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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 372 people named Hoefling in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 4% less people named Hoefling in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 357 people named Hoefling were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • They typically took 5 weeks of vacation a year
  • Most common occupation was laborer
  • 95% rented out rooms to boarders
  • 28 women had paying jobs

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • They most commonly lived in New Jersey
  • 17% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 126 were first-generation Americans