Esther Cohen — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Esther Cohen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Austria Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Esther	Age	Birth yr
Esther Cohen	Spouse	—	51	~1889
Naomi Cohen	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Wolf Cohen	Head	—	60	~1880
Robert Cohen	Son	—	20	~1920
Barney Katchery	Other	—	24	~1916
Jeanett Katchery	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Dorothy Cohen	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Hyman Cohen	Son	—	14	~1926

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 30

New York, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Year of Immigration	1904
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Austria
Year of Naturalization	1908
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 40

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1903
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 51

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 8 household members

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Esther
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

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Esther Cohen

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02549-00109)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	P. Hugh	18	Son	C.C.C.	New York
42	Harry Seidel	50	Head	Operator	Russia
43	Bella Seidel	45	Wife	—	Russia
44	Beatrice Seidel	17	Daughter	0	New York
45	Wolf Mogel	57	Head	Book Binder	Russia
46	Ida Mogel	51	Wife	—	Russia
47	Jack Mogel	23	Son	Home Relief	New York
48	Lena Bradsky	53	Head	—	Romania
49	Bernard Bradsky	19	Son	Newspaper	New York
50	Martin Pan	33	Head	Agent	Russia
51	Ida Pan	26	Wife	0	New York
52	Robert Pan	2	Son	—	New York
53	Sam Spernick	42	Boarder	Sells Pickles	Russia
54	William Rosenblum	53	Head	Operator	Poland
55	Molly Rosenblum	46	Wife	—	Poland
56	Philip Rosenblum	25	Son	Brush	New York
57	Abe Rosenblum	16	Son	0	New York
58	Blanche Rosenblum	11	Daughter	—	New York
59	Isaac Poster	60	Head	Metal Worker	Poland
60	Zelda Poster	60	Wife	—	Poland
61	Rose Poster	24	Daughter	Dept Store	New York
62	Tillie Poster	21	Daughter	Radio	New York
63	Julius Herman	32	Head	Building	New York
64	Lucy Herman	24	Wife	0	New York
65	Edward Hausman	34	Head	Credit House	New York
66	Rhode Hausman	27	Wife	0	Mass
67	Wolf Cohen	60	Head	Presser	Russia
68	Esther Cohen THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Austria
69	Naomi Cohen	18	Daughter	Telephone	New York
70	Robert Cohen	20	Son	Oil Cloth	New York
71	Hyman Cohen	14	Son	0	New York
72	Dorothy Cohen	15	Daughter	0	New York
73	Barney Katchery	24	Lodger	Glove	New York
74	Jeanett Katchery	23	Daughter	Automobile	New York
75	Molly Schwartz	54	Head	—	Russia
76	Sonia Schwartz	33	Daughter	Mailing	New York
77	Nathan Schwartz	31	Son	Oil Cloth	New York
78	Leon Schwartz	24	Son	House Furnishing	New York
79	Irving Schwartz	20	Son	Mailing House	New York
80	Harold Schwartz	15	Son	0	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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