Lou Gehrig in the 1940 Census

By Kimberly Powell, About.com Guide

The white house at 5204 Delafield Avenue in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, where Lou Gehrig was living at the time of the 1940 census still stands today. Just a little over a year later, Lou Gehrig lost his battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), dying on 2 June 1941.¹

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Sources:

1. 1940 U.S. Census, Bronx County, New York, population schedule, New York, enumeration district (ED) 3–1225, page 15332(stamped), sheet 3A, household 35, Lou Gehrig household; digital images, Archives.com (http://1940census.archives.com : accessed 7 April 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2491.