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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 133 people named Merna in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 9% less people named Merna in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 121 people named Merna were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 30 adults were unmarried
  • 52%, or 16 people, lived in homes they rented
  • They typically took 5 weeks of vacation a year
  • The typical household was 3 people

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

  • The most common mother tongue was German
  • 22 were born in foreign countries
  • 38 migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940
  • 17% were born in foreign countries