{"id":16129,"date":"2012-06-03T23:30:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T06:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=16129"},"modified":"2016-04-19T11:22:57","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T18:22:57","slug":"the-walter-leon-lewis-household-in-the-1940-united-states-federal-census","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/16129","title":{"rendered":"The Walter Leon Lewis Household in the 1940 United States Federal Census"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walter Leon Lewis was enumerated in the 1940 US Federal Census with his wife Anna Dolores\u00c2\u00a0(n\u00e9e Izbicki) Lewis and their children at 722 Boswell Ave, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, USA .\u00a0 Anna Dolores was the daughter of Aleksander Izbicki and J\u00f3zefina Dani\u0142owicz .\u00a0 The Lewises lived inthe same building as Anna Dolores&#8217; brother Anthony and sister Cecelia, both of whom were living in The <a title=\"Peter Kuzzyk household\" href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/16137\">Peter Kuzzyk household<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Left.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16132\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Walter Lewis Household (Left)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Left.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Walter Lewis Household (Left)\" width=\"540\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Left.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Left-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Left-1024x854.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 Lewis Household (Left)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Right.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16133\" title=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Walter Lewis Household (Right)\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Right.jpg\" alt=\"1940 US Federal Census Record for the Walter Lewis Household (Right)\" width=\"540\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Right.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Right-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940-Right-1024x854.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\u00a0Lewis Household (Right)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: 1940 U.S. Census, New London County, Connecticut, population schedule, Norwich, enumeration district (ED) 6-67, sheet 11A, household 208, Walter Lewis; digital image, Ancestry.com (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ancestry.com<\/a> : accessed 03 Jun 2012); citing National Archives microfilm publication T627 roll 00525.<\/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\/06\/CUS-Lewis-Walter-1940.pdf\">Walter Lewis Household<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The record states that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00c2\u00a0Lewises lived at 722 Boswell Ave, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, USA on 01 April 1940, they were household 208 in order of visitation, they owned their dwelling which was worth $3445, they lived in the same house on 01 April 1935, and they did not live on a farm<\/li>\n<li>Walter Lewis\u00c2\u00a0was head of household, was a white male, 36 years old, married, was not attending school, had attended\u00c2\u00a08 years of\u00c2\u00a0school, was born in Connecticut, was not working in private non-emergency work the week of March 24-30, was doing public emergency work, was not seeking work, did not have a job or business, worked 52 hours the week of March 24-30, 1940 as a truck driver for a reforestation project, worked in government work, worked\u00c2\u00a05 weeks in 1939, earned $165, and did not earn more than $50 from sources other than wages<\/li>\n<li>Anna Lewis was\u00c2\u00a0the wife of Walter, provided the information for the census, was a white female, 35 years old, married, was not attending school, had attended\u00c2\u00a08 years of school, was born in Connecticut, 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>Merton\u00c2\u00a0Izbicki was the son of Walter, was a white male,\u00a09 years old, single, was attending school, had attended\u00c2\u00a04 years of\u00c2\u00a0school, and was born in Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Thomas\u00c2\u00a0Izbicki was the son of Walter, was a white male,\u00a08 years old, single, was attending school, had attended\u00c2\u00a03 years of school, and was born in Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Shirley\u00c2\u00a0Izbicki was the\u00c2\u00a0daughter of Walter, was a white female,\u00a07 years old, single, was attending school, had attended\u00c2\u00a02 years of school, and was born in Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>William\u00c2\u00a0Izbicki was the son of Walter, was a white male,\u00a05 years old, single, was no attending school, had attended\u00c2\u00a00 years of school, and was born in Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Leon\u00c2\u00a0Izbicki was the son of Walter, was a white male,\u00a04 years old, single, was no attending school, had attended 0 years of school, and was born in Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Patricia\u00c2\u00a0Izbicki was the\u00c2\u00a0daughter of Walter, was a white female,\u00a01 year old, single, was no attending school, had attended 0 years of school, and was born in Connecticut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The occupation for\u00c2\u00a0Walter\u00c2\u00a0Lewis\u00c2\u00a0was as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153truck driver for a reforestation project\u201d .\u00a0 His occupational code recorded in column F was\u00c2\u00a0420-V0-2 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>Forestry (except logging)<\/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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