Margaret Lee — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Lee across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Westchester-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1883), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Westchester-County, New York
Surname	Lee
Given Name	Margaret B.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Mount Vernon City
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Mount Vernon City
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Alice Lee	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Montague Lee	Head	—	58	~1882
Charles Lee	Son	—	26	~1914
Margaret Lee	Spouse	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Westchester, New …

Spouse, age 37

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Margaret F
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Westchester, New …

Other, age 47

Westchester, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	LEE
Given Name	MARGARET R
Relationship to Head	WIFE H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	NEW YORK
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	MASSACHUSETTS
Mother's Birthplace	NEW YORK
Occupation	NONE
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Westchester-County, New …

Spouse, age 57

Westchester-County, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Margaret B.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Mount Vernon City
1935 Residence (County)	Westchester
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Margaret Lee

Spouse · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02806-00508)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank J. O'Neill	64	Head	President	New York
2	John E. O'Neill	69	Brother	—	New York
3	Naomi Frederickson	35	Servant	Servant	Finland
4	John	40	Husband	Houseman	Norway
5	Harry	13	Son	—	Norway
6	Edward C. Sommer	56	Head	Broker	New York
7	Marie S. Sommer	56	Wife	—	New Jersey
8	Christine Sommer	25	Daughter	Claim Adjuster	New York
9	Edward C. Jr. Sommer	22	Son	Chemical Engineer	New York
10	James Graf	48	Head	Manager	New York
11	Frieda Graf	35	Wife	—	Canada-English
12	Mark Graf	9	Son	—	Canada-English
13	Montague Lee	58	Head	Salesman	Pennsylvania
14	Margaret B. Lee THIS PERSON	57	Wife	—	New York
15	Charles M. Lee	26	Son	Accountant	New York
16	Alice P. Lee	23	Daughter	Interior Decorator	New York
17	Henry Reichgott	45	Head	Insurance Group Underwriter	Connecticut
18	Sadie Reichgott	43	Wife	—	Illinois
19	Louise Reichgott	18	Daughter	—	Missouri
20	Gertrude Reichgott	16	Daughter	—	Missouri
21	Margaret Reichgott	13	Daughter	—	Missouri
22	Alice Reichgott	9	Daughter	—	Missouri
23	Alice Spiro	32	Sister-in-law	Stenographer	Illinois
24	Sarah Jervis	36	Servant	Servant	Georgia
25	Wesley Jervis	35	Husband	Chauffeur	Georgia
26	Solomon Hermonitz	45	Head	Merchant	Austria
27	Henrietta Hermonitz	40	Wife	—	New York
28	Bernard Hermonitz	18	Son	—	New York
29	Grace Hermonitz	17	Daughter	—	New York
30	Marceline Hermonitz	12	Daughter	—	New York
31	Mary Robenson	28	Servant	Servant	Virginia
32	Abraham Carmel	49	Head	Designing	Poland
33	Lena S. Carmel	48	Wife	—	Austria
34	Lester Carmel	22	Son	Salesman	New York
35	Norman Carmel	16	Son	—	New York
36	Edward Yukov	34	Son-in-law	Salesman	New York
37	Sylvia Yukov	27	Daughter	—	New York
38	Florence Davis	48	Servant	Servant	Massachusetts
39	Seymour J. Levenson	43	Head	Accountant	New York
40	Clara B. Levenson	36	Wife	—	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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