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Name William Brechtel
Age 20
Estimated Birth Year abt 1920
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Germany
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of House Son
Home in 1940 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Street No Harding Avenue
House Number 951
Inferred Residence in 1935 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935 Chicago
Resident on farm in 1935 No
Citizenship Naturalized
Sheet Number 10B
Father's Birthplace Germany
Mother's Birthplace Germany
Occupation Machinist Helper
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed High School, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 600
Income Other Sources Yes
Native Language German
Veteran No
Veteran Father Dead No
Military service No
Social Security Number Yes
Usual Occupation Machinist Helper
Usual Industry Plating Iron Worker
Usual Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George Brechtel 45 Head
Philippine Brechtel 45 Wife
William Brechtel 20 Son
Hanz Brechtel 22 Son

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00984; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 103-1978

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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