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1940 US Federal Census Data Old Town
Where one member of the family was an East European immigrant
Data extracted by DMJ consultants (2020)

Name	date of birth	place of birth	marriage status	relation to head of household	address	occupation	industry	residence in 1935	highest grade	days worked in prior year	income in prior year
Bernard Ginzburg	1873	Vilna	Married	Head	146 Maine Street Left	Owner	Lunch Room	Same	None	52	0
Rose Ginzburg	1880	Vilna	Married	Wife	146 Maine Street Left			Same	None		0
Katherine Carver	1897	Russia	Married	Wife	245 Center Street	Bookkeeper	Shoe Factory	Same	Elementary school, 7th grade	0	0
Alex Carver	1887	Massachusetts	Married	Head	245 Center Street	Proprietor	Garage	Same	High School, 2nd year	52	0
Mildred C Carver	1930	Maine	Single	Daughter	245 Center Street			Same	Elementary school, 6th grade
Nathan Shiro	1883	Russia	Married	Head	30 Fourth	Proprietor Retail	Hardware Store	Same	Elementary school, 5th grade	52	0
Fanney Shiro	1888	Russia	Married	Wife	30 Fourth			Same	Elementary school, 5th grade	0	0
Samuel H Shiro	1915	Maine	Single	Son	30 Fourth	Helper	Retail Hardware	Same	College, 4th year	52	0
James C Shiro	1919	Maine	Single	Son	30 Fourth			Same	College, 3rd year	0	0
Maurice Kinkow	1894	Russia	Married	Head	15 Willow Street	Tailor and Merchant	Retail Mens Furnishing	Same	Elementary school, 6th grade		1200
Hester Kinkow	1902	Maine	Married	Wife	15 Willow Street			Same	High School, 3rd year
Rozanne Kinkow	1936	Maine	Single	Daughter-in-law	15 Willow Street				None
Jacob Hoos	1882	Russia	Married	Head		Owner	Grocery Store	Same	None	52	2500
Rose Hoos	1883	Russia	Married	Wife		Housewife	Home	Same	None
Harold O Hoos	1913	Bangor	Single	Son		Clerk	Grocery Store	Same	College, 2nd year	52	900
Sara Green	1882	Russia	Married	Wife	192 Brunswick Street	Owner	? Shop	Same	Elementary school, 7th grade	52
Barney Green	1873	Russia Poland	Married	Head	192 Brunswick Street	Owner	? Shop	Same	Elementary school, 6th grade	52
Harry I Goldsmith	1889	Russia	Married	Head	174 Stillwater Ave	Merchant	Furniture Store	Same	Elementary school, 7th grade	52	2500
Dora E Goldsmith	1892	Russia	Married	Wife	174 Stillwater Ave	Housewife	Home	Same	Elementary school, 6th grade
Joseph E Goldsmith	1923	Bangor	Single	Son	174 Stillwater Ave			Same	College, 1st year
Natalie Goldsmith	1826	Bangor	Single	Daughter	174 Stillwater Ave			Same	High School, 2nd year
Arthur Goldsmith	1884	Russia	Married	Head	21 Veazie Street	Clothing Store	Own Business	Same	Elementary school, 8th grade	52	1200
Eva Goldsmith	1885	Poland	Married	Wife	21 Veazie Street	At Home		Same	Elementary school, 8th grade
Samuel Goldsmith	1910	Maine	Single	Son	21 Veazie Street	Clothing Store	Clerk	Same	High School, 4th year	52	1100
Milton Goldsmith	1924	Maine	Single	Son	21 Veazie Street	At Home		Same	High School, 3rd year
Helen Goldsmith	1920	Maine	Single	Daughter	21 Veazie Street	At Home		Same	College, 2nd year
Samuel M Cutler	1890	Russia	Married	Head	50 Shirley Street	Owner	Mens Clothing	Same	High School, 4th year	52	2400
Helen Cutler	1899	Russia	Married	Wife	50 Shirley Street			Same	High School, 4th year
David Cutler	1928	Maine	Single	Son	50 Shirley Street			Same	Elementary school, 6th grade
Rachel Cutler	1937	Maine	Single	Daughter	50 Shirley Street				None
Israel R Cutler	1885	Russia	Married	Head	43 Oak Street	Proprietor	Womens Shop	Same	High School, 4th year	52	0
Alta Cutler	1890	Massachusetts	Married	Wife	43 Oak Street			Same	High School, 3rd year	0	0
Louis K Sklar	1891	Poland	Married	Head	144 Maine Street Left	Owner	Mens Clothing	Same	Elementary school, 8th grade	52	5000+
Annie Sklar	1891	Homal	Married	Wife	144 Maine Street Left			Same	Elementary school, 8th grade		0
Simon Sklar	1921	Maine	Single	Son	144 Maine Street Left	Finishing	Leather Fact.	Same	High School, 4th year	26	438
Gertrude Sklar	1924	Maine	Single	Daughter	144 Maine Street Left			Same	High School, 3rd year
Ben Sklar	1901	Poland	Married	Head	11 Oak Street			Maine	High School, 1st year
Sara Sklar	1906	Poland	Married	Wife	11 Oak Street	Clothing	Retail	Maine	High School, 4th year	52	0
Eleanor Sklar	1927	Maine	Single	Daughter	11 Oak Street			Maine	Elementary school, 8th grade	52	0
Maynard Sklar	1932	Maine	Single	Son	11 Oak Street			Maine	Elementary school, 2nd grade

