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Find more Gobey 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 91 more people named Gobey 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 39 people named Gobey in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 233% more people named Gobey in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 130 people named Gobey were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 24% were children
  • 6% were disabled
  • 23% of women had paying jobs
  • 22 owned their homes, valued on average at $4,032

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

  • Most mothers originated from Russia
  • The most common mother tongue was Yiddish
  • 10% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 11 were born in foreign countries