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YEAR CHECKER
1937

'Great Depression Era'

This tool helps analyze what type of records may exist for a person born or living in the year 1937 and ideas on where to find them. Learn about other notable events that took place in 1937, which may have affected the people who lived during this time.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was President of the United States in 1937.

Notable Events

Notable event(s) that occurred in 1937:

Military Records from the Period

A person born in 1937 may have participated in or been affected by the following wars:

Vietnam War (1965-1973), Gulf War (1991)

World War II Draft Registration

Social Security

President Rooselvelt passed the Social Security Act into law in 1935. Someone born in 1937 may have applied for a social security number.

A person born in 1937 should appear on the following census, depending on when they died:

1790 The First U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1800 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1810 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1820 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1830 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1840 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1850 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1860 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1870 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1880 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1890 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1900 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1910 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1920 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1930 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

1940 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

Each member of the household was named on the census in 1940. A person born between January and March, 1937, would have been 3 when the census was conducted around April 1, 1940. If they were born between April and December, they were probably 2 when the census was taken.

1950 U.S. Federal Census - Click here

Each member of the household was named on the census in 1950. A person born between January and March, 1937, would have been 13 when the census was conducted around April 1, 1950. If they were born between April and December, they were probably 12 when the census was taken. *Census to be released in April 2022.

You might be able to find State Census Records as well. Click here for a list of states and the years in which they conducted census counts.

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Aaronic Blessing
1937

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