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.: 48

Unincorporated Place:

Institution:

S.D. No.: 26

E.D. No.: 163-621

Sheet No. 8 B

Enumerated by me on April 8, 1940, Ivadef? Thompson, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Union
House number (in cities or towns) 11951
Number of household, in order of visitation 148
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. Watson Millard Watson Florence X Watson Charlotte Watson Lawrence
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Wife Daughter Son
Personal Description Sex M F F M
Color or race W W W W
Age at last birthday 41 37 18 5
Marital condition M M S S
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No No No
Highest grade of school completed 8 8 H2  
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 Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago
County        
State Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois
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 No No No No
Was this person Seeking Work? No No 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    
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     52  
Occupation
Trade, profession, or particular kind of work, as
frame spinner, salesman, laborer, rivet heater, music teacher
Wrecker   Maid  
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
Autos Private   Private Family  
Class of worker OA NP?    
Code 496-60-4   520-86-1  
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 52      
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 780      
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: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-621

Source: ancestry.com 1940 United States Federal Census