Bessie Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bronx-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bronx-County, New York
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1884

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Bessie Baker	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Charles Baker	Head	—	61	~1879
Shirley Baker	Daughter	—	15	~1925

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 36

New York, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Russia
Year of Naturalization	1919
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Bronx, New …

Spouse, age 46

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1912
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Bronx-County, New …

Spouse, age 56

Bronx-County, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Bronx
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Bessie Baker

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02479-00500)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Emma Grod	37	Wife	—	New York
2	Joseph Shulzinger	38	Head	Clerk	New York
3	Mary Shulzinger	38	Wife	Clerk	England
4	Janette Shulzinger	14	Daughter	—	France
5	Paul Shulzinger	10	Son	—	New York
6	Betty Shulzinger	8	Daughter	—	New York
7	Samuel Cosner	33	Head	Proprietor	Austria
8	Rae D. Cosner	32	Wife	—	New York
9	Joan Cosner	9	Daughter	—	New York
10	Helene Cosner	5	Daughter	—	New York
11	Louis Rabinowitz	40	Head	Trimmer	Russia
12	Goldie Rabinowitz	39	Wife	—	Russia
13	Paul Rabinowitz	21	Son	—	Pennsylvania
14	Jacob Rabinowitz	9	Son	—	New York
15	Loretta Rabinowitz	5	Daughter	—	New York
16	Eli P. Greenberg	44	Head	Proprietor	New York
17	Gussie Greenberg	39	Wife	—	Austria
18	Viola Greenberg	14	Daughter	—	New York
19	Marion Greenberg	12	Daughter	—	New York
20	Aaron Greenberg	9	Son	—	New York
21	Joseph Fox	40	Head	Chauffeur	Russia
22	Celia A. Fox	32	Wife	—	Roumania
23	Lester Fox	15	Son	—	New York
24	Rita Fox	10	Daughter	—	New York
25	Estelle Fox	9	Daughter	—	New York
26	Charles Baker	61	Head	—	Russia
27	Bessie Baker THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Russia
28	Shirley Baker	15	Daughter	—	New York
29	Adolph Zweiman	56	Head	Proprietor	Russia
30	Fannie D. Zweiman	58	Wife	—	Russia
31	Evelyn Zweiman	25	Daughter	—	Michigan
32	Sylvia Zweiman	20	Daughter	Salesgirl	Michigan
33	John Cremona	32	Head	Clerk	New York
34	Theresa Cremona	31	Wife	—	New York
35	Joan Cremona	6	Daughter	—	New York
36	Max Falkin	43	Head	Clerk	New York
37	Estelle Falkin	39	Wife	—	New York
38	Roslyn Falkin	16	Daughter	—	New York
39	Dominick Ingino	30	Head	Clerk	New York
40	Idris D. Ingino	26	Wife	—	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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