1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: Illinois

County: Cook

Incorporated Place: Chicago City

Township or Other Division of County:

Ward of city: 9

Block Nos.: 47-54

Unincorporated Place:

Institution:

S.D. No.: 26

E.D. No.: 103-620

Sheet No. 12 B

Enumerated by me on April 10, 1940, Mary Baron?, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Lane? Avenue
House number (in cities or towns) 4707?
Number of household, in order of visitation 148
Home owned or rented R
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented $20
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. Watson, James Watson, Margaret X Watson, Dorothy Watson, Eleanor Watson, James Fashar?, Mary
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Mother in Law
Personal Description Sex M F F F M F
Color or race W W W W W W
Age at last birthday 39 32 9 6 2 61
Marital condition M M S S S Wd
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No Yes Yes No No
Highest grade of school completed 8 8 3 0 0 3
Place of Birth Illinois Pennsylvania Illinois Illinois Illinois Hungary
Citizenship Citizenship of the foreign born           Na
Residence, April 1, 1935 City, town or village having 2,500 or more inhabitants Same house Same house Same house Same house   Same house
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
If not, was he at work on, or assigned to public Emergency Work during week of March 24-30, 1940   No       No
Was this person Seeking Work?   No       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       ??
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
Automobile Wrecker          
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
Auto Garage          
Class of worker PW          
Code 496-84-1          
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 47 0       0
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received $705 0       0
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? No No       No


Source: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_940; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 103-620

Source: ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census