1891 Birth:873 Birth year of 1891 estimated based on age (29 years) in 1920 census enumeration.

1920 U.S. Census:873 Ernest enumerated with his wife Shirley in the household of her parents John and Mary Crusey in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California as:
Los Angeles County, California (Los Angeles)
Enumerated 16 January 1920
Shirley Skolis •• daughter, female, white, age 23, married, can read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, can speak English, stenographer with telephone company
Ernest Skolis •• son-in-law, male, white, age 29, married, can read and write, birth place illegible, father born in Hungary and spoke Magyar, mother born in Poland and spoke Polish, can speak English, occupation illegible
Also residing in the household as boarders were Shirley's uncle George J. Cannady, age 48, and Melville Marshall, age 35, his wife Effie, age 35, and their 8 year old son.