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1940 - Shoe Makers, Repairers, and Shiners, Kentucky [TABLE E]

The table below has the names (E) of adult African Americans born in Kentucky and employed in the shoe care business in 1940 [source: U.S. Federal Census].

NAMES                     HOME LOCATION      EMPLOYMENT

Gaither Edmonds       Elkton, KY                 shoe shiner at barber shop

Eugene C. Edward    Palo Alto, CA             shoe shiner at Army post

Glession Elliot            Burkesville, KY          shoe shine boy at barber shop

Shelby Ellis               Portland, OR             shoe shiner at ???? station

Louis Elmore             Dayton, OH              shoe shiner at barber shop

Millard Evans             Knoxville, TN            shoe maker at shoe repair shop

Perry Everett            Cincinnati, OH          shoe shiner at cobling shop

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“1940 - Shoe Makers, Repairers, and Shiners, Kentucky [TABLE E],” Notable Kentucky African Americans Database, accessed July 26, 2024, https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/index.php/items/show/2995.

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