Samuel Cooper — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Samuel Cooper across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kings-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Philip & Fannie — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kings-County, New York
Surname	Cooper
Given Name	Samuel
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Machinist
Class of Worker	OA
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Occupation	Machinist
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Samuel	Age	Birth yr
Lillian Cooper	Spouse	—	33	~1907
Lorelei Cooper	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Samuel Cooper	Head	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Hudson, New …

Son, age 19

Hudson, New Jersey · implied b. ~1901 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cooper
Given Name	Samuel
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1910
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Law
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

New York, …

Head, age 30

New York, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cooper
Given Name	Samuel
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1910
Age at First Marriage	1910
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	35
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Kings-County, New …

Head, age 40

Kings-County, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

Surname	Cooper
Given Name	Samuel
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Kings
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Machinist
Class of Worker	OA
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Our Model Tree links Samuel Cooper across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 3 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Philip Cooper (~0.92 confidence) and mother Fannie Cooper (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Philip Cooper

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Fannie Cooper

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Samuel Cooper

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · New York

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02605-00343)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Myra Nerenberg	56	Head	—	NY
42	Isaac Cohen	55	Father-in-law	Operator	Russia
43	Ida Cohen	53	Mother-in-law	—	Russia
44	Aaron Woods	60	Head	Importer	Russia
45	Fanny Woods	55	Wife	—	NY
46	Harry Woods	29	Son	Attorney	NY
47	Lester Woods	28	Son	Salesman	NY
48	Lena Matthews	80	Head	—	NY
49	Wm F Matthews	47	Son	Clerk	NY
50	Louis Dubill	29	Head	Butcher	Russia
51	Sylvia Dubill	24	Wife	—	NY
52	Florence Dubill	4	Daughter	—	NY
53	Paul Dubill	0	Son	—	NY
54	Morris Postel	22	Head	Operator	NY
55	Beatrice Postel	22	Wife	Packer	NY
56	Benj. Goldstein	45	Head	Clerk	NY
57	Pauline Goldstein	35	Wife	—	NY
58	Charlotte Goldstein	8	Daughter	—	NY
59	Lorraine Goldstein	0	Daughter	—	NY
60	Isaac Pekarsky	60	Head	Operator	Russia
61	Anna Pekarsky	51	Wife	—	Russia
62	Ida Pekarsky	27	Daughter	Homework	NY
63	Peter Sapinto	45	Head	Shoe Repair	Italy
64	Adeline Sapinto	43	Wife	—	Italy
65	Leonora Sapinto	19	Daughter	Hair Dresser	Conn
66	Sally Sapinto	16	Daughter	Student	Conn
67	Genevieve Sapinto	14	Daughter	Student	Conn
68	Lawrence Frommer	37	Head	Roofer	NY
69	Adeline Frommer	33	Wife	—	NY
70	Viola Frommer	13	Daughter	—	NY
71	Gilbert Frommer	11	Son	—	NY
72	Sandra Frommer	8	Daughter	—	NY
73	Nathan Passick	40	Head	Pattern Maker	Russia
74	Rose Passick	38	Wife	—	Russia
75	Murray Passick	18	Son	—	NY
76	Shirley Passick	13	Daughter	—	NY
77	Lawrence Passick	5	Son	—	NY
78	Samuel Cooper THIS PERSON	40	Head	Machinist	Russia
79	Lillian Cooper	33	Wife	—	NY
80	Lorelei Cooper	2	Daughter	—	NY

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Pedigree Summary

Samuel

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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