May Smith — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this May Smith across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Head Born: New York Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Occupation	Accountant
Industry	Cat accounting
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	931
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Accountant
Township / Ward	New York City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to May	Age	Birth yr
Aimee Smith	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Pearl Smith	Daughter	—	25	~1915
Lillian Smith	Daughter	—	21	~1919
May Smith	Head	—	50	~1890
Sadie Smith	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Kings, New …

Spouse, age 29

Kings, New York · implied b. ~1891 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Stenographer
Industry	Law Office
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

New York, …

Spouse, age 40

New York, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 50

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

Surname	Smith
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Occupation	Accountant
Industry	Cat accounting
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	931
Highest Grade	H 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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May Smith

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02637-00066)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Malvina Falk	40	Cousin	Finisher	Hungary
2	Frank	21	Cousin	New Worker	New York
3	Josephine Frank	17	Cousin	—	New York
4	Irene Korody	30	Cousin	Cashier-Typist	New Jersey
5	Alexander Korody	32	Cousin	Foreign Representative	Hungary
6	May Smith THIS PERSON	50	Head	Accountant	New York
7	Sadie Smith	47	Wife	—	France
8	Pearl Smith	25	Daughter	Secretary	New Jersey
9	Aimee Smith	22	Daughter	Secretary	New York
10	Lillian Smith	21	Daughter	Actress	New York
11	Benjamin Spanbock	47	Head	Sales Manager	New York
12	Belle Spanbock	43	Wife	—	New York
13	Maurice Spanbock	16	Son	—	New York
14	Thelma Spanbock	11	Daughter	—	New York
15	Rachel Ward	76	Mother in law	—	Russia
16	Irving E Stebbins	65	Partner	Salesman	Russia
17	Celia Stebbins	49	Partner's Wife	Salesman	New York
18	David M Stebbins	26	Partner's Son	Broker	New York
19	Marcia Stebbins	17	Partner's Daughter	—	New York
20	Arthur F Kaufman	61	Head	Representative	New York
21	Alice S Kaufman	60	Wife	—	New York
22	Coral Jane Kaufman	82	Mother	—	Ohio
23	Grace S Quest	65	Sister in law	—	New York
24	Edythe Jenks	58	Head	Trained Nurse	Georgia
25	Alma R Hayes	54	Sister	—	Georgia
26	Rose Gilbert	40	Roomer	Typist	New York
27	Harry Hochenberg	35	Head	Salesman	Massachusetts
28	Bertha Hochenberg	25	Wife	—	New York
29	Alice Hochenberg	5	Daughter	—	New York
30	Son Hercin	18	Son	Office Assistant	New York
31	Mary Keretes	51	Head	Rooming House Keeper	Hungary
32	Elizabeth Moggardi	53	Head	Rooming House Keeper	Hungary
33	William Lieberman	29	Roomer	Commercial Chauffeur	New York
34	Elizabeth Lieberman	29	Roomer's Wife	—	New York
35	Andrew Parker	40	Roomer	Architect	Hungary
36	Flora Parker	36	Roomer's Wife	—	Hungary
37	Bernard Devine	30	Roomer	Cashier, Salesman	Pennsylvania
38	Adrian C Griffin	27	Roomer	Attorney	New York
39	Kenneth Cassidy	31	Roomer	Desk Clerk	Pennsylvania
40	Helen Cassidy	24	Wife	Waitress	Pennsylvania

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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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