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Name John Bessie
Age 67
Estimated Birth Year abt 1873
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Ohio
Marital Status Widowed
Relation to Head of House Lodger
Home in 1940 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
Street S Sixth Street
Inferred Residence in 1935 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
Residence in 1935 Columbus
Resident on farm in 1935 No
Sheet Number 8A
Father's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Occupation Salesman
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 60
Class of Worker Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 0
Income Other Sources Yes
Native Language English
Veteran No
Military service No
Social Security Number Yes
Usual Occupation Salesman
Usual Industry Novelties
Usual Class of Worker Working on own account
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Merritt Pugh 68 Head
Helen Pugh 63 Wife
Kenneth Allerton 25 Lodger
Mary Allerton 25 Lodger
Patricia Oldem 4 Lodger
John Bessie 67 Lodger
Mary Collins 58 Lodger
Irving McDowell 51 Lodger

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03244; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 93-134

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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