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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 496 people named Windisch in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 6% more people named Windisch in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 527 people named Windisch were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 99 adults were unmarried
  • 28% were children
  • 66 owned their homes, valued on average at $3,882

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As Windisch families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • Most mothers originated from Germany
  • 39% were first-generation Americans
  • 99 were born in foreign countries
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany