What was Al Capone's address? Where did Jonas Salk live? What did John D. Rockefeller list as his occupation? Whom did Franklin D. Roosevelt list as the head of his household in 1925?
The New York State Archives and Library has collaborated with Ancestry.com to provide searchable versions of the recently released 1940 United States census; New York State censuses from 1892, 1915 and 1925; and marriage, draft and other records dating to the 17th century.
Todd Godfrey, senior director of United States content acquisition for Ancestry.com, a paid subscription service on family history, said the images and searchable database were compiled from microfilm and paper copies belonging to the state.
“Our role is to provide digitization, and we usually provide it at no cost,†he said.
The federal census data includes over 13 million resident names and details including age, birthplace, street address and residence i n 1935. The state census data supplements that, Mr. Godfrey said, with information about people who were living in the state between the decennial United States censuses.
For the record, Rockefeller listed no occupation (but a lot of servants). Roosevelt listed himself and his mother as heads of the household.
As for Capone and Salk? Capone lived at 48 Garfield Street in Brooklyn, while Salk lived at 853 Elsmere Place in the Bronx.
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