Benjamin Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Benjamin Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Newspaper Adv.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	2000
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Occupation	Salesman
Township / Ward	Brooklyn
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Benjamin	Age	Birth yr
Anna Miller	Spouse	—	44	~1896
Hannah Miller	Other	—	75	~1865
Louise Miller	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Benjamin Miller	Head	—	46	~1894
Murray Miller	Son	—	10	~1930
Shirley Miller	Daughter	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

None, New …

Head, age 24

None, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Muller
Given Name	Bennie
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1913
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	laborer
Industry	fruit
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yiddish
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Kings, New …

Head, age 35

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1895 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1912
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	Tailor
Industry	Clothing
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	28
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 46

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Newspaper Adv.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	2000
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Benjamin Miller

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · New York

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02558-00247)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Martin Greenblatt	17	Head	—	N.Y.
2	Emanuel Greenblatt	15	Son	—	N.Y.
3	George Berger	50	Head	Engineer	N.Y.
4	Irene Berger	45	Wife	—	Lithuania
5	Phyllis Berger	22	Daughter	—	N.Y.
6	Louis Kargman	45	Head	Glazier	Russia
7	Sarah Kargman	39	Wife	—	Russia
8	Milton Kargman	17	Son	—	N.Y.
9	Sylvia Kargman	13	Daughter	—	N.Y.
10	Judith Kargman	9	Daughter	—	N.Y.
11	Harry Dubenstein	35	Head	Broker	Russia
12	Sally Dubenstein	32	Wife	—	Austria
13	Hannah Dubenstein	3	Daughter	—	N.Y.
14	Benjamin Miller THIS PERSON	46	Head	Salesman	Russia
15	Anna Miller	44	Wife	—	Russia
16	Shirley Miller	18	Daughter	—	N.Y.
17	Louise Miller	16	Daughter	—	N.Y.
18	Murray Miller	10	Son	—	N.Y.
19	Hannah Miller	75	Mother	—	Russia
20	Jacob Hoffman	61	Head	Cutter	Russia
21	Eva Hoffman	56	Wife	—	Russia
22	Anna Shapiro	56	Sister-in-law	Operator	Russia
23	Pauline Shapiro	52	Sister-in-law	Examiner	Russia
24	Hyman Jackson	47	Head	Silver Plating	Russia
25	Rose Jackson	46	Wife	—	Russia
26	Frank Jackson	20	Son	—	N.Y.
27	Julius Jackson	15	Son	—	N.Y.
28	Nathan Margolis	47	Head	Asst. Manager	Russia
29	Rose Margolis	45	Wife	—	Russia
30	Lena Margolis	20	Daughter	—	N.Y.
31	Edith Margolis	16	Daughter	—	N.Y.
32	Herman Schechtman	37	Head	Presser	Russia
33	Frieda Schechtman	37	Wife	—	Russia
34	Ethel Schechtman	8	Daughter	—	N.Y.
35	Nathan Efros	50	Head	Printer	Russia
36	Bessie Efros	46	Wife	—	Russia
37	Alexander Efros	22	Son	—	N.Y.
38	Beatrice Efros	20	Daughter	—	N.Y.
39	Daniel Efros	15	Son	—	N.Y.
40	Hilda Gittleman	69	Mother-in-law	—	Russia

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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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