Ruth Gordon — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Gordon across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1928), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1928 Female Daughter Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1928

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 Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Fanny Gordon	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Samuel Gordon	Head	—	53	~1887
Ruth Gordon	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Isadore Gordon	Son	—	26	~1914
Jack Gordon	Son	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1930

New York, …

Daughter, age 1

New York, New York · implied b. ~1929 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Poland
Mother's Birthplace	Poland
Occupation	none
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

New-York-County, New …

Daughter, age 12

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1928 — 5 household members

Surname	Gordon
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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

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Ruth Gordon

Daughter · 1940 · age 12 · b. ~1928 · New York

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Sibling

Jack Gordon

Sibling · 1940 · age 25

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Isadore Gordon

Sibling · 1940 · age 26

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 — New-York-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02635-00010)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Marilyn Rosen	18	Daughter	—	New York
2	Joseph Rosen	15	Son	—	New York
3	Edward Crawford	29	Head	Janitor	Oklahoma
4	Ann Crawford	25	Wife	—	Ireland
5	Virginia Crawford	5	Daughter	—	New York
6	Paul Kaplan	59	Head	Lithographer	Poland
7	Fanny Kaplan	55	Wife	—	Poland
8	Henry Kaplan	26	Son	Supervisor	New York
9	Rachel Perlman	65	Head	—	Poland
10	Rose Tractman	75	Lodger	—	Poland
11	Gussie Steiger	28	Head	—	Austria
12	Sam Butstein	37	Brother-in-law	Pleater	Austria
13	Ray Butstein	36	Daughter	—	Austria
14	Max Fingerhoot	58	Head	Painter	Austria
15	Helen Fingerhoot	50	Wife	—	Austria
16	Anna Fingerhoot	15	Daughter	—	New York
17	Irving Fingerhoot	11	Son	—	New York
18	Arnold Fingerhoot	7	Son	—	New York
19	Irving Feuer	54	Head	Information	Austria
20	Annie Feuer	41	Wife	—	Austria
21	Clara Feuer	28	Daughter	Investigator	New York
22	Philip Feuer	16	Son	—	New York
23	Rita Feuer	12	Daughter	—	New York
24	Louis Bekin	38	Head	Chauffeur	New York
25	Molly Bekin	32	Wife	—	New York
26	Alice Bekin	10	Daughter	—	New York
27	Harold Bekin	9	Son	—	New York
28	Sid Rudish	24	Head	Auto Mechanic	New York
29	Rose Rudish	21	Wife	—	New York
30	Joe Rudish	1	Son	—	New York
31	Elaine Rudish	2	Daughter	—	New York
32	Samuel Gordon	53	Head	Painter	Russia
33	Fanny Gordon	50	Wife	—	Austria
34	Isadore Gordon	26	Son	Sub Clerk	New York
35	Jack Gordon	25	Son	Proof Reader	New York
36	Ruth Gordon THIS PERSON	12	Daughter	—	New York
37	Joseph Lehrer	54	Head	Elevator	Russia
38	Fanny Lehrer	50	Wife	—	Austria
39	Nathan Lehrer	22	Son	Shipping Clerk	New York
40	Sally Lehrer	16	Daughter	—	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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