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Name George Gessler
Age 54
Estimated Birth Year abt 1886
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Illinois
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Map of Home in 1940
Street Hamlin Avenue
Farm No
Inferred Residence in 1935 Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935 Chicago
Sheet Number 17A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 380
House Owned or Rented Owned
Value of Home 5200
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 8th grade
Income 0
Income Other Sources Yes
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George Gessler 54 Head
Caroline Gessler 52 Wife
Jean A Gessler 17 Daughter
Donald W Gessler 12 Son

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00990; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 103-2150

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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