Mary Shaffer — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Atlantic-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Mary Shaffer across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Atlantic-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Head Born: Austria Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Atlantic-County, New Jersey
Surname	Shaffer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	Atlantic City
1935 Residence (County)	Atlantic
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Additional Details
Occupation	Tailoring
Industry	Tailoring
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	20
Income (1939)	654
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria
Occupation	Tailoring
Township / Ward	Atlantic City
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Sylvia Shaffer	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Mary Shaffer	Head	—	46	~1894
Jean Shaffer	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Shirley Shaffer	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Ida Shaffer	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Anna Shaffer	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Benjamin Shaffer	Son	—	24	~1916
Irving Shaffer	Son	—	10	~1930
Jack Shaffer	Son	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1930

Atlantic, New …

Spouse, age 36

Atlantic, New Jersey · implied b. ~1894 — 11 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Schaffer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Austria
Year of Immigration	1904
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Austrian
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

1940

Atlantic-County, New …

Head, age 46

Atlantic-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1894 — 9 household members

Surname	Shaffer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Austria
1935 Residence (City)	Atlantic City
1935 Residence (County)	Atlantic
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Occupation	Tailoring
Industry	Tailoring
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	20
Income (1939)	654
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Austria
Birthplace (normalized)	austria

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Mary Shaffer

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · New Jersey

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02300-00489)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lois E. Fischer	10	Daughter	—	New Jersey
42	Norman E. Fischer	5	Son	—	New Jersey
43	Nathan Levine	61	Father in law	Grocery Clerk	Russia
44	Ida Levine	58	Mother in law	Housewife	Russia
45	Edmond Hayes	21	Head	Labor	New Jersey
46	Mary M. Hayes	21	Wife	Housewife	Penna.
47	Patricia M. Hayes	1	Daughter	—	New Jersey
48	John D. White	42	Head	Carpenter	Penna.
49	Martha White	42	Wife	Housewife	Penna.
50	Virginia White	17	Daughter	—	Penna.
51	John D. White	15	Son	—	Penna.
52	Sarah Mccormick	37	Head	Waitress	Penna.
53	John J. Mccormick	17	Son	—	Penna.
54	Thomas F. Mccormick	14	Son	—	Penna.
55	Joseph F. Coogan	49	Lodger	Special Deputy Sheriff	Penna.
56	Amer Erwin	60	Head	Paper Hanger	Penna.
57	Sadie Erwin	53	Wife	Housewife	Penna.
58	Mary Shaffer THIS PERSON	46	Head	Tailoring	Austria
59	Anna Shaffer	26	Daughter	Seamstress	Penna.
60	Benjamin Shaffer	24	Son	Labor	Penna.
61	Sylvia Shaffer	20	Daughter	Housekeeper	Penna.
62	Ida Shaffer	17	Daughter	Student Aide	Penna.
63	Jean Shaffer	14	Daughter	—	Penna.
64	Jack Shaffer	12	Son	—	New Jersey
65	Irving Shaffer	10	Son	—	New Jersey
66	Shirley Shaffer	7	Daughter	—	New Jersey
67	Florence Gollmer	35	Head	Housekeeper	Penna.
68	George Gollmer	11	Son	—	New Jersey
69	Helen Kleink	22	Niece	Sales Lady	Penna.
70	Gloria Kleink	18	Niece	—	New Jersey
71	William Kleink	14	Nephew	—	New York
72	(None) (None)	None	(None)	—	(None)
73	Celesta Johnson	55	Head	Housewife	New Jersey
74	Alvin Morris	34	Son	Telegraph Operator	New Jersey
75	Edith Morris	33	Daughter in law	Telephone Operator	New Jersey
76	Edith Morris	9	Granddaughter	—	New Jersey
77	Charles Long	40	Lodger	Watchman	New Jersey
78	John Nelson	47	Head	Janitor	New Jersey
79	Elizabeth Nelson	45	Wife	Housewife	New Jersey
80	Charles Nelson	18	Son	Carpenter	New Jersey

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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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