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Find more Gaft 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 18 more people named Gaft 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 15 people named Gaft in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 120% more people named Gaft in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 33 people named Gaft were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • On average men worked 43 hours a week
  • The youngest was less than a year and the oldest was 75
  • 44%, or 4 people, lived in homes they rented
  • 8 were children

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

  • 9% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 20% were first-generation Americans
  • 5 were born in foreign countries
  • They most commonly lived in Michigan