1940 United States Federal Census


SIXTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES; 1940 - POPULATION SCHEDULE

State: Michigan

County: Kent

Incorporated Place: Grand Rapids

Township or Other Division of County: [BLANK]

Ward of city: 2

Block Nos.: 150?

Unincorporated Place: [BLANK]

Institution: [BLANK]

S.D. No.: 5

E.D. No.: 86-112

Sheet No.5 B

Enumerated by me on April 8, 1940, Ethel ? Wescott, Enumerator

Place of Abode

Street, avenue, road, etc. Madison
House number (in cities or towns) 236
Number of household, in order of vistation 135
Home owned or rented O
Value of home, if owned, or monthly rental, if rented 15,000
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. Wierengo John Wierengo Elizabeth Wierengo John Wierengo Fritz Alan Wierengo Duncan Gibbens Genevine? Condure Genevin?
Relation Relationship of each person to the head of the family Head Wife Son Son Son Maid Maid
Personal Description Sex M F M M M F F
Color or race W W W W W W W
Age at last birthday 53 47 26 24 20 25 18
Marital condition M M S S S S S
Education Attended school any time since March 1, 1940 No No No No Yes No No
Highest grade of school completed C-4 C-4 C-5 C-1 C-1 8 8
Place of Birth Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan
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 place Same place
County              
State              
On a farm? No No No 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 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
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         S    
If at private or nonemergency Government work - Number of hours worked during the week of March 24-30, 1940 48   48 48   52 52
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
Advertising State Commander lawyer lithographer   maid maid
Industry
Industry or business, as
cotton mill, retail grocery, farm, shipyard, public school
General Advertising Normans society? for cure of cancer law firm Lithograph co   Private house Private house
Class of worker PW PW PW PW   PW Pw
Code 100-82-1 132-94-1 V26-93-1 388-14-1   520-86-1 520-86-1
Number of weeks worked in 1939 (Equivalent in full-time weeks) 52 52 52 52 0 52 52
Income in 1939 - Amount of money wages or salary received 1900 1000 1500 1800   364 364
Did this person receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary? No No No No No Yes Yes


Source: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T627_1900; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 86-112

Source: ancestry.co.uk - 1940 United States Federal Census