{"id":16003,"date":"2012-05-12T23:30:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T06:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=16003"},"modified":"2012-06-06T13:50:52","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T20:50:52","slug":"the-frederick-lather-household-in-the-1940-united-states-federal-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/16003","title":{"rendered":"The Frederick Lather Household in the 1940 United States Federal Census"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frederick\u00c2\u00a0Lather and his wife H. Elizabeth (n\u00e9e Dean) Lather were enumerated in the 1940 US Federal Census with their daughter at 11 Orford St, Colonie, Albany Co., New York .\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Frederick was the great granduncle of my Lather cousins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16004\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Frederick Lather Household (Left)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Left.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Frederick Lather Household (Left)\" width=\"540\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Left.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Left-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Left-1024x499.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The 1940 US Federal Census Record for the Lather Household (Left)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-16005\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Frederick Lather Household (Right)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Right.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Frederick Lather Household (Right)\" width=\"540\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Right.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Right-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-Right-1024x499.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 Lather Household (Right)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: 1940 U.S. Census, Albany County, New York, population schedule, Colonie Town, enumeration district (ED) 1\u00e2\u20ac\u201844, sheet 3B, household 67, Frederick Lather; digital image, Ancestry.com (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ancestry.com<\/a> : accessed 12\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0May 2012); citing National Archives microfilm publication T627 roll 02457.<\/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\/05\/CUS-Lather-Frederick-1940-R.pdf\">Frederick Lather Household<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The record states that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Lathers lived at 11 Orford St, Colonie, Albany Co., New York, USA on 01 April 1940, they were household\u00c2\u00a067 in order of visitation, they owned their dwelling which was worth $9000, they lived in the same house on 01 April 1935, and they did not live on a farm<\/li>\n<li>Fred\u00c2\u00a0Lather was head of household, was a white male,\u00a041 years old, married, was not attending school, had completed 8 years of 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 a\u00c2\u00a0truckman in his own business, worked on his own account, worked\u00c2\u00a040 weeks in 1939, earned $0, and earned more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth\u00c2\u00a0Lather, the wife of Frederick, was a white female,\u00a041 years old, married, was not attending school, had completed 3 years of college, was born in New York, was working the week of March 24-30, worked\u00c2\u00a030 hours the week of March 24-30, 1940 as a teacher in a school, worked in government work, worked\u00c2\u00a052 weeks in 1939, earned $1900, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>Delia\u00c2\u00a0Lather was Frederick&#8217;s daughter, was a white female,\u00a04 years old, single, was not attending school, had completed\u00c2\u00a00 years of school, and was born in New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The occupation for Frederick was not entirely clear, although it appeared to be &#8220;Truckman&#8221; .\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 His occupational code recorded in column F was 420-50-4 which is defined as:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor (drivers of coal trucks and oil trucks are included here while chauffeurs, truck drivers (including helpers and jumpers) and delivery boys for bakeries, laundries, dry cleaning establishments, stores, and such establishments as dental laboratories, shoe repair shops, printing and engraving shops, tailor shops, and photographic studios are included in 432)<\/p>\n<p>Trucking service<\/p>\n<p>Working on own account (OA)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The occupation for Elizabeth was much easier to identify .\u00a0 She\u00c2\u00a0was a teacher in a\u00c2\u00a0school .\u00a0 Her occupational\u00c2\u00a0code was V34-91-2 which is defined as:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00c2\u00a0Teachers (not elsewhere classified) excludes college teachers and teachers of art, dancing, music, and athletics<\/p>\n<p>Educational services<\/p>\n<p>Wage or salary worker in Government work (GW)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2012 by Stephen J. 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