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The George Lather Household in the 1940 United States Federal Census

Steve — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:42:48 +0000

George Lather and his wife Mary Elizabeth (née Sullivan) Lather were enumerated with their children at 148 North Allen St, Albany, Albany Co., New York. George and Mary were the great grandparents of my Lather cousins. They lived in the same house as Mary Elizabeth’s mother and brothers.

The 1940 US Federal Census Record for the Lather Household (Left)

The 1940 US Federal Census Record for the Lather Household (Right)

SOURCE: 1940 U.S. Census, Albany County, New York, population schedule, Albany, enumeration district (ED) 63-81, sheet 17A, household 394, George Lather; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 09 May 2012); citing National Archives microfilm publication T627 roll 02820.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the 1940 US Federal Census Record for the George Lather Household.

The record states that:

The Lathers lived at 148 North Allen St, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA on 01 April 1940, they were household 394 in order of visitation, they rented their dwelling for $35 per month, they lived in the same place (meaning that they lived in Albany, but not in the same house) on 01 April 1935, and they did not live on a farm
George J. Lather was head of household, was a white male, 35 years old, married, was not attending school, had completed 2 years of high school, was born in New York, was working the week of March 24-30, worked 48 hours the week of March 24-30, 1940 as the proprietor of a grocery and meat [store], worked on his own account, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $0, and did earned more than $50 from sources other than wages
Mary Lather, the wife of George, provided the information for the census, was a white female, 32 years old, married, was not attending school, completed 1 year of high school, was born in New York, was not working the week of March 24-30, was not doing public emergency work, was not seeking work, did not have a job or business, was doing housework, worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages
George Lather Jr. was George’s son, was a white male, 9 years old, single, was not attending school, had completed 2 years of school, and was born in New York
Gerald Lather was George’s son, was a white male, 5 years old, single, was not attending school, had completed 0 years of school, and was born in New York
Ronald Lather was George’s son, was a white male, 2 years old, single, was not attending school, had completed 2 years of school, and was born in New York

Ronald Lather was selected to answer supplementary questions for the census. His name was Ronald Lather, his father and mother were both born in New York, his mother tongue was English, and was not the child of a veteran.

The Margaret Sullivan Family in the 1940 United States Federal Census

Steve — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:30:47 +0000

Margaret Elizabeth (née Fitzgerald) Sullivan, widow of Michael Joseph Sullivan, was enumerated with her sons Raymond and Kenneth at 148 North Allen St, Albany, Albany Co., New York. Margaret was the 2nd great grandmother of my Lather cousins.

The 1940 US Federal Census Record for the Sullivan Household (Left)

The 1940 US Federal Census Record for the Sullivan Household (Right)

SOURCE: 1940 U.S. Census, Albany County, New York, population schedule, Albany, enumeration district (ED) 63-81, sheet 17A, household 393, Margaret Sullivan; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 09 May 2012); citing National Archives microfilm publication T627 roll 02820.

Click on the link for a PDF copy of the 1940 US Federal Census Record for the Margaret Sullivan Household.

The record states that:

The Sullivans lived at 148 North Allen St, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA on 01 April 1940, they were household 393 in order of visitation, they owned their house which was worth $4000, they lived in the same house on 01 April 1935, and they did not live on a farm
Margaret E. Sullivan was head of household, provided the information for the census, was a white female, 66 years old, widowed, was not attending school, completed 8 years of school, was born in Eire Ireland, was a naturalized citizen, was not working the week of March 24-30, was not doing public emergency work, was not seeking work, did not have a job or business, and was doing housework, worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0, but earned more than $50 from sources other than wages
Raymond J. Sullivan was Margaret’s son, was a white male, 35 years old, single, was not attending school, completed 4 years of high school, was born in New York, was working the week of March 24-30 as a file clerk for an oil company, worked in private work, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $1400, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages
Kenneth E. Sullivan was Margaret’s son, was a white male, 27 years old, single, was not attending school, completed 4 years of high school, was born in New York, was working the week of March 24-30 as a file clerk for the secretary of state, worked in government work, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $1600, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages

The Lather Family in the New York Vital Records Indexes

Steve — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:58:42 +0000

The New York State Archives in Albany, New York holds the indexes to the New York Vital Records Indexes for the entire state except for New York City and the former city of Brooklyn. The statewide collection of death information began in 1880 and the statewide collection of birth and marriage information began in 1881. Despite the requirement to collect vital records information in 1880-1881, compliance was incomplete until 1900 or later. Marriages in Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers were not recorded until 1908. Births and deaths in those three cities were not recorded until 1914.

