The following was received from my good friend, Dan Lynch:
It seemed only fitting that I should find President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 Census, enumerated exactly 72 years to the day from when he appears to have provided the information for his household. He was, after all, also one of the 132 million people living in the United States as of April 1, 1940. In the Population Schedule below, we find Franklin D. Roosevelt listed on line 19 and listed as the 58-year old head of household, born in New York. He reports his place of residence on April 1, 1935 (column 17) was ‘Same house’ and his occupation and industry is listed as ‘President of U.S.A. (columns 28 & 29). Also living in the home are wife Eleanor (55), Personal Secretary Marguerite A. LeHand(43), Cousin Elizabeth Henderson (22), Governess Elspetn Connochie (46), and four Negro Servants Ida M. Allen (35), Armstead H. Barnett (27), Ella F. Sampson (32), and George C. Fields (29).
[Research and transcription by Dan Lynch of Connecticut, with help from the wonderful 1940 One-Step Tools created by Steve Morse and Joel Weintraub of California, and a team of volunteers].
http://1940census.net/1940-census-president-franklin-d-roosevelt.php
Thank you for this info on White House staff negro servants. It was great. I am currently searching the web for information on Armstead Harrison Barnett. He was my uncle. This is a good start.