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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 228 people named Tobe in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 19% more people named Tobe in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 272 people named Tobe were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • Most common occupation was laborer
  • They typically took 8 weeks of vacation a year
  • 35% reported their race as other than white

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

  • They most commonly lived in South Carolina
  • Most immigrants originated from Poland
  • 23% were first-generation Americans
  • 52 were first-generation Americans