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Name Josephine Benge
Age 56
Estimated Birth Year abt 1884
Gender Female
Race White
Birthplace Iowa
Marital Status Divorced
Relation to Head of House Mother-in-law
Home in 1940 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Street N Wilton Pl
House Number 238
Inferred Residence in 1935 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935 Los Angeles
Resident on farm in 1935 No
Sheet Number 7A
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Illinois
Occupation Proprietor Cafeteria
Woman Marriages No
Woman Age at First Marriage 20
1
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 8th grade
Duration of Unemployment 52
Class of Worker Unpaid family worker
Weeks Worked in 1939 12
Income 0
Income Other Sources Yes
Native Language English
Veteran No
Social Security Number No
Usual Occupation Cashier
Usual Industry Restaurant
Usual Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Robert R Kessler 39 Head
Frances M Kessler 32 Wife
Patricia A Kessler 7 Daughter
Josephine Benge 56 Mother-in-law

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00401; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 60-284

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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