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1940 US Federal Census Data Gardiner County

Families with one East European immigrant



	N B: 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’.

Name	est birth year	birth place	marital status	relation to head of household		occupation	industry	residence in 1935	Highest Grade	weeks worked in 1939	income
Edward Bailler	1881	Russia	M	Head	182 Brannswick Street, Gardiner	Owner	Fruit Store	same	Elementary School, 5th grade	52	0
Fanny Bailler	1891	Russia	M	Wife	182 Brannswick Street, Gardiner	Assistant	Fruit Store		none	52	0
Abraham Goldberg	1895	Maine	M	Head	85 Highland Ave, Gardiner	Junk Dealer	Junk	same	College, 1st year	52	0
Gertrude Goldberg	1897	Massachusetts	M	Wife	85 Highland Ave, Gardiner	Housewife	Home		College, 2nd year		0
Max Levine	1875	Russia	Widowed	Head	11 Robinson Street, Gardiner			same	none	0	0
Lewis B. Slosberg	1880	Russia	M	Head	71 Church St, Gardiner	Proprietor-Clothing	Retail clothing	same	Elementary School, 8th grade	50	0
Sophia Slosberg	1882	Russia	M	Wife	71 Church St, Gardiner				High School, 1st year	0	0
Lillian Levine	1905	Massachusetts	M	Wife	30 Church Street, Gardiner			Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts	High School, 4th year
Hayden Goldberg	1929	Maine	S	Son	85 Highland Ave, Gardiner				Elementary School, 1st-6th grades
Max Goldberg	1868	Russia	Divorced	Father	85 Highland Ave, Gardiner	Junk Dealer	Junk	Framingham, Kennebec, Maine	none	52	0
Lillian Shapiro	1902	Massachusetts	M	Wife	25 Elm Street, Gardiner				Elementary School, 8th grade	0	0
Anne Canter	1875	Latvia	Widowed	Head	264 Water Street, Gardiner	Proprietor	Retail Millinery	same	High School, 4th year	52	0
Louis A. Levine	1888	Russia	M	Head	30 Church Street, Gardiner	Proprietor-Junk	Retail Junk	same	Elementary School, 8th grade	30	0
Frank Naiman	1892	Maine	S	Son	, Gardiner	Proprietor	WS & Retail Fruit & Produce		College, 1st year	52	1000
Ida Naiman	1872	Russia	M	Wife	, Gardiner				none
Milton Canter	1901	Maine	S	Son	264 Water Street, Gardiner	Salesman	Retail Millinery		High School, 4th year	50	1394
Samuel Naiman	1870	Poland	M	Head	, Gardiner	Salesman	WS & Retail Fruit & Produce	same	none	52	1200
Harold Shapiro	1932	Massachusetts	S	Son	25 Elm Street, Gardiner				Elementary School, 1st grade
Harry Naiman	1890	Maine	S	Son	, Gardiner	Salesman	WS & Retail Fruit & Produce		High School, 4th year	52	1000
Louis Naiman	1913	Maine	S	Son	, Gardiner	Lawyer	Law Office		College, 2nd year	52	1000
Joseph Shapiro	1898	Russia	M	Head	25 Elm Street, Gardiner	Foreman-Cutting	Shoe Factory	same	Elementary School, 7th grade	52	2080
Lester Shapiro	1928	Massachusetts	S	Son	25 Elm Street, Gardiner				Elementary School, 4th grade
Mary Webber	1909	Maine	M	Daughter	11 Robinson Street, Gardiner				College, 4th year	0	0
Ralph H Webber	1913	Maine	M	Son-in-law	11 Robinson Street, Gardiner	Puller	Shoe Factory		Elementary School, 8th grade	43	850
Robert C. Webber	1939	Maine	S	Grandson	11 Robinson Street, Gardiner
Fay Carol Goldberg	1935	Maine	S	Daughter	85 Highland Ave, Gardiner				Elementary School, 1st grade
Joan Goldberg	1924	Maine	S	Daughter	85 Highland Ave, Gardiner				High School, 3rd year
Arnold Klein	1904	Massachusetts	S	Brother-in-law	25 Elm Street, Gardiner	Waiter	Restaurant Shoe Factory		High School, 2ndyear	52	936
