Lillian Cohen — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Lillian Cohen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Housewife
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Occupation	Housewife
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1893

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Lillian	Age	Birth yr
Lillian Cohen	Spouse	—	47	~1893
Herman Cohen	Head	—	52	~1888
Jack Cohen	Son	—	24	~1916
Isiah Loudon	Other	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 28

New York, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1905
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	No
Speaks English	No
Mother Tongue	Russian
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 37

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Jewish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 47

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Lillian
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Housewife
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Lillian Cohen

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · 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-t0627-02613-00869)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Gabriel Aminoff	50	Head	Salesman	Russia
42	Rose Aminoff	42	Wife	Housewife	Roumania
43	Isidore Brauchon	36	Head	Piano Operator	Russia
44	Leah Brauchon	26	Wife	Housewife	Hungary
45	Joseph Leventhal	44	Head	Clothes Designer	Russia
46	Rebecca Leventhal	40	Wife	Housewife	Russia
47	Max Leventhal	18	Son	Printer	New York
48	Moses Leventhal	17	Son	Booker	New York
49	Sally Leventhal	22	Daughter	Saleslady	New York
50	Herman Cohen	52	Head	Owner & Oper	New York
51	Lillian Cohen THIS PERSON	47	Wife	Housewife	Russia
52	Jack Cohen	24	Son	Jr Executive	New York
53	Isiah Loudon	40	Maid	Maid	South Carolina
54	Morris Bitnytsky	45	Head	Operator	Russia
55	Shipra Bitnytsky	38	Wife	Housewife	Russia
56	Rebecca Bitnytsky	16	Daughter	School	Germany
57	Fred Bitnytsky	14	Son	—	Germany
58	Bluma Bitnytsky	13	Daughter	—	Germany
59	Alexander Bitnytsky	9	Son	—	Germany
60	Hannah Hirsh	46	Boarder	Housework	Germany
61	Hyman Horowitz	37	Head	Counterman	Russia
62	Celia Horowitz	32	Wife	Housewife	New York
63	Harvey Horowitz	1	Son	—	New York
64	William Sherman	35	Lodger	Operator	New York
65	Minnie Sherman	28	Lodger	—	Lithuania
66	Herman Sparber	39	Head	Medical Dr	Russia
67	Sylvia Sparber	32	Wife	Housewife	New York
68	Ellen Sparber	3	Daughter	—	New York
69	Della Klemas	22	Maid	Maid	Penna
70	Gussie Segel	64	Wife	Housewife	Austria
71	Sanford Segel	29	Son	Salesman	Ohio
72	Julius Lipshitz	36	Head	Asst Manager	New York
73	Rose Lipshitz	35	Wife	Housewife	New York
74	Clementine Lipshitz	11	Daughter	School	New York
75	Reba Lipshitz	7	Daughter	School	New York
76	Sam Grodin	31	Head	Salesman	New York
77	Esther Grodin	31	Wife	Housewife	New York
78	Sylvia Grodin	4	Daughter	—	New York
79	Joseph Shapiro	35	Head	Salesman	Russia
80	Anna Shapiro	35	Wife	Housewife	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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