James Townsend — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this James Townsend across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Genesee-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Genesee-County, New York
Surname	Townsend
Given Name	James L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Batavia Town
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Batavia Town
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Martha Townsend	Spouse	—	53	~1887
James Townsend	Head	—	52	~1888
Clarence Townsend	Son	—	26	~1914
Eva Townsend	Daughter	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Genesee, New …

Head, age 32

Genesee, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	James E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	F
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	O
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Genesee, New …

Head, age 42

Genesee, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	James L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Genesee-County, New …

Head, age 52

Genesee-County, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	James L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Batavia Town
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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James Townsend

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02538-00625)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Marvin Gilliatt	4	Son	0	New York
2	Melvin Gilliatt	1	Son	0	New York
3	Henry Woolston	34	Head	Assemblyman	New York
4	Alta Woolston	32	Wife	—	New York
5	Patricia Woolston	4	Daughter	0	New York
6	Rose Slusarczyk	51	Head	—	Poland
7	Henry Slusarczyk	17	Son	New Worker	New York
8	Frank Wojkowski	30	Son-in-law	Shear Operator	New York
9	Celia Wojkowski	28	Daughter	Box Maker	Michigan
10	Jamila Wojkowski	33	Son	Carpenter	New York
11	Agnes Wojkowski	25	Daughter	—	Michigan
12	Herbert Havens	70	Head	Farmer	New York
13	Lillian Havens	62	Wife	—	Missouri
14	James L. Townsend THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	New York
15	Martha E. Townsend	53	Wife	—	South Dakota
16	Clarence J. Townsend	26	Son	Laborer	New York
17	Eva B. Townsend	25	Daughter	Teacher	New York
18	Archibald Burns	39	Head	Laborer	Scotland
19	Harriet Burns	30	Wife	—	Scotland
20	Henrietta Burns	11	Daughter	—	New York
21	Robert Burns	9	Son	—	New York
22	John H. Burns	5	Son	—	New York
23	Lois E. Burns	4	Daughter	—	New York
24	David R. Burns	1	Son	—	New York
25	Nathan Smith	65	Head	Farmer	New York
26	Erna Q. Smith	54	Wife	—	Germany
27	Loren Smith	19	Son	New Worker	New York
28	Roland W. Smith	29	Head	Farm Laborer	New York
29	Ethelyn Smith	23	Wife	Stenographer	New York
30	Philo Edgerton	37	Head	Truck Driver	Pennsylvania
31	Elizabeth Edgerton	35	Wife	—	New York
32	Vesta Edgerton	13	Daughter	—	New York
33	Philo Jr. Edgerton	11	Son	—	New York
34	Patricia Edgerton	8	Daughter	—	New York
35	Ronald Edgerton	3	Son	—	New York
36	Charles F. Gehring	67	Head	Baggageman	Texas
37	Beulah Gehring	57	Wife	—	New York
38	Beatrice Gehring	36	Daughter	Teacher	New York
39	Pauline Gehring	34	Daughter	Teacher	New York
40	George R. Chase	58	Head	Veterinarian	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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