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James L. Ratay¹

Parents

• James L. Ratay was born about 1904 in Nebraska, United States.^2,3
• James was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1910 Census in Highland, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. Enumerated in this household were:
  1. Ratay, Fred, age 30, works as a laborer in a packing company for wages, owns his house "free."
  2. -----, Josie, age 30.
  3. -----, Mary, age 9, attends school.
  4. -----, Joseph, age 8, attends school.
  5. -----, Fred, age 7, attends school.
  6. -----, James, age 5.
  7. -----, Anna, age 3.³
• James was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1920 Census in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. Enumerated at 1334 Drexel Street were:
  1. Ratay, Fred, head, owns his house "free", age 40, works as a millwright for a packing house for wages.
  2. -----, Josie, wife, age 40.
  3. -----, Mary E., daughter, age 19, works as a forelady for a cracker company.
  4. -----, Joseph, son, age 18, works as an office clerk for a packing house.
  5. -----, Fred, son, age 16, attends school, works as an office clerk for a packing house.
  6. -----, James, son, 15, attends school.
  7. -----, Anna, daughter, age 13, attends school.
  8.-----, Helen, daughter, age 9, attends school.
  9. -----, Edward, son 4 1/12.
  10. Jahn, Frank, brother in law, age 29, works as a janitor for a "cost office." [note: it transcribed as cost house but I suspect it may be post office.]²
• He and Anna E. Cheshek were married estimated 1928.⁴
• In 1939, James resided at Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.¹

• Last Edited: 6 July 2019

Citations

1. [S16] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995. 2011. Digital images., Omaha, Nebraska, 1936: 623 column 1;
2. [S11] Nebraska, Douglas County, 1920 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T625, roll 989, Omaha, enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 11B, dwelling 223, family 224, Fred Ratay, accessed 4 Apr 2017
3. [S308] Nebraska, Sarpy County, 1910 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T624, roll 854, Highland, enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 15B, dwelling 16, family 17, Fred Ratay, accessed 3 Apr 2017
4. [S256] Ancestry.com, "Family Trees," database, accessed 4 Apr 2017), Anna E. Cheshek; Tigges Onken Mattes Heuton and .(referencing 1910, 1920, 1930 Censuses and SSDI).