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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 326 people named Knigge in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 5% more people named Knigge in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 342 people named Knigge were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • They typically took 10 weeks of vacation a year
  • The typical household was 3 people
  • The average annual income was $918
  • 1% reported their race as other than white

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • Most fathers originated from Illinois
  • The most common mother tongue was German
  • 10% were born in foreign countries