Bessie Cohen — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Bessie Cohen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sullivan-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 6-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sullivan-County, New York
Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
1935 Residence (City)	Wurtsboro
1935 Residence (County)	Sullivan
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland
Township / Ward	Wurtsboro
Est. Birth Year	~1884

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bessie	Age	Birth yr
Morris Cohen	Head	—	56	~1884
Joseph Snyder	Other	—	26	~1914
Joseph Cohen	Son	—	25	~1915
Nathan Cohen	Son	—	24	~1916
Bessie Cohen	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Shirley Cohen	Daughter	—	15	~1925

Census Appearances

1920

Sullivan, New …

Other, age 42

Sullivan, New York · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
Year of Immigration	1890
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Poland
Mother's Birthplace	Poland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Poland
Year of Naturalization	1900
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

1930

Sullivan, New …

Spouse, age 47

Sullivan, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1891
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Poland
Mother's Birthplace	Poland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Polish
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

1940

Sullivan-County, New …

Spouse, age 56

Sullivan-County, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 6 household members

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Bessie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Poland
1935 Residence (City)	Wurtsboro
1935 Residence (County)	Sullivan
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Poland
Birthplace (normalized)	poland

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Bessie Cohen

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02790-00756)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	George W Childs	27	Son	Deliveryman	New York
42	John C Childs	24	Son	Iron Worker	New York
43	Edward M Childs	16	Son	—	New York
44	Anna Gutenkunst	73	Mother	—	Germany
45	Fred M Collard	35	Head	Tunnel Worker	New York
46	Catherine L Collard	25	Wife	—	New York
47	Harold R Collard	5	Son	—	New York
48	Alice M Collard	2	Daughter	—	New York
49	Alice Foote	59	Mother in law	—	New York
50	Howard G Voss	41	Head	—	New York
51	Marion E Voss	40	Wife	—	New York
52	Frederick Schick	51	Head	Isotower	New Jersey
53	Frances Schick	57	Wife	—	New York
54	Gerald A Mcdonald	51	Head	—	New York
55	Sophie Mcdonald	48	Wife	—	New York
56	Morris E Mcdonald	44	Head	—	New York
57	Katherine Mcdonald	40	Sister	—	New York
58	Lace H Mcdonald	51	Head	—	New York
59	Maurice J Mcdonald	50	Brother	Cook	New York
60	Helen R Mcdonald	43	Sister	—	New York
61	Arthur M Rundle	34	Head	Mechanic	New York
62	Ada L Rundle	34	Wife	—	New York
63	Harry E Rundle	21	Head	—	New York
64	Lace R Cudney	25	Head	Farmer	New York
65	Bertha M Cudney	31	Sister	Teacher	New York
66	Morris M Cohen	56	Head	—	Poland
67	Bessie Cohen THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Poland
68	Joseph Cohen	25	Son	Bookkeeper	New York
69	Nathan H Cohen	24	Son	New York	New York
70	Shirley Cohen	15	Daughter	—	New York
71	Joseph Snyder	26	Hired man	Farmer	New York
72	William Heil	52	Head	Plasterer	New York
73	Minnie Heil	52	Wife	—	New York
74	William Jr Heil	23	Son	Deliveryman	New York
75	Frederick M Heil	16	Son	—	New York
76	Julius W Bogushy	32	Head	Farmer	Poland
77	Edith Bogushy	21	Wife	—	Penn
78	Ida Bogushy	8	Daughter	—	New York
79	Frank Jacobson	32	Hired hand	Farm Hand	New York
80	H. Lee Helm	57	Head	Superintendent	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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