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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 57 people named Odehnal in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 7% more people named Odehnal in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 61 people named Odehnal were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • On average men worked 40 hours a week
  • 41%, or 7 people, lived in homes they rented
  • For 27 females, Helen was the most common name
  • 60 rented out rooms to boarders

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

  • Most immigrants originated from Czechoslovakia
  • 15 were born in foreign countries
  • 51% were first-generation Americans
  • 16% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940