Census Sunday: My Cousin's Husband Was the Census Enumerator

Leonard Smith, the husband of my first cousin twice removed Louise Margaret Gray, worked as a census enumerator. Below is the page from the 1930 United States census that his family appeared on. They were living in Danube Township, Herkimer County, New York.

1930 United States census, Danube Township, Herkimer County, New York, population schedule, enumeration district 22-2,  sheet no. 6B. Available from Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. 

 This closeup of the upper right hand corner shows that Leonard Smith was the census enumerator.

This closeup of the Smith family shows that Leonard's occupation was Enumerator, US Census.

The 1940 United States census that Leonard Smith's household appeared on is shown below. Leonard's father Darius Smith passed away in 1933, but Leonard and his mother and sister were living in Danube, Herkimer County, New York. The census page shows that they lived in the unincorporated place Indian Castle.

1940 United States census, Indian Castle, Danube, Herkimer County, New York, population schedule, enumeration district 22-3, sheet no. 5A. Available from Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. 

This closeup of the upper right hand corner once again shows that Leonard Smith was the census enumerator.

This closeup of Leonard Smith's household shows that that Leonard's occupation was census enumerator, US Census. Naturally, he was the one that provided the information to the census enumerator (himself!)