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Name John W Pettet [John W Pettit]
Age 22
Estimated Birth Year abt 1918
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace New York
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of House Son
Home in 1940 Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Map of Home in 1940
Street Jackson Street
Inferred Residence in 1935 Hempstead, Nassau, New York
Residence in 1935 Hempstead
Sheet Number 13A
Occupation Painter
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 48
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 26
Income 650
Income Other Sources No
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
John Joe Pettet 49 Head
Alma Pettet 48 Wife
Gladys Pettet 28 Daughter
John W Pettet 22 Son
M Ruth Hutching 23 Lodger

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02689; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 30-167

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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