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Name James Straw
Age 67
Estimated Birth Year abt 1873
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Vermont
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Street Daisy
House Number 3221
Farm No
Inferred Residence in 1935 Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Residence in 1935 Davenport
Sheet Number 61A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 124
Occupation Laborer Clerk Project
House Owned or Rented Rented
10
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 3rd grade
Duration of Unemployment 20
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939 4
Income 30
Income Other Sources No
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
James Straw 67 Head
Katherine Straw 46 Wife
Goldie Straw 23 Daughter
Frances Straw 13 Daughter
Harry Lee Straw 5 Son
Frank Dodd 30 Roomer

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01202; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 82-25B

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

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