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The 1940 Census

The 1940 Census. By Debbe Hagner, AG debbehagner@yahoo.com. It is available?. April 2, 2012 at 9:01 am It is now INDEXED Completed two month early as predicted Free till end of 2013. Where is it available. www.familysearch.org www.archives.com www.ancestry.com www.the1940census.com

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The 1940 Census

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  1. The 1940 Census By Debbe Hagner, AG debbehagner@yahoo.com

  2. It is available? • April 2, 2012 at 9:01 am • It is now INDEXED • Completed two month early as predicted • Free till end of 2013

  3. Where is it available • www.familysearch.org • www.archives.com • www.ancestry.com • www.the1940census.com • MyHeritage.com • Findmypast.com • Rootspoint.com

  4. Not Found in the Index – now what? • Required to know the Enumeration District for the city or town • Need to use National Archive (NARA) or • 1940 Enumeration District (ED) maps • Arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/Basic • Need to use Stephen Morse’s website • www.stevemorse.org/census/quiz.php • Can use 1930 ED and must convert to 1940 ED • City Directory

  5. Tips • Born AFTER 1 April 1930 but before 1 April 1940 • Do those first • Watch the video • www.1940census.com • Rootsmagic – has a special report that list person who were born in any given census year called “Who was there”

  6. Symbols and explanatory • Color or Race (Col. 10) • White (w), Negro (Neg), Indian (In), Chinese (Chi), Japanese (Jp), Filipino (Fil), Hindu (Hin) and Korean (Kor) • Citizenship of the foreign born (col. 16) • Naturalized (NA), having first paper (PA), alien (Al), and American citizen born abroad (Am Cit)

  7. What is unique? • http://www.1940census.net/1940_census_questions.php • 40 lines of questions • Reverse side has 41 to 80 for the supplement questions • Individual recorded usually on line 14 and 29 – will have to answer the supplement questions. • 5 % sample questions

  8. Map • View 1940 Map of United States at • www.1930census.com/1940_us_map.php

  9. History In the 1940’s • http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade40.html • http://history1900s.about.com/od/timelines/tp/1940timeline.htm • http://americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1940.html • World history • http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005249.html • Interesting Facts • http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb12-ffse01.html

  10. Learn and prepare for 1940 census • Stevemorse.org/census/1940census.html

  11. Might want to create a table

  12. Special Notation The "X" In a Circle or In Parentheses:The circled X or an X in parentheses shows who gave the enumerator the information for the household. This can help you judge the accuracy of the answers."Ab" After a Name:"Ab" isn't an unusual middle name. It's an abbreviation for "absent." The person normally lived there, but happened to be somewhere else temporarily. They could have been on vacation or away at school.

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