1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: California

County: Alameda

Incorporated Place: Oakland

Township or Other Division of County: 16

Ward of city: 2

Block Nos.: 21

Unincorporated Place: [BLANK]

Institution: [BLANK]

S.D. No.: 6

E.D. No.: 61-64

Sheet No. 14 B

Enumerated by me on Apr 12, 1940, Edna H Drafier?, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Broadway
House number (in cities or towns) 284
Number of household, in order of visitation ??
Home owned or rented R
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented 25
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. Preston, Martha M Preston, Emil Preston, Miriam Preston, Paul
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Son Daughter Son
Personal Description Sex F M F M
Color or race W W W W
Age at last birthday 44 22 19 17
Marital condition Wd S S S
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No Yes Yes Yes
Highest grade of school completed 8 C-3 C-1 ?-3
Place of Birth Iowa California Calif Calif
Citizenship Citizenship of the foreign born
Residence, April 1, 1935 City, town or village having 2,500 or more inhabitants Same Place Same Place Same Place Same Place
County
State
On a farm? No No No No
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 No No
If not, was he at work on, or assigned to public Emergency Work during week of March 24-30, 1940 Yes No No No
Was this person Seeking Work? No No No No
If not seeking work, did he have a job, business etc.? Yes No No No
Indicate whether engaged in home housework, in school, unable to work or other S S S
If at private or nonemergency Government work - Number of hours worked during the week of March 24-30, 1940 16
If seeking work or assigned to public emergency work - Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks 56
Occupation
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as
frame spinner, salesman, laborer, rivet heater, music teacher
leader recreation
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
W.P.A project play ground
Class of worker AW
Code 794-90-2
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 36 0 0 0
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 765 0 0 0
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? No No No No


Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_440; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 61-64
Source: Ancestry - 1940 United States Federal Census