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Includes 3961 1/4 W. Cumberland Avenue

History:

City Directories list the following inhabitants:

3961: Harry C. Allen, accountant (1925), Blanche Spiker, saleslady (1927), Nellie Guthrie (1928), Effie Lynn (1929), Clara M Asplund (1941)
3961 1/2: Robert T. and Greta Chapin, carpenter (1931), Frank C. and Hannah T. Mahan, meat cutter (1939-1940).

1930 Census:
3961 W. Cumberland Avenue: (Rents for $35/month): 1) Fred D. Booth, renter and head of household; white divorced male 40 years of age; married at age 30; born in New York; parents born in English Canada; real estate salesman.

3961 1/4 W. Cumberland Avenue: (Value $4,000): 1) Ralph S. Chafin, owner and head of household; white married male 42 years of age; married at age 24; born in Wyoming, father born in Illinois, mother in Kansas; film studio carpenter. 2) Greta C. Chafin, wife; white married female 38 years of age; married at age 20; born in Maryland; father born in Delaware, mother in New Jersey; not working.

1940 Census:
3961 W. Cumberland Avenue (Value $2,500): 1) Frank C. Mahan, owner and head of household; white married male 61 years of age; born in New Jersey; butcher, meat market. 2) Hannah J. Mahan, wife; white married female 60 years of age; born in Colorado; not working.