Louis Adkins	1893	Lithuania	M	Head	77 Highland Ave, Gardiner	shoe worker	shoe shop	same	College, 3rd year	45	1127
Rhoda Adkins	1897	Lithuania	M	Wife	77 Highland Ave, Gardiner	Housewife	Home		High School, 4th year		0
Donald Adkins	1930	Massachusetts	S	Son	77 Highland Ave, Gardiner				Elementary School, 5th grade
Henry Adkins	1933	Maine	S	Son	77 Highland Ave, Gardiner				Elementary School, 1st/2nd grade
Gussie Freidman	1885	Latvia	Widowed	Head	15 Robinson Street, Gardiner			same	Elementary School, 6th grade	0	0
Laura L. Freidman	1914	Maine	S	Daughter	15 Robinson Street, Gardiner	Floor Lady	Shoe Factory		High School, 4th year	46	525
Elwin Freidman	1925	Maine	S	Son	15 Robinson Street, Gardiner				High School, 3rd year
Morris Glazier	1883	Russia	M	Head	181 Brunswick Ave, Gardiner	Proprietor	Clothing	same	High School, 4th year	52	0
Agnes Glazier	1892	Russia	M	Wife	181 Brunswick Ave, Gardiner				College, 4th year	0	0
[FirstNameNotKnown] Glazer	1915	Russia	M	Wife	50 Brunswick, Gardiner	Office Manager	Shoe Factory	Lowell, Massachusetts	High School, 4th year	52	1500
Simon Glazier	1906	Maine	M	Head	210 Central, Gardiner	Partner	Retail clothing	same	High School, 4th year	52	0
Minnie Glazier	1913	Massachusetts	M	Wife	210 Central, Gardiner			Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts	High School, 4th year
Harry Flever	1878	Russia	M	Head	78 Winster Street, Gardiner	Store Keeper	Retail clothing store	same	High School, 4th year	52	1500
Maurice H. Dantzker	1903	Russia	M	Head	121 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner	Foreman	Shoe Factory	Lewiston, Maine	Elementary School, 4th grade	52	3700
Bessie Dantzker	1907	Russia	M	Wife	121 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner			Lewiston, Maine	High School, 4th year	0	0
Roseland Dantzker	1937	Massachusetts	S	Daughter	121 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner
Paul Barman	1888	Poland	M	Head	78 Winstar Street, Gardiner	Cutter	Shoe Shop	Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine	High School, 4th year	30	900
Rose Barman	1886	Poland	M	Wife	78 Winstar Street, Gardiner				High School, 4th year
Albert Dubeck	1875	Poland	Widowed	Head	17 Dennis Street, Gardiner			same	Elementary School, 5th
Abraham Ross	1880	Russia	Widowed	Head	65 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner	Owner	Bottling Company	same	Elementary School, 6th grade	52	0
Benjamin A. Ross	1904	Russia	S	Son	65 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner	Salesman	Home Equipment		College, 1st year	52	700
Maurice B. Ross	1906	Russia	M	Son	65 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner	Collector Agent	Home Equipment		High School, 4th year	52	560
Marion Ross	1908	Massachusetts	M	Daughter-in-law	65 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner				College, 2nd year	0	0
Thomas G. Ross	1933	Maine	S	Grandson	65 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner				Elementary School, 1st grade
Alan B. Ross	1939	Maine	S	Grandson	65 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner
William P Masseck	1913	Massachusetts	S	Brother-in-law	121 Dresden Avenue, Gardiner	Fancy Stitcher	Shoe Factory	Lymon, Massachusetts	High School, 4th year	32	385

Last Updated : Dec 5. 2020