Well-known local people in the 1940 Census
June 3, 1932
Gehrig went 4-for-6 with six RBIs as the Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 20-13, at Shibe Park.
First inning: Two-run home run off George Earnshaw
Fourth inning: Solo home run off George Earnshaw
Fifth inning: Solo home run off George Earnshaw
Seventh inning: Solo home run off Roy Mahaffey Credit: AP
Searching for New Yorkers famous or otherwise in the 1940 Census became a lot easier this month when ancestry.com/1940 completed its name index for the state. With a name and an approximate year of birth, it's no longer necessary to know an exact street address or a pesky enumeration district to make a find. Here's a sampling of some well known New Yorkers and Long Islanders and some less well known facts about them gleaned from the 72-year-old Census:
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