Benjamin Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Benjamin Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richmond-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Libbie & Mike — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richmond-County, New York
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond
Additional Details
Occupation	Route man
Industry	Milk Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	2700
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Route Man
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Benjamin	Age	Birth yr
Irene Miller	Spouse	—	26	~1914
Alan Miller	Son	—	1	~1939
Benjamin Miller	Head	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Richmond, New …

Son, age 8

Richmond, New York · implied b. ~1912 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Hungary
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Richmond, New …

Son, age 18

Richmond, New York · implied b. ~1912 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Hungary
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Occupation	Runner
Industry	Brokerage House
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Richmond-County, New …

Head, age 29

Richmond-County, New York · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Benjamin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond
Occupation	Route man
Industry	Milk Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	2700
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

Model Tree

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Our Model Tree links Benjamin Miller across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Libbie Miller (~0.92 confidence) and father Mike Miller (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Libbie Miller

b. ~1887

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Mike Miller

b. ~1887

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Benjamin Miller

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · New York

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02760-00136)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Catherine Hatfield	66	Head	—	New York
2	Evelyn Hatfield	35	Daughter	Stenographer	New York
3	Abraham Harris	42	Head	Buyer	Poland
4	Sarah Harris	39	Wife	—	Russia
5	Ruth Harris	13	Daughter	—	New York
6	Annette Harris	11	Daughter	—	New York
7	Isadore Lev	40	Head	Linotyper	Poland
8	Hannah Lev	36	Wife	—	New York
9	Frederick Mohr	58	Head	—	New York
10	Anna Mohr	57	Wife	—	New York
11	Amelia Mohr	80	Mother	—	New York
12	Marie Prath	52	Head	—	New York
13	Anna Prath	60	Sister	Chief Clerk	New York
14	Jose Spies	33	Head	Counsel	Kentucky
15	Mary L. Spies	40	Wife	Clerical	Florida
16	Walter Ernest	39	Head	Superintendent	Germany
17	Marie Ernest	33	Wife	—	Germany
18	John Sullivan	32	Lodger	Fireman	Irish Free State
19	Daniel Abramovitz	40	Head	Proprietor	Russia
20	Lillie Abramovitz	32	Wife	—	Russia
21	Bernard Abramovitz	10	Son	—	New York
22	Arthur Layton	28	Head	Pharmacist	New York
23	Gertrude Layton	25	Wife	—	New York
24	Lawrence Layton	1	Son	—	New York
25	William Nolte	49	Head	Salesman	New York
26	Phoebe Nolte	49	Wife	—	New York
27	Benjamin Miller THIS PERSON	29	Head	Route Man	New York
28	Irene Miller	26	Wife	—	New York
29	Alan Miller	1	Son	—	New York
30	John Oden	39	Head	Radio Electrician	North Carolina
31	Ruth Oden	29	Wife	—	Georgia
32	Jane Oden	1	Daughter	—	New York
33	John Spurgeon	29	Head	Bookkeeper	England
34	Hilda Spurgeon	28	Sister	Saleslady	England
35	Rose Spurgeon	55	Mother	—	Russia
36	Harold Mathews	32	Head	Credit Manager	New York
37	Edna Mathews	33	Wife	—	New York
38	Cynthia Mathews	6	Daughter	—	New Jersey
39	Gaetano Acoira	37	Head	Laborer	Italy
40	Lucy Acoira	36	Wife	—	Italy

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Benjamin

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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