This is the 1940 census record for Adela M Polansky (Strakos) in Rowena Town, Runnels County, Texas.
The record indicates Adela was 52 years old. She and her mother were born in Texas. Her father was born in Czechoslovakia. Czech was the language spoken in the home in her earliest childhood. Others living in the house were Louis, Albert, Adela, Ben, Dennie, Clara, and Mary. The last name may be mistaken as Strakas. No other Polansky family is listed on the same census page, or on several pages before or after this one.
According to the 1940 U.S. census Adela Strakas lived on Ewald Street in Justice Precinct 7, Rowena Town, Runnels County, Texas. She was wife to the head of the family. She furnished the census information. She was a 52-year-old married white female. She had not attended school or college any time since March 1, 1940. Her highest grade completed was 8. She was born in Texas. In 1935 she lived in the same house.
During the week of March 24-30, 1940 she was not at work for pay or profit in private or nonemergency government work. She was not at work on or assigned to public emergency work (WPA, NYA, CCC, etc.) She was not seeking work. She did not have a job. She worked 0 equivalent full-time weeks in 1939. Her amount of money wages or salary received, including commissions, was $0. She did not receive income of $50 or more from sources other than money wages or salary.
She is listed on penned page 5A in supervisor’s district 21st, enumeration district 200-14, at line number 6, household 97. Residing in the household were head Louis Strakas, 57, wife Adela, 52, son Albert, 29, daughter Adela, 22, son Ben, 18, son Dennie, 15, daughter Clara, 14, and daughter Mary, 13.
Adela, at line number 6 on the form, was marked to answer supplemental questions. Place of birth of her father was Czechoslovakia. Place of birth of her mother was Texas. The mother tongue (or native language) spoken in home in earliest childhood was Czech. She did not have a social security number. Deductions were not made for Federal Old-Age Insurance or Railroad Retirement from her wages. Her usual occupation was housekeeper and her usual industry was at home. She was an unpaid family worker. She was not married more than once. Her age at first marriage was 21. The number of children ever born (not including stillbirths) was 9.
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