{"id":15901,"date":"2012-04-21T23:30:18","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T06:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=15901"},"modified":"2012-06-06T13:59:43","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T20:59:43","slug":"the-clark-gibson-family-in-the-1940-united-states-federal-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/15901","title":{"rendered":"The Clark Gibson Household in the 1940 United States Federal Census"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My aunt,\u00a0Sophie Danko, was enumerated in the 1940 US Federal Census with her husband Clark Gibson and their\u00c2\u00a0six children\u00c2\u00a0at 17 Grant Ave, Albany, Albany Co., New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-15902\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Clark Gibson Family (Left)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Left.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Clark Gibson Family (Left)\" width=\"540\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Left.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Left-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Left-1024x613.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The 1940 US Federal Census Record for the\u00c2\u00a0Gibson Family (Left)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-15903\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Clark Gibson Family (Right)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Right.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Clark Gibson Family (Right)\" width=\"538\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Right.jpg 1495w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Right-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940-Right-1024x615.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The 1940 US Federal Census Record for the\u00c2\u00a0Gibson Family (Right)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 1940 U.S. Census, Albany County, New York, population schedule, Albany, enumeration district (ED) 63-119, sheet 11A, household 219, Clark Gibson; digital image, Ancestry.com (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ancestry.com<\/a> : accessed 21 April 2012); citing National Archives microfilm publication T627 roll 02821.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link for a PDF copy of the 1940 US Federal Census Record for the <a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/CUS-Gibson-Clark-1940.pdf\">Clark Gibson Household<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The record states that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Gibsons lived at 17 Grant Ave, Albany, Albany Co., New York, USA on 01 April 1940, they were household 219 in order of visitation, they\u00c2\u00a0owned their house which was worth $3000, lived in the same\u00c2\u00a0house on 01 April 1935, and they did not live on a farm<\/li>\n<li>Clark Gibson was head of household, was a white male,\u00a044 years old, married, was not attending school, completed 8 years of school, was born in Vermont, worked\u00c2\u00a054 hours during the week of March 24-30, was an ash collector (moved freight) in his own business, worked on his own account, worked 52 weeks in 1939, earned $0, and\u00c2\u00a0earned more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>Sophie Gibson\u00c2\u00a0was Clark&#8217;s wife, was a white female,\u00a040 years old, married, was not attending school, completed\u00c2\u00a06 years of\u00c2\u00a0school, was born in Germany [sic] and 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, was doing housework, worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>Jack\u00c2\u00a0Gibson was Clark&#8217;s son, was a white male,\u00a016 years old, single, was\u00c2\u00a0attending school, had completed 2 years 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,\u00a0was a student, worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>Geraldine\u00c2\u00a0Gibson was Clark&#8217;s daughter, was a white female, 14 years old, single, was attending school, had completed\u00c2\u00a08 years of\u00c2\u00a0school, 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 a student, worked 0 weeks in 1939, earned $0, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>William Gibson was Clark&#8217;s son, was a white male, 13 years old, single, was attending school, had completed\u00c2\u00a06 years of school, and was born in New York<\/li>\n<li>Virginia\u00c2\u00a0Gibson was Clark&#8217;s daughter, was a white female,\u00a09 years old, single, was attending school, had completed\u00c2\u00a03 years of school, and was born in New York<\/li>\n<li>James\u00c2\u00a0Gibson was Clark&#8217;s son, was a white male,\u00a07 years old, single, was attending school, had completed\u00c2\u00a01 year of school, and was born in New York<\/li>\n<li>Robert\u00c2\u00a0Gibson was Clark&#8217;s son, was a white male,\u00a05 years old, single, was attending school, had completed\u00c2\u00a00 years of school, and was born in New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2012 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My aunt,\u00a0Sophie Danko, was enumerated in the 1940 US Federal Census with her husband Clark Gibson and their\u00c2\u00a0six children\u00c2\u00a0at 17 Grant Ave, Albany, Albany Co., New York. 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