Sarah Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Female Spouse Born: Russia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Atlantic City
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Fruit Salesman
Industry	Retail Fruit
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	298
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	New Jersey
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia
Occupation	Fruit Salesman
Township / Ward	Philadelphia
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Louis Thompson	Head	—	42	~1898
Isadore Thompson	Son	—	20	~1920
Jack Thompson	Son	—	18	~1922
Samuel Thompson	Son	—	22	~1918
Sarah Thompson	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 21

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Year of Immigration	1913
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Yiddish
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1930

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 30

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1913
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Russian
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

1940

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 40

Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Russia
1935 Residence (City)	Atlantic City
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Fruit Salesman
Industry	Retail Fruit
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	298
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	New Jersey
Birth Country	Russia
Birthplace (normalized)	russia

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Sarah Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Pennsylvania

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1940 US Federal Census — Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03719-00531)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Aileen Segal	15	Step-daughter	—	Pennsylvania
42	Anna Segal	14	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
44	Joseph Fishehoff	51	Head	Peddler	Austria
45	Sophie Fishehoff	47	Wife	—	Austria
46	Joseph Rubin	40	Head	Grocer	Russia
47	Max Rubin	17	Son	—	Pennsylvania
48	Jacob Rubin	75	Father	—	Russia
49	Beata Rubin	71	Mother	—	Russia
50	Sidney Goldman	37	Head	Fruit Dealer	Russia
51	Dorothy Goldman	28	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
52	Arlene Goldman	8	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
53	Louis Stein	58	Head	Shoe Salesman	Russia
54	Sarah Stein	52	Wife	—	Russia
55	Fannie Shore	54	Head	Saleswoman	Russia
56	Adele Shore	23	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Pennsylvania
57	Albert Shore	17	Son	—	Pennsylvania
58	Louis Rosenthal	72	Head	Salesman	Russia
59	Emma Rosenthal	69	Wife	—	Russia
60	Ida Nurinsky	65	Head	—	Russia
61	Isadore Bank	33	Head	Salesman	Russia
62	Helen Bank	30	Wife	Saleswoman	Russia
63	Muriel Bank	7	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
64	Allen Bank	2	Son	—	Pennsylvania
65	Lena Bass	17	Lodger	—	Pennsylvania
66	Samuel Romm	33	Head	Pipechanger	Russia
67	Bella Romm	29	Wife	—	Russia
68	Louis Thompson	42	Head	Fruit Salesman	Pennsylvania
69	Sarah Thompson THIS PERSON	40	Wife	Fruit Salesman	Russia
70	Samuel Thompson	22	Son	Grocery Salesman	Pennsylvania
71	Isadore Thompson	20	Son	Fruit Salesman	Pennsylvania
72	Jack Thompson	18	Son	Fruit Salesman	Pennsylvania
73	Clara Goldman	48	Head	—	Russia
74	Paul Fine	42	Head	Butcher	Russia
75	Anna Fine	36	Wife	—	Russia
76	Joseph Fine	18	Son	—	Russia
77	Henrietta Fine	14	Daughter	—	Russia
78	Gilbert Fine	4	Son	—	Pennsylvania
79	Esther Scall	75	Mother-in-law	—	Russia
80	Max Flemm	62	Head	Salesman (Fruit)	Hungary

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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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