1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: Illinois

County: Kankakee

Incorporated Place: Kankakee City

Township or Other Division of County: Kankakee twp

Ward of city: 1

Block Nos.: [BLANK]

Unincorporated Place: [BLANK]

Institution: [BLANK]

S.D. No.: 18

E.D. No.: 46-6

Sheet No. 12 A

Enumerated by me on April 19, 1940, Floyd Jannusck, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Noth East Ave
House number (in cities or towns) 326
Number of household, in order of visitation 282
Home owned or rented R
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented 17
Does this family live on a farm? No

The Name of each Person whose place of abode, on April 1, 1940, was in this family. Ford, Mary L. Ford, Carl E. Helen E. Poton, Frank
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Grand son Grand daughter Roomer
Personal Description Sex F M F M
Color or race W W W W
Age at last birthday 65 20 17 91
Marital condition Wd S S Wd
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No No No
Highest grade of school completed 4 H2 H2 8
Place of Birth Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois
Citizenship Citizenship of the foreign born        
Residence, April 1, 1935 City, town or village having 2,500 or more inhabitants Same House Same House Same House Same Place
County        
State        
On a farm?        
Persons 14 years old and over - employment status Was this person at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency Govt. work during week of March 24-30, 1940 Yes No Yes No
If not, was he at work on, or assigned to public Emergency Work during week of March 24-30, 1940   Yes   No
Was this person Seeking Work?       No
If not seeking work, did he have a job, business etc.?       No
Indicate whether engaged in home housework, in school, unable to work or other       Ot
If at private or nonemergency Government work - Number of hours worked during the week of March 24-30, 1940 40   40  
If seeking work or assigned to public emergency work - Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks   104 40    
Occupation
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as
frame spinner, salesman, laborer, rivet heater, music teacher
Housekeeper Laborer Housekeeper  
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
Private Home Construction Private Home  
Class of worker PW GW Pw  
Code 500-86-1 988-V9-2 520-86-1  
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 35 8 0 0
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 400 100 0 0
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? No No No Yes


Source: ancestry.co.uk - 1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00823; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 46-6