8 OctCensus Records, Research House History | 1 Comment So what
pieces of information found on the 1940 census will help house
researchers? In column four you will be able to tell if the home
was owned or rented by the occupant. You will also see in column
five the home value or monthly rental amount. Columns twenty-
eight through thirty-two deal with the occupation of the
occupant, including salary. The occupation can be helpful to
know if a business was operated out of the home, and may provide
you with another clue on other records to search for your
homeowners. The 1940 census also asks the residence of the
occupant on April 1, 1935. If your homeowner was in that same
house in 1935, you have just traced the house history back
another five years! These records are one more tool for you to
utilize in your search for who walked your halls before you.