Let me explain this again. These directories try, though not alway succeed, in getting every name they can into the book. Why did they miss so many people in the apartment house? If they got the wife’s name, then surely they would have attempted to get the husband’s name. Usually, both husband and wife are listed along with their place of employment and/or occupation. Back in those days, there wouldn’t have been 4 wives living without their husbands. Mary isn’t shown living there but her husband is listed. So, if Mary’s there and the other four wives have husbands, that’s at least 5 extra people in that house. Then there’s the kids - Mary’s and Anna’s and possibly others. So, we’re at 10 people listed, at least 4 extra spouses, and at least 2 kids for a total of at minimum 16 people living in a house that was cut up into 4 apartments. Anna’s and Mary’s family occupy two so that leaves at the very least 9 people occupying the other two apartments. I can’t imagine there were but one or two bedrooms per apartment so where were all those people sleeping? Free love?
Thanks...You are better versed in this than me. I think Obama was born here but his BC is embarrassing or fouled up or in a different name. Either way he must cough up the long form and Trump will do his best to see this is done. Hopefully Arizona and others will force him to show his BC.
Obama is in a jam. Trump will paint him as being shifty and elusive on many issues. That he is not to be trusted on his birth certificate or anything. I look forward to Trump releasing his college transcripts, putting more pressure on Obama
It was some kind of rooming house...students and elderly people. The King County record shows 10 rooms...we could write a book about that house, but we won’t...
The only thing we cannot be sure about...is that apt 10 listing, as we have never seen an entire page, just the snip posted.
I don’t know about the early 1960s but polygamy is illegal and Muslims here (the Somalis) either keep their extra wives in Europe or if they (multiple wives) do live in the projects here in my city only one woman is legally described as the wife.
You’ll never see more men than women in that case because the woman is only allowed one husband. The man, in their culture, is allowed multiple wives.