John Sherman — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Sherman across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Sherman
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Additional Details
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Dept San
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Chauffeur
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Sherman	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Elizabeth Sherman	Daughter	—	15	~1925
John Sherman	Head	—	44	~1896
Peter Sherman	Son	—	18	~1922
John Sherman	Son	—	23	~1917
Thomas Sherman	Son	—	13	~1927
Margaret Sherman	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 34

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Sherman
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Husband
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Bricklayer
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 44

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 7 household members

Surname	Sherman
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Occupation	Chauffeur
Industry	Dept San
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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John Sherman

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · 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-t0627-02568-00908)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Sebastian Lazzaro	79	Head	Custodian	New York
42	Josephine Lazzaro	75	Wife	—	New York
43	Carmelo Lazzaro	3	Son	—	New York
44	Anthony Lazzaro	1	Son	—	New York
45	Carmello Segretto	36	Head	Operating Engineer	New York
46	Ann Segretto	36	Wife	—	Massachusetts
47	Joseph Segretto	8	Son	—	New York
48	Thomas Segretto	3	Son	—	New York
49	John Buckley	37	Head	Foreman	Eire
50	Catharine Buckley	28	Wife	Clerk	New York
51	James Greer	44	Head	Captain	New York
52	Roses Greer	43	Wife	—	New York
53	James Jr Greer	11	Son	—	New York
54	John H Ennis	64	Head	—	Norway
55	Mary Ennis	65	Wife	—	New York
56	John Ennis	33	Son	—	New York
57	Mary Ennis	30	Daughter	—	New York
58	Madeline Ennis	28	Daughter	—	New York
59	Michael Shea	34	Head	Plumber	New York
60	Elizabeth Shea	35	Wife	—	New York
61	Murial Shea	14	Daughter	—	New York
62	Phyllis Shea	12	Daughter	—	New York
63	Elizabeth Shea	8	Daughter	—	New York
64	Arline Shea	6	Daughter	—	New York
65	Patricia Shea	2	Daughter	—	New York
66	John Sherman THIS PERSON	44	Head	Chauffeur	New York
67	Margaret Sherman	44	Wife	—	New York
68	John T Sherman	23	Son	—	New York
69	Margaret G Sherman	20	Daughter	Wrapper	New York
70	Peter J Sherman	18	Son	—	New York
71	Elizabeth M Sherman	15	Daughter	—	New York
72	Thomas J Sherman	13	Son	—	New York
73	Edward Dawson	73	Head	Longshoreman	New York
74	Mary Dawson	73	Wife	—	New York
75	Joseph Dawson	31	Son	—	New York
76	Margaret Luddy	40	Head	—	New York
77	Edward Luddy	25	Son	Clerk	New York
78	Charles Luddy	21	Son	New Worker	New York
79	Margaret Luddy	19	Daughter	New Worker	New York
80	Joseph Luddy	16	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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