Sarah Walker — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Walker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-York-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-York-County, New York
Surname	Walker
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	New York
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Sarah Walker	Head	—	65	~1875
Thomas Walker	Son	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

New York, …

Spouse, age 43

New York, New York · implied b. ~1877 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

New York, …

Other, age 54

New York, New York · implied b. ~1876 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Mother
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	Private family
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

New-York-County, New …

Head, age 65

New-York-County, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 2 household members

Surname	Walker
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	New York
1935 Residence (County)	New York
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Sarah Walker

Head · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · New York

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

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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-t0627-02664-00307)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Julius Thompson	1	Son	—	New York
2	Francis Heatherton	74	Head	—	Florida
3	Marion Delfair	29	Head	—	North Carolina
4	Samuel Delfair	10	Son	—	New York
5	Fred Knowles	39	Head	Cook	New York
6	Agnes Dennis	25	Lodger	Night Watchman	Virginia
7	Leon Parkes	30	Head	Laborer	Georgia
8	Elizabeth Harris	36	Head	—	South Carolina
9	Norman Harris	8	Son	—	New York
10	Maurice Harris	2	Son	—	New York
11	Dora Lembricky	60	Head	—	Florida
12	Joseph Davis	60	Head	Elevator Pilot	Tennessee
13	Sarah Walker THIS PERSON	65	Head	—	Virginia
14	Thomas Walker	24	Son	Laborer	New York
15	James Hall	50	Head	Laborer	Georgia
16	Dorothy Hall	45	Wife	—	Georgia
17	Harold Green	25	Head	Porter	Georgia
18	Al Greene	28	Head	Shipping Clerk	Texas
19	Wanda Greene	22	Wife	—	North Carolina
20	Isabelle Greene	3	Daughter	—	New York
21	Leon Pratt	42	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
22	Mary Pratt	37	Wife	—	Tennessee
23	Washington Wilder	42	Head	Truck Driver	North Carolina
24	Lillian Hargate	21	Lodger	—	New Jersey
25	Dorothy Glover	33	Head	Domestic	Pennsylvania
26	Adeline Riley	57	Head	—	South Carolina
27	John Mack	57	Head	Laborer	Virginia
28	Lillian Mack	31	Daughter	Domestic	New York
29	Ruth Mack	24	Daughter	Domestic	New York
30	Adela Mack	19	Daughter	Domestic	New York
31	Alvin Mack	14	Son	—	New York
32	Irene Mitchell	47	Head	Ironer	Georgia
33	Helen Watts	45	Head	—	New York
34	Ulysses Watts	19	Son	Delivery Boy	New York
35	Daniel Watts	17	Son	—	New York
36	Warren Watts	16	Son	—	New York
37	Helen Watts	13	Daughter	—	New York
38	Mattie Ross	49	Head	Domestic	Virginia
39	Dorothy Pennington	30	Lodger	Domestic	Pennsylvania
40	Joanna Schoonmaker	72	Head	—	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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