Bertha Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Bertha Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: Austria Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	N.Y.C.
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria
Township / Ward	Nyc
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bertha	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Miller	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Ruth Torkovitz	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Jennie Torkovitz	Head	—	50	~1890
Phillip Kushner	Other	—	49	~1891
Saul Torkovitz	Son	—	23	~1917
Irving Miller	Son	—	13	~1927
Herman Torkovitz	Son	—	25	~1915
Bertha Miller	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 22

New York, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Year of Immigration	1914
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	No
Mother Tongue	Polish
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 32

New York, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1914
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Jewish
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Spouse, age 43

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 8 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	N.Y.C.
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

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Bertha Miller

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · New York

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02476-00614)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Paul Kastel	39	Head	Bartender	Germany
2	Ida Kastel	34	Wife	—	Germany
3	Liselotte Kastel	14	Daughter	—	Germany
4	William Finkenstein	32	Step-son	Helper	Germany
5	Rose Alzon	45	Head	—	New York
6	Victoria Alzon	17	Daughter	Graduater	New York
7	Victor Jr. Alzon	24	Son	Stock Clerk	New York
8	Beatrice Alzon	23	Daughter	Beautician	New York
9	Lillian Alzon	21	Daughter	Beautician	New York
10	Hrisko Mardirosian	57	Head	Operator	Armenia
11	Yereanou Mardirosian	51	Wife	—	Armenia
12	Martin Mardirosian	25	Son	—	New York
13	Florence Mardirosian	16	Daughter	—	New York
14	Harry Silver	46	Head	Tailor	Russia
15	Rose Silver	38	Wife	Packer	Russia
16	Claire Silver	18	Daughter	New Worker	New York
17	Isidore Silver	16	Son	—	New York
18	John Tichy	38	Head	Sup'T	Slovakia
19	Katherine Tichy	39	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
20	William Tichy	2	Son	—	New York
21	Morris Bernstein	28	Head	Clerk	Poland
22	Hettie Bernstein	29	Wife	—	Poland
23	William Bernstein	6	Son	—	Massachusetts
24	Cecile Bernstein	2	Daughter	—	New York
25	Jennie Torkovitz	50	Head	Maker	Poland
26	Herman Torkovitz	25	Son	Subst. Teacher	New York
27	Saul Torkovitz	23	Son	Group Leader	New York
28	Ruth Torkovitz	14	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
29	Bertha Miller THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	Austria
30	Irving Miller	13	Son	—	New York
31	Ruth Miller	11	Daughter	—	New York
32	Phillip Kushner	49	Lodger	Presser	Poland
33	Isaac Simon	65	Head	Examiner	Roumania
34	Bessie Simon	32	Daughter	Examiner	New York
35	Abraham Newmark	60	Head	Peddler	Russia Pol
36	Rachel Newmark	58	Wife	—	Russia Pol
37	Sarah Newmark	26	Daughter	Examiner	Russia Pol
38	Jack Simon	59	Head	Peddler	Russia
39	Sonia Simon	56	Wife	—	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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