George Bauer — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this George Bauer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1864), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 76 b. ~1864 Male Head Born: Germany Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Bauer
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Alien
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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 George	Age	Birth yr
Leonard Bauer	Son	—	39	~1901
George Bauer	Head	—	76	~1864
Albert Bauer	Son	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Queens, New …

Head, age 59

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1861 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bauer
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Germany
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Compositor
Industry	Newspaper
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Germany
Year of Naturalization	1888
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1930

Queens, New …

Other, age 69

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1861 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bauer
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Father-in-law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Germany
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1887
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

1940

Queens-County, New …

Head, age 76

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1864 — 3 household members

Surname	Bauer
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Germany
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Alien
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Germany
Birthplace (normalized)	germany

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George Bauer

Head · 1940 · age 76 · b. ~1864 · 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-t0627-02736-00776)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Violet Fielitz	15	daughter	—	New York
2	Fred Stepanek	57	Head	Marble Cutter And Setter	New York
3	Josephine Stepanek	55	Wife	—	New York
4	Fred Stepanek	32	son	Machine Operator	New York
5	Marius Poncet	34	Head	Traveling Salesman	France
6	Helen Poncet	32	Wife	—	New York
7	Richard Poncet	6	son	—	New York
8	Dorothy Poncet	3	daughter	—	New York
9	Philip J. Reidenbach	67	Head	Painter	New York
10	Betty K. Reidenbach	64	Sister	—	New York
11	Johana Reidenbach	55	sister	—	New York
12	Minnie Jacobs	69	sister	—	New York
13	Margaret Sprague	52	Head	Proprietor	New York
14	George Bauer THIS PERSON	76	Head	—	Germany
15	Leonard X. Bauer	39	son	Stock Clerk	Germany
16	Albert Bauer	28	son	Moulder	Germany
17	Here Ends Block 5520 And Begins Block 5542	None	—	—	—
18	William X. Terrell	39	Head	Auto Mechanic	Virginia
19	Lulu Kennedy	30	Lodger	House Work	Georgia
20	Anna Banks	39	Lodger	House Work	N. Caroline
21	Dorothy Woods	20	Lodger	House Work	Alabama
22	Edwin Tucker	49	Head	Highway Worker	New York
23	Anna Tucker	44	Wife	—	New York
24	Cristine Ebersold	75	Father in law	—	Germany
25	Lou Ebersold	70	Uncle	Watchman	Germany
26	Roderick Hickey	25	son in law	Salesmen	New York
27	Olga Hickey	21	daughter	—	New York
28	Joan Hickey	1	Grand daughter	—	New York
29	Louise Walters	65	Sister in law	—	Germany
30	Fanny Keilhamer	43	Head	—	Czechoslovakia
31	George Keilhamer	23	son	Clerk	New York
32	John Keilhamer	21	son	New Worker	New York
33	Bertram Hopt	38	Head	Driver Salesman	New York
34	Florence Hopt	38	Wife	—	New York
35	Bertram Hopt	12	son	—	New York
36	Axel Johanson	47	Head	Carpenter	Finland
37	Sophie Johanson	35	Wife	—	Austria
38	Rudolph Johanson	10	son	—	New York
39	Gilbert Penfold	25	Head	Driver Salesman	New York
40	Ruth Penfold	26	Wife	—	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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