Van Etten, Charles

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  • Year
    1950
  • Place
    Tompkins County, Ithaca
  • Census Scope
    ED 48 Sheet 1 #15
  • Serial No.
    7
Location
  • Address
    Dryden Rd
  • Building Record
    Unhoused
  • Locality
    Ithaca (Town)
  • Institution Name
    blank
  • Institution Type
    blank
Household Data
  • blank
    Item 4
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  • blank
    Item 5
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  • Agriculture Questionnaire No.
    blank
    Item 6
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Name
  • Last Name
    Van Etten
    Item 7
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  • First Name
    Charles
    Item 7
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  • Middle Name
    blank
    Item 7
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  • Title
    blank
    Item 7
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  • Suffix
    blank
    Item 7
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Relation
  • Relation to Head
    Head
    Item 8
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Personal Description
  • W - WhiteItem 9
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  • M - MaleItem 10
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  • Age
    67
    Item 11
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  • blankEnter what you see on the census. If the field is blank, leave blank. If the answer is Un (Unknown) enter 999. A child that is less than one year of age will have their birth month listed. If the age is entered this way on the census, select the corresponding birth month on HistoryForge.
  • Mar - MarriedItem 12
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Place of Birth & Naturalization
  • Place of Birth
    New York
    Item 13
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  • blank
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  • blankItem 14
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For Persons 14 Years of Age and Over
  • Wk - WorkingItem 15
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  • Yes
    Item 16
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  • blank
    Item 17
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  • blank
    Item 18
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  • Hours Worked Week Prior to Census
    40
    Item 19
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  • Occupation
    Garden Foreman
    Item 20a
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  • Industry
    State College
    Item 20b
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  • G - GovernmentItem 20c
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  • Occupation Code
    523
    Item C
    This is a three-digit occupation code followed by a three-digit industry code and a 1-figure worker class code. The occupation and industry codes are numbers except in the case of unreported occupations and industries which are assigned the code: “VVV.” The worker class code is a number from 1 to 4. If you are unsure, check the resource for verifying the occupation code on the Transcriber’s Corner.
  • Industry Code
    888
    Item C
    This is a three-digit occupation code followed by a two-figure industry code and a 1-figure worker class code. The occupation code can contain a “V” or “X” as well as numbers. The industry code can contain a “V” or “X” as well as numbers. The worker class code is a number from 1 to 6. If you are unsure, check the resource for verifying the occupation code on the Transcriber’s Corner.
  • Worker Class Code
    2
    Item C
    This is a three-digit occupation code followed by a two-figure industry code and a 1-figure worker class code. The occupation code can contain a “V” or “X” as well as numbers. The industry code can contain a “V” or “X” as well as numbers. The worker class code is a number from 1 to 6. If you are unsure, check the resource for verifying the occupation code on the Transcriber’s Corner.
Additional
  • Notes
    No street number on census. 1950 enumeration order does not correspond to his street number (621) in earlier censuses. 1949 Ithaca City Directory has him living at 125 Maple, which is also not consistent with enumeration order. The Cornell Directory of Staff for 1948-49 has him at 125 Maple Ave, but in 1949-50 has him on R. D. 2 with phone 32874. He did not appear in the 1950-51 Directory of Staff. Enumeration order has him between household 6 [Harold F. Lux] and household 8 [Irving J. Potter, probably at 727 Dryden Rd]. In The Ithaca Journal, Dec 3 1955, P.4, Col.2. he is living at 900 Dryden Rd, which is in Varna.

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Other Family Members
NameSexAgeRelationOccupation
Van Etten, Lena MayFemale67WifeNone