In 1880 he and his parents and four siblings lived in Johnstown, PA. He and his father both worked as laborers, John worked weighing iron, and Thomas worked as a clerk in the post office.
In 1900 he, his wife, their five children, and three roomers lived in a house they were renting at 622 Main Street in Johnstown. He worked as a mail carrier.
In 1910 he, his five children, his mother-in-law, and two lodgers lived in a house at 118 Erie Street in Westmont, PA. He worked as a mail carrier doing city delivery, and Ethel as a cashier in a clothing store.
In 1920 he, daughter Ella, son George, and granddaughters Mary and Janet Geist lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, on Second Avenue in Westmont. He worked as a mail carrier and George as a laborer in a sheet metal factory.
In 1930 he, daughter Ella, and granddaughters Mary and Janet Geist lived in a house they owned at 524 Second Avenue in Westmont. Their home was valued at $12,000, and they did have a radio. He worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Mail.
In 1940 he, daughter Ella, son George, and granddaughter Janet Bricker, her husband, and their son lived there. (It is shown as 522 on the census record.) Their home was valued at only $6500 after the Great Depression. George worked as a sign painter for an advertising company, with an income in 1939 of $850 for 35 weeks of work, and James Bricker as a driller in a steel mill, with an income in 1939 of $450 for 26 weeks of work.
In 1880 he and his parents and four siblings lived in Johnstown, PA. He and his father both worked as laborers, John worked weighing iron, and Thomas worked as a clerk in the post office.
In 1900 he, his wife, their five children, and three roomers lived in a house they were renting at 622 Main Street in Johnstown. He worked as a mail carrier.
In 1910 he, his five children, his mother-in-law, and two lodgers lived in a house at 118 Erie Street in Westmont, PA. He worked as a mail carrier doing city delivery, and Ethel as a cashier in a clothing store.
In 1920 he, daughter Ella, son George, and granddaughters Mary and Janet Geist lived in a house they owned, mortgage free, on Second Avenue in Westmont. He worked as a mail carrier and George as a laborer in a sheet metal factory.
In 1930 he, daughter Ella, and granddaughters Mary and Janet Geist lived in a house they owned at 524 Second Avenue in Westmont. Their home was valued at $12,000, and they did have a radio. He worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Mail.
In 1940 he, daughter Ella, son George, and granddaughter Janet Bricker, her husband, and their son lived there. (It is shown as 522 on the census record.) Their home was valued at only $6500 after the Great Depression. George worked as a sign painter for an advertising company, with an income in 1939 of $850 for 35 weeks of work, and James Bricker as a driller in a steel mill, with an income in 1939 of $450 for 26 weeks of work.
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