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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 311 people named Espenshade in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 11% more people named Espenshade in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 346 people named Espenshade were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 103 were children
  • On average men worked 45 hours a week
  • For 187 females, Annie was the most common name
  • 339 rented out rooms to boarders

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

  • They most commonly lived in Illinois
  • Most immigrants originated from Scotland
  • 3% were first-generation Americans
  • 8 were first-generation Americans