1900 United States Census, Population Schedule, Wisconsin, Ashland County, Ashland City (5th ward), ED 3, sheet 6A (stamped 152A), NARA T623 roll 1777

Transcription (as written): L10 Toepel, Mary, Head, W F, Jun 1854, 45, Wd, mother of 7 / 5 living, b. Wisconsin, father Germany, mother Germany, rents. L11 Mollie, Dau, May 1878, 22, S, WI, School Teacher. L12 Clara, Dau, Oct 1879, 20, S, WI, School Teacher. L13 Oscar, Son, M, Apr 1882, 18, S, Wisconsin / Germany / Wisconsin, Bank Collector. L14 Lilian, Dau, Oct 1883, 16, S, WI, At School. L15 Alfred, Son, Jan 1888, 12, S, WI, At School. L16 Weihler, George, Brother, W M, Jul 1857, 42, S, Wisconsin / Germany / Germany.

2026-10-27 (karel): Toepel Round 14 SOLID: full population schedule matches Soundex Vol.1 ED3 sheet6 line10 (same household, Third St). Confirms Oscar son of widowed head Mary, b. Apr 1882 WI, father b. Germany. Father Louis Toepel = strong LEAD only (Miles v. Mutual Reserve 108 Wis. 421 (1901); Mount Hope cemetery Louis 1847-1898) — HOLD, do NOT CREATE father until a record names Louis with Mary/Oscar. Not a family event — no spouse field.
Conflicts: ['Day 29 Apr birth: LEAD only (DMF/MN death/SPMC); census gives month/year only — HOLD.', 'Father Louis: LEAD — HOLD, not CREATE.', 'Ancestry Potential father Friedrich Wilhelm Adolph Toepel (Topel) still unlinked.']

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
On the image, line 13 is Oscar, son, born Apr 1882, age 18, single, born Wisconsin, father born Germany, mother born Wisconsin, occupation Bank Collector. He sits in Mary Toepel's household (lines 10-16), in Ashland City 5th ward, so the 1900 residence in Ashland, Wisconsin is directly supported. The day of birth and the father's identity are correctly held back as leads, since the census does not give them.
Matches: Image shows the 1900 census, Ashland County, Wisconsin, Ashland City, 5th ward, ED 3, sheet 6, stamped 152A; Line 13: Oscar Toepel, Son, white male, born Apr 1882, age 18, single; Birthplace Wisconsin, father Germany, mother Wisconsin, which fits Mary's Wisconsin birth as head; Occupation reads Bank Collector; Household on lines 10-16: Mary (head, widowed), Mollie, Clara, Oscar, Lilian, Alfred, and George Weihler, listed as brother of the head; Marginal 'Third Street' fits the claimed location
Limits: The census gives only month and year of birth, so the 29 April day cannot be confirmed from it; The father is not named, so the Louis Toepel lead is neither supported nor contradicted; The uncle relationship to George Weihler is inferred from his being the head's brother; The handwriting is cramped, so the transcription is the main guide for a few fields such as the widowed status