1950 Census Debuted Today

The United States federal census of April 1, 1950 was released publicly today- 72 years after it was recorded. Various websites host images; some have indexes. I used enumeration district maps at Archives.gov to locate enumeration districts. This technique only works with specific addresses.

This is the first census to feature my father. He lived at 55 Chester Avenue in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.

United States Federal Census, 1950. New Jersey, Essex County, Newark. Enumeration District 188.

Lutter at 57 Chester Avenue:

Clifford C, head; age 35; married; born in Pennsylvania; occupation special officer for bar and grill protection.

Beulah C, wife; age 28; married; born in [New Jersey].

Clifford E, son; age 4; born in NJ.

Howard W, son; age 3; born in NJ.

David R, son; age 1; born in NJ.

My mother was created around April 1, 1950; thus, I was very interested to see where her mother, Jeannette ODonnell (1920-1993)  was living for this census. I have not found her yet. Possible addresses (96 Lord Avenue and 1962 West 9th Street in Bayonne and 331 Broadway in Newark) yielded no Jeannette.