Methodological notes :


	This data was culled from the original U.S. census manuscripts, as found on www.ancestry.com. Jews are understood to constitute an ethnic group of Eastern and Central European origin characterized by common names and occupational pursuits, as well as a distinctive language. This definition lends itself well to analysis of the data preserved in census records.
	Two primary methods were used to identify Jews:
	1. Individuals born abroad whose mother tongue is "Yiddish," "Jewish," or "Hebrew" were automatically included in the spreadsheet, as were all members of their families.
	2. For individuals born abroad whose mother tongue was another Eastern or Central European language (e.g., Russian, Polish, German), or individuals born in the U.S. with one or more parents from Eastern or Central Europe, we examined surnames, given names within a household, and occupations in light of common Jewish characteristics. This method of analysis is, of course, subject to inaccuracy, as we may have excluded Jews with uncommon names or occupations or included non-Jews whose characteristics appear Jewish. Individuals listed with the annotation "nj?" in the far right-hand column are those whose Jewish ancestry is plausible but questionable.
	This method of analysis easily misses Jewish households whose members' parents were all born in the United States. In 1930 Maine, however, such households were quite rare. Special efforts were made to identify households of this nature in Portland, where they constituted less than 1% of identified Jewish households.
	All members of a household containing a Jew are included in the spreadsheet, with the exception of Jewish lodgers and servants, who are listed individually. Household members who are evidently not Jewish (such as non-Jewish servants and some spouses or in-laws) are listed with the annotation "nj."
	Information on place of birth
	Some people replied with the name of the place when they left; others replied with the name of place when the census was taken; in other cases it just seems that it was easier for the census taker to write ‘Russia’ rather than Lithuania, Ukraine or other unfamiliar country names.
	And there is another reason to be skeptical of the accuracy of the place of birth information. Immigrants from the Pale had a very justified fear of the Russian and often local governments. One way to manage this reality was to tell government representatives what they expected they wanted to hear or what they thought would bring them the least trouble. This may well explain why a number of family members, who were clearly from Eastern Europe, may have answered ‘Maine’ or ‘New York’.

Last Updated : Jan 2 , 2021

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1940 US Federal Census Data Old Town Where one member of the family was an East European immigrant Data extracted by DMJ consultants (2020)

Methodological notes :

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1940 US Federal Census Data Old Town
Where one member of the family was an East European immigrant
Data extracted by DMJ consultants (2020)