Emma Wood — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Emma Wood across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1894), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Wood
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Emma	Age	Birth yr
Peter Wood	Head	—	48	~1892
Emma Wood	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Edith Wood	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Robert Wood	Son	—	19	~1921
William Wood	Son	—	9	~1931
Frederick Buchanan	Other	—	65	~1875
Florence Wood	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Marian Wood	Daughter	—	12	~1928
H Hure And Block	Other	—		—
Arthur Wood	Son	—	5	~1935
Peter Wood	Son	—	2	~1938

Census Appearances

1930

Queens, New …

Other, age 36

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Wood
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	United States
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Occupation	File Clerk
Industry	Bank
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Queens-County, New …

Spouse, age 46

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1894 — 11 household members

Surname	Wood
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Emma Wood

Spouse · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02742-00497)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Irwin Drieschcraft	71	Head	—	Kentucky
42	Marjorie Heinrichs	38	Daughter	Clerk	New York
43	William E Heinrichs	38	Son-in-law	Printing	New York
44	Dorothy C Heinrichs	17	Granddaughter	—	New York
45	Carl Peterson	40	Head	Clerk	New York
46	Katherine Peterson	38	Wife	—	New York
47	Carl Jr Peterson	16	Son	—	New York
48	Katherine Peterson	14	Daughter	—	New York
49	Otto Offinger	47	Head	Welding	New York
50	Louise Offinger	45	Wife	—	New York
51	Lillian Offinger	21	Daughter	Clerk	New York
52	Arthur Offinger	19	Son	Clerk	New York
53	Fred R Hopkins	50	Head	Clerk	So Carolina
54	Nora L Hopkins	32	Wife	—	So Carolina
55	Eleanor P Gilstrap	15	Niece	Welding	So Carolina
56	Albert F Smith	46	Boarder	Salesman	New York
57	Thomas Lawson	40	Boarder	Iron Worker	New York
58	Frank Lawson	38	Boarder	Iron Worker	New York
59	John P Thester	42	Head	Real Estate Broker	Connecticut
60	Charlot Thester	42	Wife	—	New York
61	Peter A Wood	48	Head	Chauffeur	New York
62	Emma Wood THIS PERSON	46	Wife	—	New York
63	Robert Wood	19	Son	Helper	New York
64	Edith Wood	18	Daughter	Ironer	New York
65	Marian Wood	12	Daughter	—	New York
66	William Wood	9	Son	—	New York
67	Florence Wood	8	Daughter	—	New York
68	Arthur Wood	5	Son	—	New York
69	Peter Jr Wood	2	Son	—	New York
70	Frederick Buchanan	65	Boarder	Welder	New York
71	H Hure And Block	None	—	—	—
72	Carl J Illmalage	42	Head	Clerk	Germany
73	Marion Illmalage	39	Wife	—	New York
74	Elizabeth H Van Haussen	66	Mother-in-law	—	New York
75	John H Van Haussen	31	Brother-in-law	Elec. Engineer	New York
76	Anton Schneider	80	Head	—	Germany
77	Nichols Schneider	50	Son	Clerk	New York
78	Charles Hahn	63	Brother-in-law	—	New York
79	Johanna Hahn	60	Sister-in-law	—	New York
80	Catherine Hahn	40	Sister-in-law	—	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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