Martin Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Martin Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Jesse — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Martin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	nyc
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Sales Clerk
Industry	Sheffield Farms
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	62
Income (1939)	1029
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Sales Clerk
Township / Ward	Nyc
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Martin	Age	Birth yr
Gwendolyn Johnson	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Martin Johnson	Head	—	27	~1913
Gertrude Johnson	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Other, age 7

New York, New York · implied b. ~1913 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Martin
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

New York, …

Son, age 17

New York, New York · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Martin
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 27

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Martin
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	nyc
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Occupation	Sales Clerk
Industry	Sheffield Farms
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	62
Income (1939)	1029
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links Martin Johnson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Jesse Johnson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Jesse Johnson

b. ~1885

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Martin Johnson

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · New York

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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02672-00194)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Wendell Bentley	5	Son	—	New York
42	Frances Bentley	2	Daughter	—	New York
43	Wilhelmina Rivers	28	Head	Housework	South Carolina
44	Mabel Brown	38	Lodger	Housework	South Carolina
45	Rufus Robinson	24	Head	Repairer Of Shoes	South Carolina
46	Gladys Robinson	23	Wife	—	South Carolina
47	Gwendolyn Robinson	4	Daughter	—	South Carolina
48	Henry Holmes	33	Head	—	North Carolina
49	Lillian Holmes	28	Wife	Finisher	North Carolina
50	Martin Johnson THIS PERSON	27	Head	Sales Clerk	New York
51	Gertrude Johnson	26	Wife	—	New York
52	Gwendolyn Johnson	6	Daughter	—	New York
53	Lillian Greene	35	Head	Salesgirl	Massachusetts
54	Claude Greene	10	Son	—	New York
55	Nancy Greene	7	Daughter	—	Massachusetts
56	Sadie Johnson	18	Sister	Sales Clerk	Massachusetts
57	Earle Robinson	24	Lodger	Delivery Man	Massachusetts
58	Louise Williams	30	Head	Housework	New York
59	Edith Small	34	Head	Foreman	New York
60	John Jr. Small	12	Son	—	New York
61	Cynthia Small	11	Daughter	—	New York
62	Regenia Small	10	Daughter	—	New York
63	Harold Miller	35	Head	Postal Clerk	New York
64	Mabel Miller	32	Wife	—	Virginia
65	William Studivent	29	Brother-in-law	Slipper Builder	Virginia
66	Fred Paisley	39	Head	Hydraulic Pressman	British West Indies
67	Evelyn Paisley	39	Wife	—	Virginia
68	Kenneth Paisley	16	Son	—	New York
69	Frederick Paisley	15	Son	—	New York
70	Glorine Gurley	44	Head	—	Maryland
71	Harry Fassett	45	Lodger	Handy Man	Pennsylvania
72	Cabot Mitchell	60	Head	Porter	West Indies
73	Albertha Mitchell	55	Wife	—	West Indies
74	William H. Allen	42	Head	Bartender	New Jersey
75	Julia M. Allen	40	Wife	—	Georgia
76	Benjamin Carter	49	Head	Porter	Washington D.C.
77	Mary Hurley	47	Sister	—	Washington D.C.
78	John Wilcox	50	Head	Porter	Texas
79	Salena Wilcox	35	Wife	—	Georgia
80	Shirley Wilcox	7	Daughter	—	New York

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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