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Find more Martilla 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 48 less people named Martilla 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 115 people named Martilla in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 42% less people named Martilla in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 67 people named Martilla were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 17% of women had paying jobs
  • 62 rented out rooms to boarders
  • 3 reported their race as other than white
  • 4% were disabled

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 6% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • Most immigrants originated from Finland
  • The most common mother tongue was Finnishswedish
  • 50% were first-generation Americans