Margaret Powers — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Powers across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 4-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Powers
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Queens borough
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland
Township / Ward	Queens Borough
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Catherine Powers	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Harry Powers	Head	—	60	~1880
Arthur Powers	Son	—	25	~1915
Margaret Powers	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Bronx, New …

Spouse, age 28

Bronx, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Powers
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Year of Immigration	1909
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	Ireland
Year of Naturalization	1916
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 39

New York, New York · implied b. ~1891 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Powers
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

1940

Queens-County, New …

Spouse, age 50

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

Surname	Powers
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ireland
1935 Residence (City)	Queens borough
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Ireland
Birthplace (normalized)	ireland

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Margaret Powers

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02724-00301)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Harry Healy	43	Head	Mechanic	New York
42	Anna Healy	36	Wife	—	New York
43	Catherine Healy	16	Daughter	—	New York
44	Frances Healy	14	Daughter	—	New York
45	Margaret Healy	8	Daughter	—	New York
46	Donald Healy	5	Son	—	New York
47	John Healy	2	Son	—	New York
48	Harry Powers	60	Head	Rigger	Ireland
49	Margaret Powers THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Ireland
50	Arthur Powers	25	Son	Clerk	New York
51	Catherine Powers	21	Daughter	Clerk	New York
52	John Call	46	Head	Painter	Ireland
53	Madge Call	49	Wife	—	Scotland
54	Albert Carlson	46	Head	Estimator	New York
55	Margaret Carlson	44	Wife	—	Austria
56	Albert Carlson	16	Son	—	New York
57	Louis Porter	50	Head	Broker	New York
58	Dorothy Porter	50	Wife	—	Ireland
59	Clifford Porter	21	Son	Clerk	New York
60	George Porter	16	Son	—	New York
61	Warren Porter	6	Son	—	New York
62	Mary Porter	65	Mother-in-law	Seamstress	Ireland
63	John Herdtman	40	Head	Cabinet Maker	New York
64	Dorothy Herdtman	34	Wife	—	New York
65	Frances Herdtman	18	Daughter	Hat Check	New York
66	John Herdtman	16	Son	—	New York
67	Evelyn Herdtman	15	Daughter	—	New York
68	Dorothy Herdtman	14	Daughter	—	New York
69	George Herdtman	10	Son	—	New York
70	Thomas Herdtman	6	Son	—	New York
71	Mary Herdtman	2	Daughter	—	New York
72	James Bernhart	34	Head	Mechanic	Penn.
73	Emma Bernhart	27	Wife	—	New York
74	Catherine Bernhart	10	Daughter	—	New York
75	James Bernhart	8	Son	—	New York
76	Marianne Bernhart	6	Daughter	—	New York
77	Frank Horn	58	Head	File Setter	New York
78	Alice Horn	50	Wife	—	New York
79	Frank Horn	26	Son	—	New York
80	Charles Horn	24	Son	Chauffeur	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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