Herman Handler Moved Between 1930 and 1940

Previous posts about Herman Handler:

Herman Handler ~ Naturalization Record
Herman Handler ~ Birth Record
Herman Handler ~ Passenger List
Herman Handler ~ Marriages and Divorces 
Herman Handler ~ Draft Card WWI 
Herman Handler ~ Census Records, 1910 and 1920

There were big changes in this family between 1930 and 1940 and the U.S. Census records reflect the changes, as well a few similarities, helping to confirm that I have the same family.

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By 1930, Herman Handler's family had moved again, to 629 Minerva Place in Akron.

1930 U.S. census, Summit County, Ohio, population schedule, Akron, enumeration district (ED) 77-60, sheet 11B, dwelling 155, family 176, Herman Handler; image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2018); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1876.

Herman Handler, age 48, rented this property for $40 a month. His wife, Sarah was 41 and they had been married about 20 years. The entries for place of birth for him and his parents had Croatia crossed off and Austria written in, though at that time the area he was from was in the country of Yugoslavia (see Mappy Monday ~ Where the Handlers Were From). Wife Sarah was from Galicia - Austria. His original language was German and hers Polish, but I wonder if their original language was perhaps Hebrew. Herman reported immigrating in 1904 and Sarah in 1906 and they were both naturalized citizens. He worked as the proprietor of a produce company.

The family also happened to have a radio in the house.

Children, Arthur, Irwin, Milton, and Shirley were born in the U.S.: Arthur in Michigan (in about 1909-1910) and the younger three in Ohio. The younger two were in school. Arthur worked as a Manager in a dry goods store and Irwin worked as a clerk in a restaurant.

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At first, I had trouble finding the family in 1940, but remembering that Sarah divorced Herman in 1931, I determined that yes, Herman Handler living at 3326 East Street in Hallidays Cove, West Virginia, was the same man who was in Akron, Ohio, in 1930.

At the bottom of one page, I found Herman and son Irving:

1940 U.S. census, Hancock County, West Virginia, population schedule, Hallidays Cove, ED 15-1, sheet 6A, dwelling 93, Herman Handler; image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 November 2018);
citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 4406.

At the top of the following page (sheet 6B), I found son Milton.

I believe this is part the same family that was living in Akron in 1930 because of the following:

• Herman Handler aged ten years: he was now 58 years old.
• Irwin was now Irving and had aged from 17 to 29, perhaps a slight error in reporting.
• Milton was 15 in 1930 and had aged ten years to 25.
• Irving and Milton were listed as sons, although Herman was listed as a lodger and not a head of the household.
• All three men were listed with a marital status of Single, though Herman was divorced at this time.
• Herman's birthplace was listed as Jugoslavia and Irving and Milton were born in Ohio, all as expected.
• Although Herman isn't listed with an occupation, both sons were listed as working for a produce company, Irving as a manager. Herman was the proprietor of a produce company ten years earlier.

Other interesting items from this census record include:

• They had been living in Hallidays Cove for at least five years.
• They rented at this location for $35 a month.
• Herman had a 6th grade education and his sons had a high school education. 
• Herman didn't work in 1939, but both sons reported working 52 weeks during the previous year.
• Irving reported annual earnings of $1,000 in the prior year. Milton's entry was crossed off but he had a "yes" in the column that asked about income sources other than wages and salary.

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If you're wondering where the rest of the family was in 1940, a divorced Sarah Handler was living with daughter Shirley in Youngstown, Ohio, working as a nurse for a private family.

Michigan-born Arthur Handler, 30 years old, was living in Youngstown with wife, Bertha, and two young daughters. He was working as a shoe buyer in a department store.