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History:

City Directories list the following inhabitants: Walter M. and Clara Ricker, chauffeur, salesman (1926-1937), Wilford B. and Elizabeth Turner, salesman (1939), Jack B. and Eunice Benson, General American Life Insurance Company (1942).

1930 Census:
3926 W. Cumberland Avenue (Value $3,000): 1) Walter M. Ricker, owner and head of household; white married male 37 years of age; married at age 26; born in Illinois; father born in Maine, mother in Illinois; 2) Clara E. Ricker, wife; white married female 37 years of age; married at age 26; born in North Dakota; parents born in Norway; 3) Doris M. Ricker, daughter; white female 9 years of age; born in Montana; in school. 4) Carrie Erickson, mother-in-law; white female widow 73 years of age; married at age 19; born in Norway; parents born in Norway; 5) Theodore L. Mendenhall, nephew; white male 9 years of age; born in Montana; parents born in North Dakota; in school. 

1940 Census:
3926 W. Cumberland Avenue (Rents for $35/month): 1) Myron Shenard, renter and head of household; white married male 28 years of age; born in California; Interior Decorator. 2) Josephine Shenard, wife; white married female 26 years of age; born in Iowa; not working. 3) Linda Shenard, daughter; white female 8 months of age; born in California.