Sixteenth Census Population Schedule for Miami Beach, Election Precinct 28
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Title
Sixteenth Census Population Schedule for Miami Beach, Election Precinct 28
Alternative Title
Census Population Schedule for Miami Beach, Election Precinct 28
Subject
Miami Beach (Fla.)
Census--United States
Population--United States
Description
The U.S. Census population schedule for Election Precinct 28 in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1940. Individuals are identified by name, titles and terms, gender, age, marital status, race, relationship to head of household, birthplace, birth year, the last place of residence, and occupation. A notable resident listed in this record was Captain Lee Silver (ca. 1922-1945). Capt. Silver was born to in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Herman Silver and Bertha Silver, around 1922-1923. His parents were Herman Silver and Bertha Silver. By 1940, the Silver family had migrated to Miami, Florida, where Lee attended Miami Beach Senior High School. During World War II, Capt. Silver served in Company G, of the 42nd Infantry Division (42ID)'s 232rd Infantry Regiment. He died near the Haardt Mountains of France on February 23, 1945, and was awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart. Capt. Silver is currently buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France, with a Star of David headstone, indicating Jewish heritage.
Creator
Moates, Gladys B.
Source
Digital reproduction of original census record by Milton G. Greenberg, April 13, 1940. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHZ-V67.
Publisher
Date Created
1940-04-13
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
636 KB
Medium
1 census record
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Miami Beach, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Milton G. Greenberg and published by the Bureau of the Census.
Rights Holder
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Contributing Project
Epinal Cemetery Project
Curator
Blount, Ryan
Cepero, Laura
Source Repository
External Reference
"Capt Lee Silver." Find A Grave. Accessed March 20, 2016. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=silver&GSfn=lee&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GScntry=7&GSob=n&GRid=56375510&df=all&.
"Lee Silver." National Archives and Records Administration. Accessed March 20, 2016. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHZ-V67.
Daly, Hugh C. 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division; A Combat History of World War II. Baton Rouge, La: Army & Navy Pub. Co, 1946. https://archive.org/details/42ndRainbowInfantryDivisionACombatHistoryOfWorldWarIi.
Citation
Ryan Blount, “Sixteenth Census Population Schedule for Miami Beach, Election Precinct 28,” RICHES, accessed October 5, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6921.