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Name Sam Morgenson [Sam Morgensen]
Respondent Yes
Age 46
Estimated Birth Year abt 1894
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Illinois
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Oconee, Shelby, Illinois
Farm Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935 Oconee, Shelby, Illinois
Residence in 1935 Oconee, Shelby
Sheet Number 2B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 28
Occupation Foreman WPA Road Work
House Owned or Rented Rented
500
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Duration of Unemployment 34
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 580
Income Other Sources Yes
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Sam Morgenson 46 Head
Edna Morgenson 41 Wife
Chester Morgenson 20 Son
Elvira Morgenson 18 Daughter
Dale Morgenson 17 Son
Mae Morgenson 15 Daughter
Frank Morgenson 12 Son
Bobby Morgenson 12 Son
Fern Morgenson 7 Daughter

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Oconee, Shelby, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00890; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 87-15

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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