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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 94 people named Leyser in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 71% more people named Leyser in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 161 people named Leyser were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • On average men worked 42 hours a week
  • 40 were children
  • The typical household was 2 people

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

  • 6 were born in foreign countries
  • 20 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • They most commonly lived in Ohio
  • The most common mother tongue was German