Indexes to births are only available after 75 years, and indexes to marriages and deaths are only available after 50 years. Therefore, the vital records indexes for Albany, New York are available as follows:

Births: 1914-1934
Marriages: 1908- 1959
Deaths: 1914-1959

While I was in Albany last week, I searched the vital records indexes for the surname Lather, and found a number of Lathers in the New York vital records indexes. The number in parentheses following the entries is the New York State file number.

BIRTHS

Lather, William C., born 29 Jun 1909 in Saugerties (29450)
Lather, Herbert C., born 25 Sep 1915 in Greenville (74623)
Lather, Mary, born 01 Oct 1918 in Stillwater (90581)
Lather, Charles B., born 03 Mar 1922 in Albany (17721)
Lather, John W., born 09 Jun 1928 in Albany (40779)
Lather, Robert J., born 10 Sep 1928 in Santa Clara (68818)
Lather, George J. Jr., born 01 May 1930 in Colonie (53877)
Lather, Lois M., born 14 Jan 1931 in Albany (74)
Lather, Adelia, born 11 Aug 1934 in Albany (49334)
Lather, Gerald W., born 15 Sep 1934 in Albany ( 56834?)

MARRIAGES

Lather, Howard S., married 09 Aug 1917 in Albany (16133)
Terwillinger, Rozilla, married 09 Aug 1917 in Albany (16133)

Lather, Esther W., married 15 Jun 1918 in Albany (10743)

Lather, Laura, married 30 Jun 1920 in Albany (10027)
Russell, Henry J., married 30 Jun 1920 in Albany (10027)

Lather, Florence A., married 06 Jun 1923 in Albany (11617)
Van Amburg, Henry L., married 06 Jun 1923 in Albany (11617)

Lather, August G., married 30 Sep 1925 in Albany (20413)

Lather, Fred J., married 25 Jun 1928 in Walton (17567)
Dean, H. Elizabeth, married 25 Jun 1928 in Walton (17567)

Lather, George J., married 14 Jul 1930 in Albany (19397)
Sullivan, Mary E., married 14 Jul 1930 in Albany (19397)

NOTE: I did not inspect marriage indexes prior to 1908 or after 1949 and, since the marriages are indexed separately for brides and grooms, I could only find the spouses for Lather marriages where I already knew the surname of the spouse.

DEATHS

Lather, George, died 03 Mar 1914 in Albany (12527)
Lather, George, died 23 Apr 1917 in Oneonta (26062)
Lather, Oscar L., died 23 Feb 1919 in Santa Clara (12842)
Lather, John G., died 30 Nov 1929 in Albany (67147)
Lather, Clare, died 20 Sep 1930 in Troy (53995)
Lather, Adela, died 11 Aug 1934 in Albany (46597)
Lather, John E., died 12 Jan 1936 in Albany (74)
Lather, Anna M., died 22 Sep 1946 in Albany, age 7 mo. (50509)
Lather, Rozilla T., died 11 Dec 1953 in Albany, age 70 yr. 1 mo, cause 420 (74824)

NOTE: I did not inspect the death indexes prior to 1914.

I can obtain uncertified, genealogy copies of these records for $22 each, but I am only allowed to obtain these records if the subjects of the records are known to be deceased (not a problem for death records). Delivery time of the certificates requested from the state is about 5 months.

Cities and counties in New York often have vital records for earlier time periods than does the state. For example, the City of Albany began keeping vital records on 01 Sep 1870, while the state copies of vital records for the City of Albany began in 1908 for marriages and 1914 for births and deaths. Copies of vital records requested from city and county offices may be delivered sooner than those requested from the state.