1940 Census - Eduard (Edward) Biele

At the time of the 1940 census Eduard (Edward) Biele was living at 25 Cliff Avenue in Yonkers, New York.  Living with Edward (53) are his wife Edith (50), son Edward Jr. (22), daughter Adele (21).  There were also four boarders at the house.  Two of the boarders had lived there since 1935.  The home was owned with an estimated value of $10,500 at the time.

Regarding employment, Edward is listed as a laborer on a WPA streets project and had been out of regular work for 60 weeks.  Edward Jr. is also listed as seeking work as a “new worker”.  Adele is listed as a secretary for an “advertising concern”.  With the start of WWII, Edward Jr. would serve with distinction as a submarine officer in the Pacific and Adele was awarded the Legion of Honor for her work in military intelligence in the Army.  Edward died in 1946.