1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: Michigan

County: Wayne

Incorporated Place: Detroit City

Township or Other Division of County: [BLANK]

Ward of city: 21

Block Nos.: 20

Unincorporated Place: [BLANK]

Institution: [BLANK]

S.D. No.: 14

E.D. No.: 84-1365

Sheet No. 5 A & 5 B

Enumerated by me on April 5-6, 1940, Jean V. Majeia?, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Emerson Ave.
House number (in cities or towns) 602
Number of household, in order of visitation 108
Home owned or rented R
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented 35
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. Shook, Charles Shook, Catherine (X) Shook, Shirley Shook, Arlene
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Wife Daughter Daughter
Personal Description Sex M F F F
Color or race W W W W
Age at last birthday 44 39 16 12
Marital condition M M S S
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No Yes No
Highest grade of school completed H4 H3 H2 7
Place of Birth Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Michigan Michigan
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    
If not, was he at work on, or assigned to public Emergency Work during week of March 24-30, 1940   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   H    
If at private or nonemergency Government work - Number of hours worked during the week of March 24-30, 1940 40      
If seeking work or assigned to public emergency work - Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks        
Occupation
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as
frame spinner, salesman, laborer, rivet heater, music teacher
tool & die maker      
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
Automobile      
Class of worker PW      
Code 328-39-1      
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 44 4    
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 1848 65    
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? No No    


Source: ancestry.co.uk - 1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01880; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 84-1365