William Drake — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Drake across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1868), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 72 b. ~1868 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Erie-County, New York
Surname	Drake
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo City
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Additional Details
Occupation	Brick Layer
Industry	Building Const.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Brick Layer
Township / Ward	Buffalo City
Est. Birth Year	~1868

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Ida Drake	Spouse	—	61	~1879
Donald Griffin	Other	—	11	~1929
Elsie Drake	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Charles Drake	Son	—	28	~1912
Edward Drake	Son	—	17	~1923
William Drake	Head	—	72	~1868
Frances Griffin	Daughter	—	37	~1903
Margaret Griffin	Other	—	15	~1925
Laverna Drake	Daughter	—	26	~1914
William Drake	Son	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1930

Erie, New …

Head, age 60

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1870 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Drake
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Drugs
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	100
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Erie-County, New …

Head, age 72

Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1868 — 10 household members

Surname	Drake
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	72
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo City
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Occupation	Brick Layer
Industry	Building Const.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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William Drake

Head · 1940 · age 72 · b. ~1868 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02823-00191)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Jean Shrimmel	19	Daughter	Waitress	New York
42	Anne Shrimmel	18	Daughter	New Worker	New York
43	Michael Camozzi	54	Head	Grain Shoveler	New York
44	Alice Camozzi	48	Wife	—	New York
45	Henry Camozzi	29	Son	Grain Shoveler	New York
46	John Camozzi	28	Son	New Worker	New York
47	Phyllis Camozzi	25	Daughter	New Worker	New York
48	Thomas Camozzi	23	Son	Laborer	New York
49	Raymond Camozzi	21	Son	New Worker	New York
50	Rita Camozzi	19	Daughter	Hairdresser	New York
51	Alice Camozzi	17	Son	—	New York
52	Samuel Kelly	42	Lodger	Grain Shovel	New York
53	Adam Bakowski	50	Head	Shoe Repair	Poland
54	Cecila Bakowski	45	Wife	—	Poland
55	Peter Bakowski	13	Son	—	Poland
56	William Drake THIS PERSON	72	Head	Brick Layer	New York
57	Ida Drake	61	Wife	Feeder	New York
58	Charles Drake	28	Son	Trucker	New York
59	Laverna Drake	26	Daughter	Inspector	New York
60	William Jr. Drake	24	Son	Trucker	New York
61	Elsie Drake	19	Daughter	Feeder	New York
62	Edward Drake	17	Son	—	New York
63	Frances Griffin	37	Daughter	—	New York
64	Donald Griffin	11	Grand Son	—	New York
65	Margaret Griffin	15	Grand Daughter	—	New York
66	John Grzedzielski	42	Head	Mill Right	New York
67	Dora Grzedzielski	38	Wife	—	New York
68	Pauline Grzedzielski	14	Daughter	—	New York
69	Monica Badaczewski	42	Sister-in-law	Cleaning	New York
70	Walter Badaczewski	41	Head	Crane Operator	New York
71	Charlotte Badaczewski	35	Wife	—	New York
72	Ted Badaczewski	11	Son	—	New York
73	Joseph Badaczewski	10	Son	—	New York
74	Frances Badaczewski	8	Son	—	New York
75	Dolores Badaczewski	7	Daughter	—	New York
76	Ronald Badaczewski	2	Son	—	New York
77	Esther Barman	67	Head	Proprietor	Russia
78	Ida Tompkin	31	Daughter	—	California
79	William Tompkin	33	Son-in-law	Steel Inspector	New York
80	Alvin Tompkin	5	Grand Son	—	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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