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Find more Ishi relatives and grow your tree by exploring billions of historical records. Taken every decade since 1790, the U.S. Federal Census can tell you a lot about your family. For example, from 1930 to 1940 there were 9 less people named Ishi in the United States — and some of them are likely related to you.

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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 50 people named Ishi in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 18% less people named Ishi in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 41 people named Ishi were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • On average men worked 43 hours a week
  • 1 owned their homes, valued on average at $400
  • The youngest was 2 and the oldest was 73

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 42% were born in foreign countries
  • 5% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 21 were born in foreign countries
  • 58% were first-generation Americans