Margaret Meyer — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Meyer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Austria Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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 Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Meyer	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Peter Meyer	Head	—	58	~1882
Margaret Seligman	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Alice Meyer	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Albert Ziegler	Other	—	32	~1908
William Meyer	Son	—	14	~1926
Samuel Seligman	Spouse	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 35

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Year of Immigration	1906
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1930

Kings, New …

Other, age 42

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1907
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Austria
Mother's Birthplace	Austria
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1940

Kings-County, New …

Spouse, age 50

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 7 household members

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

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Margaret Meyer

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · New York

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02614-00090)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Isidore Seger	57	Head	Manager	Austria
2	Carrie Seger	47	Wife	—	Hungary
3	Ruth Seger	15	Daughter	—	New York
4	Morris Jacob	48	Head	Shoe Repairing	Poland
5	Rebecca Jacob	39	Wife	—	Russia
6	Sylvia Jacob	20	Daughter	Lab. Technician	New York
7	Isaac Jacob	18	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
8	Celia Jacob	16	Daughter	School	New York
9	Joseph Jacob	11	Son	—	New York
10	Eugene Di Donato	45	Head	Barber	Italy
11	Geral Di Donato	42	Wife	—	Italy
12	Flora Di Donato	20	Daughter	Embroider	Italy
13	Olga Di Donato	20	Daughter	Maker	Italy
14	Ralph Di Donato	19	Son	Printer	Italy
15	Frances Di Donato	16	Daughter	—	Italy
16	Gustav Di Donato	15	Son	—	Italy
17	Anna Di Donato	12	Daughter	—	Italy
18	Victor Di Donato	4	Son	—	Italy
19	Albert Di Donato	2	Son	—	New York
20	Robert Di Donato	2	Son	—	New York
21	Frieda Schwartz	37	Head	Clerk	Russia
22	Eleanor Schwartz	11	Daughter	—	New York
23	Anna Geras	43	Head	On Relief	Russia
24	Florence Geras	15	Daughter	—	New York
25	Nathan Shapiro	58	Head	Rabbi	Palestine
26	Nechma Shapiro	58	Wife	—	Poland
27	Abraham Bealer	51	Janitor	Janitor	South Carolina
28	Pearl Stevens	18	Maid	Maid	South Carolina
29	Jennie Bryde	70	Head	—	New Jersey
30	Frederick Fessberger	42	Head	Tower Man	New York
31	Lillian Fessberger	32	Wife	—	New York
32	Frederick Jr Fessberger	13	Son	—	New York
33	Peter J Meyer	58	Head	Carpet Layer	Austria
34	Margaret Meyer THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Austria
35	Alice Meyer	26	Daughter	Clerk	New York
36	William Meyer	14	Son	—	New York
37	Albert Ziegler	32	Step Son	Operator	New York
38	Samuel Seligman	37	Husband	Telegrapher	New York
39	Margaret Seligman	31	Wife	Telegrapher	New York
40	Walter Fahrenholz	35	Head	Oiler	Germany

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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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