In the 1930 US census we see my grandparent's family complete. They own a home at 3215 74th St. in Chicago. I tried to find it on Google maps but it seems streets 74th through 76th are no longer (at that west Kedsie ave.intersection). A railroad passover was build in their stead. Oh well, I think it was highly unlikely that the original building would be standing anyway.
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| Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
line 25: Richard Kallman, head of household, owns home, worth $6,000, owns a radio*, not a farm, male, white, age 40, married, 23 at age of marriage, not attending school, can read and write, born in Sweden, father born in Sweden, mother born in Sweden, Swedish spoke in country of birth, immigrated in 1907, Naturalized citizen, able to speak English, Mechanic in auto repair shop, working presently, not a veteran
line 26: Lydia Kallman, wife, female, white, age 40, married, 21 at age of marriage, not in school, can read and write, born in Sweden, father born in Sweden, mother born in Sweden, Swedish spoken in country of birth, immigrated in 1909, Alien, able to speak English, no occupation
line 27: Alvin R Kallman, Son, male, white, age 18, single, not in school, can speak English, born in Iowa, father born in Sweden, mother born in Sweden, no occupation
line 28: Eva D L Kallman, daughter, female, white, age 15, single, in school, can speak English, born in Illinois, father born in Sweden, mother born in Sweden, able to speak English, no occupation
line 29: Melvin C Kallman, son, male, white, single, age 13, in school, able to speak English, born in Illinois, father born in Sweden, mother born in Sweden, no occupation
line 30: Ebba R Kallman, daughter, female, white, age 10, single, in school, able to speak English, born in Illinois, father born in Sweden, mother born in Sweden, no occupation
line 31: LaVerne E R Kallman, daughter, female, white, age 7, single, in school, able to speak English, born in Illinois, father born in Sweden, mother born in Sweden, no occupation
It is marked that grandma Lydia answered the questions for the census taker. I guess that the census taker was not Swedish as he misunderstood my uncle's name as Alvin not Albin. Albin is the more common name in Sweden. Although not in school Albin is not working. Indicative of the Great Depression? My brother once told me that Uncle Albin had told him that without work in Chicago he hopped a freight to California to seek his fortune.
*A question of interest in the 1930 census is "does the family own a radio?". An indication of how well or up to date/modern Americans were in 1930?
A photo of the Kallman family around this time
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