The Genealogy of the Jahn Family

Person Page 773

Helen Ratay

Parents

  • Helen Ratay was born about 1910 in Nebraska, United States.1,2
  • Helen was enumerated in the household of her 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.]1
  • Helen was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1930 Census in Highland, Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. Living in this household were:
    1. Ratay, Fred J., owns his house which was valued at $7000, age 50, works as a carpenter in the stock yards.
    2. -----, Josephine, age 50.
    3. -----, Joe F.,age 28, works as a laborer on a fruit farm.
    4. -----, Helen, age 19, works as a musician on the concert stage.
    5. -----, Edward, age 14, attends school.
    6. ----, Alice, age 7, attends school.2
  • Last Edited: 11 June 2019

Citations

  1. [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
  2. [S305] Nebraska, Sarpy County, 1930 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, T626, roll 1292, Highland, enumeration district (ED) 77-8, sheet 16B, dwelling 380, family 380, Fred J. Ratay, accessed 4 Apr 2017