William Howe — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this William Howe across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1920), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1920 Male Son Born: Virginia Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, New Jersey
Surname	Howe
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Summit city
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Additional Details
Occupation	Housecleaner
Industry	Private Home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	520
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Housecleaner
Township / Ward	Summit City
Est. Birth Year	~1920

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Joseph Howe	Son	—	22	~1918
John Howe	Head	—	61	~1879
Eloise Howe	Daughter	—	28	~1912
William Howe	Son	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1930

Union, New …

Son, age 10

Union, New Jersey · implied b. ~1920 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howe
Given Name	William B.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Union-County, New …

Son, age 20

Union-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1920 — 4 household members

Surname	Howe
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Summit city
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Occupation	Housecleaner
Industry	Private Home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	520
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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

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William Howe

Son · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · New Jersey

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Sibling

Eloise Howe

Sibling · 1940 · age 28

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Joseph Howe

Sibling · 1940 · age 22

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 — Union-County, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02389-00739)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Tyrone	41	Daughter	Maid	New Jersey
42	Anna Tyrone	20	Granddaughter	Mother'S Helper	New Jersey
43	Mary Tyrone	16	Granddaughter	—	New Jersey
44	Joseph Tyrone	8	Grandson	—	New Jersey
45	Donato Guida	36	Head	Laborer	Italy
46	Phylomena Guida	31	Wife	—	New Jersey
47	Dominic Guida	9	Son	—	New Jersey
48	Donald Guida	4	Son	—	New Jersey
49	Isabel Steplight	54	Head	—	South Carolina
50	Enoch Steplight	33	Son	Laborer	South Carolina
51	Scott Jordan	69	Head	—	North Carolina
52	Lillie Jordan	61	Wife	—	Virginia
53	Nicholas Yannacone	65	Head	Maid	Italy
54	Eloise Yannacone	24	Daughter	Gardener	New Jersey
55	Mary Yannacone	25	Daughter	Secretary	New Jersey
56	Edward Yannacone	16	Son	—	New Jersey
57	Stephen Madonna	55	Head	Barber	Italy
58	Mary Madonna	52	Wife	—	Italy
59	Vincental Madonna	24	Daughter	Operator	New York
60	Lucy Madonna	23	Daughter	Operator	New York
61	Ann Madonna	23	Daughter	Bookkeeper	New York
62	Eugene Pepe	23	Head	Shoemaker	New York
63	Nancy Pepe	21	Wife	Operator	New York
64	Mary Ann Pepe	0	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
65	Ralph Fields	35	Head	Butler	South Carolina
66	Althea Fields	24	Wife	Maid	North Carolina
67	Thadeus Abraham	55	Mother-in-law	Mother'S Helper	South Carolina
68	Thelma Pickler	23	Cousin	Maid	South Carolina
69	Sylvia Pickler	4	2nd Cousin	—	South Carolina
70	John M. Jones	56	Head	Cleaning	West Virginia
71	John J. Howe	61	Head	Janitor	Virginia
72	Eloise Howe	28	Daughter	Waitress	Virginia
73	Joseph Howe	22	Son	Laborer	Virginia
74	William Howe THIS PERSON	20	Son	Housecleaner	Virginia
75	Salvatore Cervone	28	Head	Laborer	New Jersey
76	Lucy Cervone	28	Wife	—	New York
77	Rose Marie Cervone	0	Daughter	—	New Jersey
78	Frank Diakos	45	Head	Waiter	Greece
79	Jessie Diakos	40	Wife	—	New Jersey

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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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