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Find more Kortum 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 28 more people named Kortum 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 260 people named Kortum in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 11% more people named Kortum in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 288 people named Kortum were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 11 were disabled
  • 63 adults were unmarried
  • They typically took 10 weeks of vacation a year
  • 96% rented out rooms to boarders

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

  • The most common mother tongue was Russian
  • Most fathers originated from Missouri
  • Most immigrants originated from Germany
  • 16% migrated within the United States from 1935 to 1940