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Year
1950
Place
Tompkins County, Trumansburg
Census Scope
ED 58 Sheet 14 #19
Serial No.
122

Location

Address
41 Elm St
Building Record
Unhoused
Locality
Ulysses
Institution Name
blank
Institution Type
blank

Household Data

Live on Farm
blank
Item 4
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Live on 3 or More Acres
blank
Item 5
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Agriculture Questionnaire No.
blank
Item 6
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Name

Last Name
Rogers
Item 7
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First Name
Edna
Item 7
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Middle Name
M
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

Race
W - WhiteItem 9
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Sex
F - FemaleItem 10
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Age
53
Item 11
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Birth Month
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.
Marital Status
Nev - Never MarriedItem 12
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Place of Birth & Naturalization

Place of Birth
New York
Item 13
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Foreign Born
blank
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Naturalization
blankItem 14
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For Persons 14 Years of Age and Over

Activity Last Week
Wk - WorkingItem 15
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Any Work Last Week
Yes
Item 16
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Seeking Work
blank
Item 17
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Employed but Temporarily Absent
blank
Item 18
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Hours Worked Week Prior to Census
40
Item 19
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Occupation
Clerk
Item 20a
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Industry
Cornell University
Item 20b
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Worker Class
G - GovernmentItem 20c
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Occupation Code
390
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
Address on census: Elm St, [blank] Note: there is an age discrepancy in this household. On census, the enumerator had transposed lines for their ages: Blanche Rogers, mother, was 53 and Edna Smith, head, was 81. Blanche Rogers died in 1965 at age 96, with daughter Miss Edna M. Rogers a survivor. See Blanche Rogers' obituary, The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, New York · Monday, January 25, 1965, p3 (https://www.newspapers.com/image/255198836/?article=ad18cff0-ca02-4466-a493-d3b6e6009c8b&focus=0.5102149,0.4255509,0.6263167,0.53044474&xid=3355). Edna Rogers is also aka Edna Smith, see 1940 United States Federal Census for Edna Smith, New York, Tompkins, Ulysses, 55-49, p13A, line 15; and 1930 United States Federal Census for Edna Rogers, New York, Tompkins, Trumansburg, District 0039, p9B, line 70.
If you find additional or conflicting information about the person such as a different name spelling or address, include the information as written by the enumerator in the relevant field(s) and enter the alternative information here and its source. If you checked the city directory, include the year, i.e., The address in the 1919 City Directory is _______.
*Important - the information in the notes field will become public.

Other Family Members

Name	Sex	Age	Relation	Occupation
Smith, Blanche R	Female	81	Mother	None
Perosius, Jennie	Female	80	Lodger	None