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1930 census
Name: Elmer T Harang / [Elmore T Harang]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Louisiana
Race: Negro (Black)
Home in 1930: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Father's Birthplace: Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana

california death index
Theophile Elmore Harang
died: 30 Aug 1990 Los Angeles
born: 9 Aug 1908 Louisiana
mothers maiden name: Harding