1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: Illinois

County: Cook

Incorporated Place: Chicago

Township or Other Division of County: [BLANK]

Ward of city: 36

Block Nos.: 17-18-19

Unincorporated Place: [BLANK]

Institution: [BLANK]

S.D. No.: 29

E.D. No.: 103-2256

Sheet No. 4 A

Enumerated by me on April 5, 1940, Joseph J. Leva, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Narragansett Ave
House number (in cities or towns) 1847
Number of household, in order of visitation 58
Home owned or rented O
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented 5000
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. Selcke, Julius Selcke, Anna Selcke, George Glaser, Ester Glaser, Frank Glaser, Janet Soldmann, Fred Soldmann, Jeanette? Soldmann, Barbara Lae?
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Wife Son Daughter Son in Law Grand Daughter Son in Law Daughter Grand Daughter
Personal Description Sex M F M F M F M F F
Color or race W W W W W W W W W
Age at last birthday 60 54 19 30 28 6 26 25 1
Marital condition M M S M M S M M s
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No No No No Yes No No No
Highest grade of school completed H-4 8 H-4 H-2 H-3 0 H-4 H-2 0
Place of Birth Illinois Wisconsin Illinois Illinois Illinois 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 House Same House Same House Same Place 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 No Yes No   Yes No  
If not, was he at work on, or assigned to public Emergency Work during week of March 24-30, 1940   No No   No     No  
Was this person Seeking Work?   No Yes   Yes     No  
If not seeking work, did he have a job, business etc.?   No           No  
Indicate whether engaged in home housework, in school, unable to work or other   H           H  
If at private or nonemergency Government work - Number of hours worked during the week of March 24-30, 1940 48     40     18    
If seeking work or assigned to public emergency work - Duration of unemployment up to March 30, 1940 in weeks     24   12        
Occupation
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as
frame spinner, salesman, laborer, rivet heater, music teacher
Locomotive Engineer   Filling Station Attendant Soda Dispenser Bar tender   Service Man?    
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
Steam Railroad   Retail Gas Station Retail Department Store Retail Liquor Store   Retail Department Store    
Class of worker PW   PW PW OA   PW    
Code 322-47-1   416-7V-1 780-63-1 710-71-4   336-63-1    
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 36 0 24 52 52   52 0  
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 1600 0 600 550 0   1600 0  
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? No No No No Yes   No Yes  


Source: ancestry.co.uk - 1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00994; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 103-2256