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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 15 people named Papenmeyer in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 33% less people named Papenmeyer in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 10 people named Papenmeyer were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 10% were children
  • 1 adult was unmarried
  • They typically took 13 weeks of vacation a year
  • 1 woman had paying job

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

  • They most commonly lived in New York
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • 20% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 1 were born in foreign countries