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Find more Plague 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 15 less people named Plague 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 36 people named Plague in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 42% less people named Plague in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 21 people named Plague were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 4 owned their homes, valued on average at $2,800
  • On average men worked 39 hours a week
  • 10 were children
  • 1 was disabled

Learn where they came from and where they went.

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

  • 19% were first-generation Americans
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • They most commonly lived in Michigan
  • Most fathers originated from Germany