Mary Shaffer — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Mary Shaffer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1872), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 68 b. ~1872 Female Spouse Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Erie-County, New York
Surname	Shaffer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo city
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Township / Ward	Buffalo City
Est. Birth Year	~1872

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 Mary	Age	Birth yr
Irving Shaffer	Son	—	35	~1905
Mary Shaffer	Other	—	25	~1915
Barbara Shaffer	Other	—	2	~1938
Mary Shaffer	Spouse	—	68	~1872
David Shaffer	Son	—	28	~1912
Joseph Shaffer	Head	—	71	~1869
Reuben Shaffer	Son	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Erie, New …

Spouse, age 46

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1874 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaffer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1903
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Jewish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Erie, New …

Spouse, age 55

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaffer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1906
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Erie-County, New …

Spouse, age 68

Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1872 — 7 household members

Surname	Shaffer
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	68
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo city
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Mary Shaffer

Spouse · 1940 · age 68 · b. ~1872 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02836-00358)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Eileen Karoff	10	daughter	—	New York
42	Daniel Gelman	61	Head	Dealer	Russia
43	Sarah Gelman	58	wife	—	Russia
44	Gordon Mittleman	11	lodger	—	New York
45	Joseph Pearl	50	head	Proprietor	Poland
46	Helen Pearl	44	wife	Saleslady	Poland
47	Rebecca Pearl	24	daughter	Writer	Poland
48	Cecil Pearl	23	son	Pharmacist	Poland
49	Harry Eisen	43	head	Proprietor	Massachusetts
50	Molly Eisen	34	wife	—	Canada
51	Arthur Eisen	10	son	—	Canada
52	Joseph Cohen	52	head	Proprietor	Russia
53	Eleanor Cohen	54	wife	Clerk	New York
54	Ruth Cohen	15	daughter	—	New York
55	Henry Cohen	12	son	—	New York
56	Wilma Dahlstrom	61	head	Cleaning Woman	Sweden
57	Florence Dahlstrom	35	daughter	Correspondence Clerk	New York
58	Elmer Dahlstrom	32	son	Pattern Maker	New York
59	Harold Dahlstrom	18	son	Clerk-Cub	New York
60	Harrison Ruth Engler	31	lodger	Cashier	New York
61	Albert G Engler	52	head	Proprietor	New York
62	Mabel E Engler	48	wife	Teacher	New York
63	Bernard Bentry	40	head	Proprietor	New York
64	Esther Bentry	45	wife	—	New York
65	Sherwood Bentry	15	son	—	New York
66	William Krause	33	head	Manager	Illinois
67	Muriel Krause	25	wife	—	Buffalo
68	Marcia Krause	5	daughter	—	New York
69	Virginia Harper	24	servant	Maid	New York
70	Joseph Shaffer	71	head	—	Russia
71	Mary Shaffer THIS PERSON	68	wife	—	Russia
72	Irving Shaffer	35	son	Salesman	Russia
73	David Shaffer	28	son	Pharmacist	New York
74	Reuben Shaffer	30	son	Clerk	New York
75	Mary Shaffer	25	daughter in law	—	Poland
76	Barbara Shaffer	2	granddaughter	—	New York
77	William Collins	46	head	Salesman	New Jersey
78	Elizabeth Collins	46	wife	—	New York
79	Mary Collins	36	mother	—	New York
80	Edward Collins	48	brother	Mechanic	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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