Ruth Cohen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Richmond-City-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Cohen across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richmond-City-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1924), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 16 b. ~1924 Female Daughter Born: Virginia Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richmond-City-County, Virginia
Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Ruth B
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond City
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Richmond
Est. Birth Year	~1924

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Ruth Cohen	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Meyer Cohen	Head	—	68	~1872
Esther Cohen	Spouse	—	58	~1882
Samuel Shank	Other	—	29	~1911
Hilda Shank	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Jane Shank	Daughter	—	3	~1937

Census Appearances

1930

Henrico, Virginia

Daughter, age 6

Henrico, Virginia · implied b. ~1924 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Ruth B
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Occupation	saleslady
Industry	department store
Class of Worker	W
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Richmond-City-County, Virginia

Daughter, age 16

Richmond-City-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1924 — 6 household members

Surname	Cohen
Given Name	Ruth B
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond City
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Ruth Cohen across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Ruth Cohen

Daughter · 1940 · age 16 · b. ~1924 · Virginia

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Sibling

Hilda Shank

Sibling · 1940 · age 28

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Jane Shank

Sibling · 1940 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Richmond-City-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04322-00445)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James P Schultz	72	Head	Bookkeeper	Virginia
2	Mary A Schultz	60	Wife	—	Virginia
3	James R Warren	6	Son	—	Virginia
4	M. Eleanor Goodwin	67	Head	—	Virginia
5	William D Griffin	42	Head	Paint Skinner	Virginia
6	Bessie E Griffin	38	Wife	Patcher	North Carolina
7	Audrey M Griffin	20	Son	Asst Shipping Clerk	Virginia
8	Charles D Griffin	18	Son	Attendant	Virginia
9	Oscar L Miles	29	Head	Service Dept	Virginia
10	Grace E Miles	24	Wife	—	Virginia
11	Frank S Miles	4	Son	—	Virginia
12	James E Dickerson	67	Head	—	Virginia
13	Florence E Dickerson	63	Wife	—	Virginia
14	George R Doane	65	Head	Retired	Virginia
15	Susie R Doane	65	Wife	—	Virginia
16	Mollie R Jones	53	Lodger	—	Virginia
17	Catherine A Donovan	72	Head	—	Virginia
18	Stuart O Barker	32	Head	Wood Worker	Virginia
19	Dorothy R Barker	26	Wife	—	Virginia
20	Stuart E Barker	5	Son	—	Virginia
21	Frank S Otey	45	Head	Clerk	Virginia
22	Mary V Otey	59	Sister	—	Virginia
23	Bessie D Otey	57	Sister	—	Virginia
24	Joseph S Wilson	66	Head	Cashier	Virginia
25	Mary J Wilson	61	Wife	—	West Virginia
26	Jones E Evans	26	Lodger	—	West Virginia
27	Thomas S Bear	27	Lodger	—	West Virginia
28	Meyer Cohen	68	Head	Retired Salesman	Pennsylvania
29	Esther Cohen	58	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
30	Ruth B Cohen THIS PERSON	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
31	Samuel Shank	29	Son-in-law	Salesman	Pennsylvania
32	Hilda Shank	28	Daughter	—	Virginia
33	Jane R Shank	3	Daughter	—	Virginia
34	Wylie M Morris	52	Head	Engineer	Virginia
35	Bettie B Morris	43	Wife	—	Virginia
36	Elizabeth M Morris	24	Daughter	Stenographer	Virginia
37	Marion M Morris	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Virginia
38	Edwin P Morris	16	Son	—	Virginia
39	James I Carroll	45	Head	Clerk	Virginia
40	Mary R Carroll	45	Wife	—	Virginia

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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