Jose Hernandez — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Jose Hernandez across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Porto Rico Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Hernandez
Given Name	Jose
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Porto Rico
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Park Project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	770
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	porto rico
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1901

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jose	Age	Birth yr
Ernestina Hernandez	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Helen Hernandez	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Trina Hernandez	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Monserrate Hernandez	Spouse	—	37	~1903
Jose Hernandez	Son	—	1	~1939
Angelina Hernandez	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Jose Hernandez	Head	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1930

New York, …

Other, age 28

New York, New York · implied b. ~1902 — 19 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hernandez
Given Name	Jose
Relationship to Head	Roomer
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Porto Rico
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1919
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Porto Rico
Mother's Birthplace	Porto Rico
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	States
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Spanish
Veteran	No
Birthplace (normalized)	porto rico

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 39

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1901 — 7 household members

Surname	Hernandez
Given Name	Jose
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Porto Rico
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Park Project
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	770
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	porto rico

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Jose Hernandez

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02661-00253)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Steve Freeman	41	Head	Supt.	Kentucky
42	Pearl Peters	28	Lodger	Asst. Supt.	Virginia
43	Antonio Devila	38	Head	Domestic	Porto Rico
44	Josephina Devila	44	Wife	—	Porto Rico
45	Sam Schwartz	75	Head	—	Poland
46	Sadie Schwartz	72	Wife	—	Poland
47	Mary Schwartz	40	Daughter	Clerk	New York
48	Angel Gregory	45	Head	Laborer	Porto Rico
49	Paganala Gregory	40	Wife	Clothing Clerk	Porto Rico
50	Georgina Gregory	16	Daughter	—	New York
51	Roberto Gregory	14	Son	—	New York
52	William Gregory	12	Son	—	New York
53	Eduardo Gregory	13	Son	—	New York
54	Laura Gregory	9	Daughter	—	New York
55	Arnold Gregory	9	Son	—	New York
56	Alice Sharp	56	Head	Domestic	Br. West Indies
57	Lucilove Cedar	13	Gd-daughter	—	New York
58	Harry Cedar	10	Gd-son	—	New York
59	Ilene Cedar	6	Gd-daughter	—	New York
60	Herman Mahoney	28	Head	Laborer	Porto Rico
61	Rose Mahoney	36	Wife	Domestic	Porto Rico
62	Matilda Pino	75	Mother-in-law	—	Virgin Islands
63	Jose Hernandez THIS PERSON	39	Head	Laborer	Porto Rico
64	Monserrate Hernandez	37	Wife	—	Porto Rico
65	Angelina Hernandez	8	Daughter	—	New York
66	Ernestina Hernandez	7	Daughter	—	New York
67	Trina Hernandez	4	Daughter	—	New York
68	Helen Hernandez	3	Daughter	—	New York
69	Jose Jr. Hernandez	1	Son	—	New York
70	Jose Ramos	44	Head	Clerk	Porto Rico
71	Justina Ramos	39	Wife	Domestic	Porto Rico
72	Mary Ramos	15	Daughter	—	New York
73	Ruth Ramos	6	Daughter	—	New York
74	Raglin George	46	Head	Iron Worker	Br. West Indies
75	Natalie George	38	Wife	—	Br. West Indies
76	Paulette George	7	Daughter	—	New York
77	Bernadine George	5	Daughter	—	New York
78	Raglin Jr. George	4	Son	—	New York
79	Isaline George	3	Daughter	—	New York
80	Chas. Lee	38	Head	Presser	China

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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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