Download - The 1940 Census
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
• MyHeritage.com
• Findmypast.com
• Rootspoint.com
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
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”
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)
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
Map
• View 1940 Map of United States at– www.1930census.com/1940_us_map.php
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
Learn and prepare for 1940 census
• Stevemorse.org/census/1940census.html
Might want to create a table
Name Relationship Location comment
Gustav Hagner
GF Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Look at SM – get 1930 ED
Amelia
Helbig
Mom Merrilian, Jackson, Wisconsin
Dolores Baum
Step-mom Franklin, Milwaukee, Wisconin
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.
