In 1910 she and her parents and six siblings--all but Margaret and Henry--lived on a farm they were renting in Ward 2 in Monongahela, PA. Clarence worked as a teamster in an axle works, Laken as a blacksmith in a blacksmith shop, Harry as a teamster in a planing mill, and Wilson as a laborer in a machine shop.
In 1930 she and her second husband and their four children--her three from her first marriage, plus their son Albert--lived in a house they owned at 509 Chess Street in Monongahela, PA. Their home was valued at $7000, and they did not have a radio. Albert worked as a fireman for a railroad.
In 1940 she and Albert, her son Clyde, their son Albert, and a lodger, 36-year-old Angus C Warden, lived there. Their home was valued at only $6000 after the Great Depression. Albert and Angus both worked for a steam railroad--Albert as a locomotive fireman, with an income in 1939 of $1261 for 52 weeks of work, and Angus as a car repairman, with an income in 1939 of $1680 for 52 weeks of work. Clyde worked as the proprietor of a confectionery store.
In 1910 she and her parents and six siblings--all but Margaret and Henry--lived on a farm they were renting in Ward 2 in Monongahela, PA. Clarence worked as a teamster in an axle works, Laken as a blacksmith in a blacksmith shop, Harry as a teamster in a planing mill, and Wilson as a laborer in a machine shop.
In 1930 she and her second husband and their four children--her three from her first marriage, plus their son Albert--lived in a house they owned at 509 Chess Street in Monongahela, PA. Their home was valued at $7000, and they did not have a radio. Albert worked as a fireman for a railroad.
In 1940 she and Albert, her son Clyde, their son Albert, and a lodger, 36-year-old Angus C Warden, lived there. Their home was valued at only $6000 after the Great Depression. Albert and Angus both worked for a steam railroad--Albert as a locomotive fireman, with an income in 1939 of $1261 for 52 weeks of work, and Angus as a car repairman, with an income in 1939 of $1680 for 52 weeks of work. Clyde worked as the proprietor of a confectionery store.
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