AnnMarie wrote: I was indexing tonight and decided to look at the Utah records that have already been indexed. These are from 1940 Census, Utah, Kenilworth. (I looked at Price, but haven't had luck yet finding Pitts.)
For those who don't index, the mark next to Gladys means she was the person who reported the information. Dad, you should recognize names of neighbors that are above and below the Trauntvein name. If you haven't indexed, looking at the writing might be difficult, but your eyes will adjust. It appears the last name was spelled incorrectly by the census taker. (I'd be interested to see how the people indexing the record spelled it.) It records Grandpa's employment and other fun facts like the fact Dad was single and 5 years old.
Here is the direct link to the record: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27861-12019-55?cc=2000219&wc=MMGW-6N3:1360322857. Just copy and paste the link into your browser. Once the page opens, on the left hand near the top there is a "zoom" button, click on that and it will enlarge the image. Then just move the image around using you mouse control.
Attached is the snapshot of the page saved in Word. It is hard to see, but again, you can enlarge the image. (Myrna wrote: I saved the image to the computer.)
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By the way, the questions at the top of the document are very blurry on this census. But if you go to Family Search indexing, it will show you a sample 1940 census so you can see what questions Grandma was answering to understand the symbols on the record. For example, it shows that Dad was reported not attending school, his gender, race, and information about Grandpa's and Grandma's schooling. Looking closer I see the name of a teacher in Kenilworth, the McGuires whom I assume are the Screwdrivers (remember Dad's story about Mr. Screwdriver), some bony pickers from the mine (not sure what that is), etc.
Myrna wrote: Boney pickers were the people who hand-picked rock from the good coal.
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