Dora Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Dora Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1875), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Spouse Born: Germany Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	Dora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Dora	Age	Birth yr
Lillian Smith	Daughter	—	27	~1913
Geo Smith	Head	—	61	~1879
Geo Smith	Son	—	37	~1903
Dora Smith	Spouse	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

None, New …

Spouse, age 44

None, New York · implied b. ~1876 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Dora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Year of Immigration	1893
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 55

New York, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 36 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Doris
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1893
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Housekeeper
Industry	Pr. House
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

New-York-County, New …

Spouse, age 65

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 4 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	Dora
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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Dora Smith

Spouse · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02663-00153)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Louise Gabel	57	Wife	—	Austria
2	Joseph Gabel	66	Head	Watchman	Germany
3	Geo. Smith	61	Head	Retired	New York
4	Dora Smith THIS PERSON	65	Wife	—	Germany
5	Geo. Jr. Smith	37	Son	—	New York
6	Lillian Smith	27	Daughter	Steno	New York
7	Louis Stattman	72	Head	Retired	France
8	Margaret Scullion	39	Head	Maid	New York
9	Rose Warner	48	Head	Running House	Illinois
10	Elizabeth Anna Warner	17	Daughter	—	Nebraska
11	Virginia S. Warner	15	Daughter	—	Nebraska
12	Sonia Waters	31	Head	Maid	Russia
13	Joseph Root	60	Head	Misc. Lab.	New York
14	Elizabeth Aliberti	52	Head	—	New York
15	Carmene Aliberti	63	Head	—	Italy
16	Francis Aliberti	19	Daughter	—	New York
17	Nancy Aliberti	17	Daughter	—	New York
18	Nunzio Aliberti	15	Son	—	New York
19	Albert Aliberti	13	Son	—	New York
20	Anthony Aliberti	10	Son	—	New York
21	Concata Aliberti	8	Daughter	—	New York
22	Archangelo Capozzi	34	Head	Truck Driver	New York
23	Annie Capozzi	33	Wife	Dress Operator	New York
24	Francis Capozzi	4	Daughter	—	New York
25	Theresa Elizabeth Capozzi	2	Daughter	—	New York
26	Harry Siegel	56	Head	Livery Stable	Russia
27	Anna Siegel	56	Wife	—	Russia
28	William Siegel	30	Son	Fan Operator	New York
29	Sidney Siegel	28	Son	Truck Driver	New York
30	Milton Siegel	23	Son	Stable Boy	New York
31	Nicholas Lettrie	50	Head	—	Italy
32	Rita Lettrie	33	Wife	—	Italy
33	Jardor Gerardo	8	Son	—	New York
34	Donald Gerardo	5	Son	—	New York
35	Fredrick Rothe	40	Head	Clerk	New York
36	Yvonne Rothe	40	Wife	—	France
37	Gaspard Laurent	66	Head	Houseman	Switzerland
38	Denise Laurent	24	Daughter	Clerk	New York
39	Charles Rittore	56	Head	Fireman	Italy
40	Margaret Rittore	53	Wife	—	Hungary

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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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