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Find more Sharr 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 126 more people named Sharr 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 298 people named Sharr in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 42% more people named Sharr in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 424 people named Sharr were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 43 women had paying jobs
  • 5% were disabled
  • 50 owned their homes, valued on average at $2,671

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

  • 16% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • The most common mother tongue was Italian
  • 37 were born in foreign countries
  • 24% were first-generation Americans