pennsylvania-Tennessee
Inew Frank A. 52 Widow Lathe Operator Ohio Pennsylvania-Holland
Sequin Joseph E. 38 Single Boat Fireman New York Canada-Canada
Colbetton ? James 42 Single None Massachusetts Ireland-Ireland
Volbakal ? David 37 Single None Illinois Germany-Germany
Calfapen Dan 50 Single Machinest-Auto Company Ireland-1897 Ireland-Ireland
Chrecton George 39 Single None Arkansas Tennessee-Arkansas
Moran Abelbues 19-Black Single None Tennessee Tennessee-Tennessee
Smith John 21 Single None New York New York-New York
Mcanon ? Patrick 52 Married Boiler Maker-Ship Yard New York Ireland-Ireland
Woods David 40 Married None Ireland-1906 Ireland-Ireland
Saltesk Edward 26 Single Machinest-Auto Company New York New York-England
Johnavann ? Henry 38 Married Harness Shop Iowa Canada-Connecticutt
Kannoie ? John 39 Single Laborer-Construction Poland-1900 Poland-Poland
Dufig James 46 Single Butcher Meat Market Massachusetts Massachusetts-Massachusetts
Murphy Tom 37 Single Boat Fireman Ireland-1908 Ireland-Ireland
Murphy James 30 Single Newspaper - Printer Pennsylvania Ireland-Ireland
Holchak John 25 Single Moulder - Steel Company New York Bohemia-Bohemia
Stewart William J. 40 Single None Listed Pennsylvania Ireland-Ireland
Lore John 49 Single Boiler Maker New Jersey Ireland-New York
Garagehty ? James F. 38 Single Pipe Fitter New York New Jersey-New Jersey
King Arthur J. 36 Single None Listed Massachusetts Ireland-Ireland
Gippons Harry 45 Single None Listed Ohio Georgia-Georgia
Rich Nelson 57 Widow Resturant Dishwasher Michigan New York-New York
Williams Geroge G. 24-Black Single None Listed Ohio U.S.A. - Virginia
Friedman Joseph 29-Black Single None Listed Ohio North Carolina-Michigan
Clark Albert 45 Divorced None Listed England-1901 England-England
Philips John W. 32 Married Pipe Fitter New Jersey New Jersey-New Jersey
Rivars Tom 55 Widow Lumber Camp - Cook Massachusetts Canada-Canada
Dostley Fernas ? 25-Black Married None Listed France-1903 France-France
Bogles Judson 53 Single City Gardner New York Massachusetts-Connecticut
Reel Fredrick 25 Single Mechanic Nebraska Indiana-Indiana
Mach John D. 57 Widow None Listed South Carolina Maryland-South Carolina
Maxbode Nelson C. 53 Single Construction-Painter Ireland-1874 Ireland-Ireland
Page Walter 68 Single Boat Driller Michigan Michigan-Michigan
Diskin Anthony 35 Single None Listed New York England-England
Jones Max 24 Single None Listed Ohio Ohio-Ohio
Drenis Robert 36 Married none Listed Poland-1905 Poland-Poland
Anson Almer 48 Single Auto Company-Painter Michigan New York-New York
Harteny August 56 Single Boat Fireman New York Ireland-Ireland
Archer Harold 21 Divorced Construction - Metal worker Ohio New York-New York
Stage Harry 23 Divorced None Listed New York New York-Pennsylvania
Rahal James 43 Single Paper Hanger Washington Ireland-Ireland
Tatler John 33 Single None Listed Illinois Minnesota-Minnesota
McFall William 64 Single Construction - Painter Ireland-1880 Ireland-Ireland
Scott William R. 58 Single Stove Company - Moulder Scotland-1896 Scotland-Scotland
Halfred George 44 Single Auto Company - Line Keepr Michigan Ireland-Michigan
Campbell Daniel 50 Widow Construction - Rigger Ireland-1892 Ireland-Ireland
Kelly Joseph 37 Single Rail Road - Station Agent Rhode Island Ireland-Massachusetts
Sluslo James 40 Single None Listed Maryland Illinois-Maryland
Manes Elias 22 Single None Listed Romania-1912 Romania-Romania
James Henry 41 Single Construction Labor Poland-1911 Poland-Poland
Sullivan John 36 Single Book Keeper - Auto Factory Connecticut Ireland-Ireland
Bangie Albert 19 Single Auto Company - Laborer Vermont France-France
Williams George 54 Widow Machinest - Auto Company New York New York-Italy
Barnio Fred 24 Single Machinest-Auto Company New York Italy-Italy
Couser Ralph 19 Single Machinest - Auto Company Italy-1903 Italy-Canada
Melmoy Harrington 33 Single Body Finisher Vermont Maryland-England
Soad Francis 42 Single None Listed Connecticut England-Georgia
Howard David 23-Black Married Machinest - Auto Company Florida Florida-Florida
Panelak John 27 Single Farm Laborer Poland-1886 Poland-New York
Healy Ruben 50 Single Construction Labor New York Ireland-New York
Dice George 69 Single Construction Labor New York Germany-Germany
Foret Henry 61 Married None Listed Missouri Germany-New York
Bennet Henry 32 Single Machinest Auto Company Pennsylvania New York-New York
Ball George 25 Single Machinest Auto Company New York England-England
Mahaud William 27 Divorced Construction Mason Kentucky England-England
Mable James 43 Single Construction - Wheeler Missouri Kansas-Kansas
Mastrione Mike 28 Single Construction - Wheeler Connecticut Italy-Italy


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