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Name Samuel B Shaw
Age 53
Estimated Birth Year abt 1887
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Texas
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Brown, Texas
Street Brownwood & Indiana Creek Elkins & Ridge Route Highway
Farm Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935 Rural, Brown, Texas
Residence in 1935 Rural, Brown, Texas
Resident on farm in 1935 Yes
Sheet Number 16A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 335
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Texas
Occupation Laborer
House Owned or Rented Rented
5
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 70
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 125
Income Other Sources Yes
Native Language English
Veteran Yes
Social Security Number No
Usual Occupation Farmer
Usual Industry Farm
Usual Class of Worker Working on own account
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Samuel B Shaw 53 Head
Cressie M Shaw 41 Wife
Robert B Shaw 15 Son
Loin M Shaw 13 Daughter
Rina L Shaw 11 Daughter
Anna Shaw 8 Daughter
Mamie R Shaw 6 Daughter
Seth A Shaw 3 Son

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03994; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 25-13

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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