Albert Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Allegany-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Albert Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Allegany-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 69 b. ~1871 Male Head Born: New York Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Allegany-County, New York
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Albert E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Alfred Town
1935 Residence (County)	Allegany
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Alfred Town
Est. Birth Year	~1871

Household Members

Census records only state relationship to the household head. Pairwise kinship is derived (~90–95% accurate), not recorded. Step/blended families and boarders can break it.

4 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Albert	Age	Birth yr
Albert Baker	Head	—	69	~1871
Velda Baker	Other	—	8	~1932
Elizabeth Baker	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Sandra Hedrick	Other	—	9	~1931

Census Appearances

1920

Allegany, New …

Head, age 48

Allegany, New York · implied b. ~1872 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Albert E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen. farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Allegany, New …

Head, age 58

Allegany, New York · implied b. ~1872 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Albert E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	R.R. Track
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Allegany-County, New …

Head, age 69

Allegany-County, New York · implied b. ~1871 — 4 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Albert E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Alfred Town
1935 Residence (County)	Allegany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Albert Baker

Head · 1940 · age 69 · b. ~1871 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Allegany-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02459-00029)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clark E. Burdick	50	Head	Farmer	New York
42	Bertha Burdick	47	Wife	—	New York
43	Clinton Burdick	23	Son	Farmer	New York
44	Clifford E. Burdick	47	Head	Farmer	New York
45	Edna N. Burdick	44	Wife	—	New York
46	Carol Burdick	20	Daughter	New Worker	New York
47	Jane Burdick	15	Daughter	New Worker	New York
48	Phyllis Burdick	10	Daughter	—	New York
49	Vesta Norton	66	Mother-in-law	—	New York
50	Truman Burdick	74	Father	—	New York
51	Albert E. Baker THIS PERSON	69	Head	Farmer	New York
52	Elizabeth Baker	28	Daughter	—	New York
53	Velda Baker	8	Grandchild	—	New York
54	Sandra Hedrick	9	Grandchild	—	Nebraska
55	Edward C. Greene	58	Head	Farmer	New York
56	Mabel Greene	59	Wife	—	New York
57	Carlton Greene	27	Son	Farmer	New York
58	Stanley Janekowski	47	Hired man	Hired Hand	Poland
59	Melvin Green	67	Head	Farmer	New York
60	Carrie Green	66	Wife	—	New York
61	Milton Green	35	Son	Boxer	New York
62	Harriet C. Lee	85	Head	—	New York
63	Clinton D. Baker	55	Head	Mechanic	New York
64	Ruth M. Baker	43	Sister	Teacher	New York
65	Cyrenus Reynolds	58	Head	Electrician	Pennsylvania
66	Thea Reynolds	57	Wife	—	New York
67	Wellman Reynolds	27	Son	New Worker	New York
68	Grace A. Lusk	63	Head	—	New York
69	Ruth A. Withey	95	Mother	—	New York
70	Melvin S. Collins	73	Head	Farmer	New York
71	Alice M. Collins	66	Wife	—	New York
72	Lewis Hathaway	15	Nephew	Farm Hand	Pennsylvania
73	Leon L. Lewis	47	Head	Farmer	New York
74	Edna P. Lewis	46	Wife	—	New York
75	Robert Lewis	18	Son	New Worker	New York
76	Pearl Lewis	14	Daughter	New Worker	New York
77	William Townsend	66	Head	Farmer	New York
78	Ida Townsend	75	Wife	—	New York
79	Howard Van Duser	40	Son-in-law	Mechanic	New York
80	Bernice Van Duser	34	Daughter	—	New York

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1940 United States Federal Census (NARA). Our Model Tree links this person across census decades using XGBoost-based record linkage, with per-link confidence scores. Household corroboration strengthens the signal when co-residents appear on the same census pages in multiple years.

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