The ‘Secret’ Details in the 1940 Census You May Be Missing

[benld74]

6. Really weird

Seeing my father, uncle and aunt listed at such young ages. They have all passed on now, but seeing my father listed at age 21, right before WWII, and knowing what he was about to do, was weird.
Noticed the value of the family home, had dropped over 10K since the last census. Grandfather was a carpenter, most likely built it himself. Worked the mines in the area as well. Passed it on to his oldest son. My father as the youngest and was listed as a truck driver in the '40 census. Also did this in WWII in the Pacific too.
Located my wife's family in the same census as well. Her mother was in another part of the country but I located her too. Wife's grandmother came thru STL, OKL, into Colorado thru the years. Found her in Missouri, Colorado but NOT Oklahoma.