Elizabeth Jordan — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Jordan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Genesee-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1874), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1874 Female Head Born: Scotland Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Genesee-County, New York
Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Batavia
1935 Residence (County)	Genesee
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Batavia
Est. Birth Year	~1874

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 Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
Beatrice Jordan	Daughter	—	27	~1913
Richard Jordan	Son	—	33	~1907
Elizabeth Jordan	Head	—	66	~1874

Census Appearances

1920

Genesee, New …

Spouse, age 46

Genesee, New York · implied b. ~1874 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Home Owned/Rented	1888
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1882
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Genesee, New …

Other, age 56

Genesee, New York · implied b. ~1874 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Mother-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1884
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Genesee-County, New …

Head, age 66

Genesee-County, New York · implied b. ~1874 — 3 household members

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Batavia
1935 Residence (County)	Genesee
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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Elizabeth Jordan

Head · 1940 · age 66 · b. ~1874 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02538-00576)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Patsy Martino	46	Head	Laborer	Italy
2	Pearl Martino	43	Wife	—	English Canada
3	J. Harry Bort	34	Head	Musician	New York
4	Julia Bort	36	Wife	—	New York
5	Robert Macdonald	52	Head	Blacksmith	New York
6	Ola Macdonald	50	Wife	—	New York
7	Priscilla Macdonald	28	Daughter	Saleslady	New York
8	Jean Macdonald	16	Daughter	—	New York
9	Elizabeth Jordan THIS PERSON	66	Head	—	Scotland
10	Richard Jordan	33	Son	Truck Driver	New York
11	Beatrice Jordan	27	Daughter	Housekeeper	New York
12	William Palace	65	Head	Foreman	New York
13	Harriet Palace	65	Wife	—	New York
14	John Doyle	71	Head	—	New York
15	Ella Doyle	60	Wife	—	New York
16	George W. Beecher	61	Head	—	New York
17	Hattie Beecher	54	Wife	—	New York
18	Joseph Marachik	68	Head	—	Austria
19	Frieda Marachik	61	Wife	—	Germany
20	Helen Marachik	40	Daughter	Laborer	New York
21	George Brockmier	47	Lodger	Fireman	New York
22	Frank Brockmier	50	Lodger	Laborer	New York
23	Frank Peck	57	Head	State Man	New York
24	Anna Peck	53	Wife	—	English Canada
25	Virginia Martha Peck	28	Daughter	Office Secretary	New York
26	Raymond Brice	36	Head	Truckdriver	New York
27	Irene Brice	37	Wife	Stitcher	Pennsylvania
28	Agnes Ann Brice	10	Daughter	Caster	New York
29	Frank Ziolkowski	37	Head	Flyknospout	New York
30	Bertha Ziolkowski	29	Wife	—	New York
31	Jessie Cooper	72	Mother-in-law	—	New York
32	Daisy Cooper	45	Sister-in-law	—	New York
33	Arthur Moore	60	Head	Machinist	Michigan
34	Linnie Moore	50	Wife	Practical Nurse	New York
35	James Cifelli	30	Head	Truck Driver	New York
36	Viola Cifelli	18	Wife	—	New York
37	James Jr Cifelli	1	Son	—	New York
38	Charles Schrader	32	Head	Inspector	Pennsylvania
39	Beulah Schrader	29	Wife	Presser	Iowa
40	Earl Schrader	4	Son	—	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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