Edward Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Edward Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Suffolk-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Clarence & Minnie — first a head (b.~1909), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1909 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Suffolk-County, New York
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Easthampton
Additional Details
Occupation	Optometrist
Industry	Eyes
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	4784
Highest Grade	C 3
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Optometrist
Township / Ward	Riverhead
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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 Edward	Age	Birth yr
Benjamin Foster	Son	—		~1940
Mary Foster	Spouse	—	24	~1916
Edward Foster	Head	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Suffolk, New …

Son, age 12

Suffolk, New York · implied b. ~1908 — 12 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Suffolk, New …

Son, age 22

Suffolk, New York · implied b. ~1908 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Optometrist
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Suffolk-County, New …

Head, age 31

Suffolk-County, New York · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Easthampton
Occupation	Optometrist
Industry	Eyes
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	4784
Highest Grade	C 3
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Clarence Foster

b. ~1877

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Minnie Foster

b. ~1881

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Edward Foster

Head · 1940 · age 31 · b. ~1909 · 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 — Suffolk-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02788-00120)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lillian Johrenwend	61	Mother-in-law	—	New York
2	Arthur Gustavson	25	Brother-in-law	Clerk	New York
3	Anthony Kaplar	41	Head	Laborer	Austria
4	Stephanie Kaplar	33	Wife	—	New York
5	Martin Katzin	32	Head	Storekeeper	New York
6	Bess Katzin	32	Wife	Engineer	New York
7	Joel Katzin	3	Son	—	New York
8	Suzanne Katzin	1	Daughter	—	New York
9	Robert George	34	Head	Engineer	New York
10	Edith George	31	Wife	—	Kansas
11	Francis George	8	Daughter	—	New York
12	Jean George	3	Daughter	—	New York
13	Edward Foster THIS PERSON	31	Head	Optometrist	New York
14	Mary Foster	24	Wife	—	New York
15	Benjamin Foster	0	Son	—	New York
16	Joseph Meeks	39	Head	Operator	New York
17	Elise Meeks	29	Wife	—	New York
18	Joseph Meeks	6	Son	—	New York
19	Kenneth Meeks	3	Son	—	New York
20	Gilbert Shepard	34	Head	Salesman	New York
21	Marie Shepard	31	Wife	—	New York
22	Gilbert Jr Shepard	3	Son	—	New York
23	Robert Shepard	1	Son	—	New York
24	Horace Wells	27	Head	Ag. Agent	Vermont
25	Elsie Wells	27	Wife	—	New York
26	Janet Wells	2	Daughter	—	New York
27	Harry Pritchard	50	Head	Salesman	New York
28	Marian Pritchard	48	Wife	—	New York
29	Geraldine Nugent	28	Stepdaughter	—	New York
30	Burton Griffin	32	Head	Merchant	New York
31	Barbara Griffin	32	Wife	—	Missouri
32	Frederick Griffin	3	Son	—	New York
33	Brewster Griffin	1	Son	—	New York
34	Harold Turnbull	32	Head	Salesman	Ohio
35	Hannah Turnbull	30	Wife	—	New Jersey
36	Helen Turnbull	5	Son	—	New York
37	Harvey Kane	71	Head	Carpenter	New York
38	Mabel Kane	64	Wife	Carpenter	New York
39	Walter R Kane	32	Son	Carpenter	New York
40	Edwin Hockwood	65	Head	Lawyer	New York

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Edward

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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