John Gross — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Gross across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richmond-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richmond-County, New York
Surname	Gross
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	New York City
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	2800
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	Richmond Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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 John	Age	Birth yr
Clifford Gross	Son	—	15	~1925
Kenneth Gross	Son	—	15	~1925
Florence Gross	Spouse	—	51	~1889
John Gross	Head	—	59	~1881
Hazel Gross	Daughter	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Richmond, New …

Head, age 39

Richmond, New York · implied b. ~1881 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Gross
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Caulker
Industry	Ship
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Richmond, New …

Head, age 49

Richmond, New York · implied b. ~1881 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Gross
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Ship Carpenter
Industry	City of New York
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	No
Veteran	7500
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Richmond-County, New …

Head, age 59

Richmond-County, New York · implied b. ~1881 — 5 household members

Surname	Gross
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	New York City
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	2800
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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John Gross

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · New York

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02763-00352)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Joseph Walsh	47	Head	Draftsman	New York
2	Beatrice Walsh	37	Wife	—	New York
3	Edward Walsh	16	Son	—	New York
4	Stanley Walsh	13	Son	—	New York
5	Frank Salig	47	Head	Laborer	New York
6	Grace Salig	47	Wife	—	New York
7	Elizabeth Salig	74	Mother	—	New York
8	Helen Sadowsky	25	Step Daughter	Hairdresser	New York
9	Xavier Kirchhoffer	49	Head	Proprietor	France
10	Clemence Kirchhoffer	40	Wife	—	France
11	George Kirchhoffer	18	Son	Farm Hand	France
12	Alfred Portner	42	Retired Hand	Gardener	Switzerland
13	Georges Voutsan	46	Head	Prop.	Turkey
14	Anna J Voutsan	47	Wife	Teacher	New York
15	Robert Donohue	60	Head	Telephone Eng Retired	New York
16	Elizabeth Donohue	56	Wife	—	New York
17	John Gross THIS PERSON	59	Head	Carpenter	New York
18	Florence Gross	51	Wife	—	New York
19	Hazel Gross	33	Daughter	Clerk	New York
20	Kenneth Gross	15	Son	—	New York
21	Clifford Gross	15	Son	—	New York
22	William Roeder	63	Head	Baker	Germany
23	Bertha Roeder	52	Wife	—	New York
24	Mary Kane	45	Head	Clerk	New York
25	Mary Kane	27	Daughter	—	New York
26	John Ercolano	68	Head	Porter	Italy
27	Theresa Ercolano	54	Wife	—	Italy
28	Louise Ercolano	28	Daughter	Operator	New York
29	Yolanda Ercolano	26	Daughter	Operator	New York
30	Florence Ercolano	22	Daughter	Builder	New York
31	Fred Smith	43	Head	Srena	New York
32	Jane B Smith	41	Wife	—	New York
33	Arthur Smith	12	Son	—	New York
34	Joan E Smith	11	Daughter	—	New York
35	William Gorman	43	Head	Building Inspector	New York
36	Clara Gorman	42	Wife	—	New York
37	Adel Margaret Gorman	17	Daughter	New Worker	New York
38	William J Gorman	14	Son	—	New York
39	John V Gorman	13	Son	—	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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