Joseph Wallace — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Wallace across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: British West Indies Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Wallace
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	British West Indies
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Alien
Additional Details
Industry	PW
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	british west indies
Township / Ward	Manhattan
Est. Birth Year	~1880

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Alberta Wallace	Son	—	13	~1927
Yvonne Wallace	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Mary Wallace	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Mary Romney	Other	—	74	~1866
Adelia Wallace	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Joseph Wallace	Head	—	60	~1880
Cecil Wallace	Son	—	20	~1920
Carmen Wallace	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Wilfred Wallace	Son	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1930

New York, …

Head, age 50

New York, New York · implied b. ~1880 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wallace
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	British West Indies
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1923
Age at First Marriage	34
Father's Birthplace	British West Indies
Mother's Birthplace	British West Indies
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Construction Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	70.00
Radio Set	R
Birthplace (normalized)	british west indies

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 60

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1880 — 9 household members

Surname	Wallace
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	British West Indies
1935 Residence (City)	Manhattan
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Naturalization Status	Alien
Industry	PW
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birthplace (normalized)	british west indies

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Joseph Wallace

Head · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · 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-t0627-02668-00789)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Joseph Wallace THIS PERSON	60	Head	—	British West Indies
2	Adelia Wallace	50	Wife	—	St. Barthélemy
3	Wilfred Wallace	23	Son	Porter	Same place
4	Cecil Wallace	20	Son	Attendant	New York
5	Mary Wallace	16	Daughter	—	New York
6	Yvonne Wallace	16	Daughter	—	New York
7	Carmen Wallace	15	Daughter	—	New York
8	Alberta Wallace	13	Son	—	New York
9	Mary Romney	74	Mother	—	St. Barthélemy
10	Alexander Sampson	42	Head	—	N.C.
11	Florence Sampson	46	Wife	—	S.C.
12	Alexander Jr. Sampson	15	Son	—	New York
13	Blanche Sampson	10	Daughter	—	New York
14	Grace Sampson	7	Daughter	—	New York
15	Leroy Sampson	3	Son	—	New York
16	Rose Ann Sampson	0	Child	—	New York
17	Lucille Stewart	38	Head	—	South Carolina
18	George Jr. Stewart	16	Son	—	New York
19	Edith Stewart	14	Daughter	—	New York
20	Lucy Harwell	53	Head	—	Virginia
21	Richard Harwell	23	Son	Leader	New York
22	Mary Harwell	18	Daughter	Telephone Oper.	New York
23	John S. Anderson	61	Head	—	New York
24	Mary Anderson	61	Wife	—	Virginia
25	Elsa Lloyd	29	Daughter	—	Pa.
26	Daniel Lloyd	12	Son	—	New York
27	Howard Jones	31	Head	Laborer	South Carolina
28	Marie Jones	35	Wife	Domestic	North Carolina
29	Mary Roberts	27	Lodger	Domestic	North Carolina
30	Helena Gordon	12	Lodger	—	New York
31	Eddie Williams	40	Head	Mechanist	Florida
32	Catherine Williams	29	Wife	—	North Carolina
33	William Williams	11	Son	—	North Carolina
34	Edith Williams	9	Daughter	—	New York
35	Lewis Williams	4	Son	—	New York
36	Doris Watters	17	Niece	Domestic	North Carolina
37	William Allen	32	Head	Laborer	Virginia
38	Louise Allen	29	Wife	—	Georgia
39	Richard Allen	4	Son	—	New York
40	George Riddick	52	Head	Seaman	North Carolina

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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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