Mary Goodman — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Mary Goodman across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Spouse Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Goodman
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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 Mary	Age	Birth yr
Estelle Goodman	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Shirley Goodman	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Mary Goodman	Spouse	—	54	~1886
Jacob Goodman	Head	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 30

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1890 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Goodman
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1907
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	No
Speaks English	No
Mother Tongue	Russian
Birth Country	Russia
Year of Naturalization	1913
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 42

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Goodman
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1908
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Jewish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 54

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

Surname	Goodman
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Mary Goodman

Spouse · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01857-00644)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gertrude Alton	60	Wife	—	Canada-English
2	Ruth Ellis	31	Lodger	Custom Of Or Operator	Michigan
6	Rayna Anderson	31	Head	Nutritionist	Norway
7	John Clark	50	Head	Salesman	Michigan
8	Margaret Clark	47	Wife	—	Georgia
9	Margaret Mccutchan	42	Head	Office Clerk	Pennsylvania
10	Cuyler W. Mccutchan	22	Son	Junior Clerk	Michigan
11	Edith Mayer	35	Head	Teacher	Michigan
12	Stephen Sargent	37	Head	Switch Board Engineer	Illinois
13	Kathleen Sargent	36	Wife	—	Michigan
14	Cochta Ehlen	50	Head	—	Michigan
15	Rita Ehlen	21	Daughter	Private Secretary	Michigan
16	Mary Ehlen	16	Daughter	—	Michigan
17	Alex Spyer	34	Head	Insurance Salesman	Canada-English
18	Sylvia Spyer	30	Wife	—	Ohio
19	Carol Spyer	6	Daughter	—	Michigan
20	Donald Spyer	2	Son	—	Michigan
21	Mary Spyer	72	Mother	—	Russia
22	Helen Spyer	32	Sister	Saleslady	Canada-English
23	Richard Hubbard	39	Head	Reporter	Illinois
24	Mary Hubbard	34	Wife	—	Illinois
25	Lois Hubbard	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
26	Benjamin Garsin	50	Head	Insurance Agent	Russia-Lithuania
27	Esther Garsin	44	Wife	—	Russia
28	Nathan Garsin	24	Son	—	Pennsylvania
29	Gladys Garsin	14	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
30	Muriel Garsin	10	Daughter	—	Michigan
31	Jacob Goodman	56	Head	Milk Salesman	Russia
32	Mary Goodman THIS PERSON	54	Wife	—	Russia
33	Estelle Goodman	21	Daughter	—	Ohio
34	Shirley Goodman	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
35	Sam Young	46	Head	Milkman	Russia
36	Rae Young	44	Wife	—	Russia
37	Mildred Young	17	Daughter	—	Russia
38	Irving Young	15	Son	—	Michigan
39	David Young	11	Son	—	Michigan
40	Harry Holt	44	Head	Locomotive Engineer	Canada-French

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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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