Gertrude Harris — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Gertrude Harris across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1901), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	HARRIS
Given Name	GERTRUDE
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City Brooklyn
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Gertrude	Age	Birth yr
Gertrude Harris	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Lou Harris	Head	—	44	~1896
Erwin Harris	Son	—	10	~1930
Olidia Woods	Other	—	25	~1915
Teddy Harris	Son	—	9	~1931

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 19

New York, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Gertrude S.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Actress
Industry	Theatrical
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 29

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Harris
Given Name	Gertrude
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 39

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

Surname	HARRIS
Given Name	GERTRUDE
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City Brooklyn
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Gertrude Harris

Spouse · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02555-00087)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Shiela Krieger	25	Daughter	—	New York
42	Philip Fox	42	Head	3	Austria
43	Blanch Fox	41	Wife	—	Austria
44	Bernard Zerwick	46	Head	—	New York
45	Beth Zerwick	41	Wife	—	New York
46	Rose Zerwick	21	Daughter	28	New York
47	Shirley Zerwick	18	Daughter	—	New York
48	Louis E. Resciniti	33	Head	—	New York
49	Rathryn L. Resciniti	32	Wife	—	New York
50	Samuel Brown	51	Head	—	Russia
51	Sophie Brown	47	Wife	—	Austria
52	Ruth Brown	27	Daughter	—	New York
53	Morton Brown	23	Son	—	New York
54	Thelma Brown	18	Daughter	—	New York
55	Leonard Brown	12	Son	—	New York
56	Charles Schwartz	49	Head	—	Russia
57	Gussie Schwartz	49	Wife	—	Austria
58	Benjamin Schwartz	23	Son	—	New York
59	Shirley Schwartz	18	Daughter	—	New York
60	Molly Nemheiser	65	Head	—	Austria
61	Nat Nemheiser	29	Son	—	New York
62	Lou Harris	44	Head	—	New York
63	Gertrude Harris THIS PERSON	39	Wife	—	New York
64	Erwin Harris	10	Son	—	New York
65	Teddy Harris	9	Son	—	New York
66	Olidia Woods	25	Boarder	—	Carolina No
67	Berthold Mendelson	46	Head	—	New York
68	Martha Mendelson	46	Wife	—	New York
69	Helen Mendelson	19	Daughter	—	New York
70	Selma Mendelson	13	Daughter	—	New York
71	Morris Sheer	39	Head	—	New York
72	Helen Sheer	37	Wife	—	New York
73	Charles Sheer	2	Son	—	New York
74	Samuel Koppel	43	Head	—	New York
75	Dora Koppel	40	Wife	—	New York
76	Herman H. Morgen	37	Head	—	New York
77	Ida H. Morgen	36	Wife	—	New York
78	Carolyn Morgen	10	Daughter	—	New York
79	Edwin L. Morgen	6	Son	—	New York
80	Sadie Lester	49	Head	—	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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