William Terry — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this William Terry across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Suffolk-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Suffolk-County, New York
Surname	Terry
Given Name	William Y.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Orient
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Truck Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Orient
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Earl Terry	Son	—	23	~1917
William Terry	Head	—	56	~1884
Jessie Terry	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Suffolk, New …

Head, age 36

Suffolk, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Terry
Given Name	William Y
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Suffolk, New …

Head, age 46

Suffolk, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Terry
Given Name	William G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Suffolk-County, New …

Head, age 56

Suffolk-County, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

Surname	Terry
Given Name	William Y.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Orient
1935 Residence (County)	Suffolk
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Truck Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
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 Terry

Head · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02789-00579)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frederick Denton	72	Head	Farmer	New York
2	Althea Denton	49	Wife	—	New York
3	Russell Taber	51	Head	Farmer	New York
4	May Taber	48	Wife	—	New York
5	Jean Campbell	19	Lodger	—	New York
6	Antonio Ferriera	59	Head	Handyman	Portugal
7	Francis Ferriera	49	Wife	—	Portugal
8	Antonio Ferriera	24	Son	Clerk	New York
9	Frank Ferriera	21	Son	Helper	New York
10	John Gloria	65	Head	Farm Hand	Portugal
11	Anthony Gloria	34	Son	Carpenter	Portugal
12	Victor Gloria	27	Son	—	Connecticut
13	Frances Gloria	45	Daughter	—	New York
14	Robert Gloria	15	Grandson	—	New York
15	Joseph Gloria	32	Head	Driver	Portugal
16	Mary Gloria	27	Wife	—	Mass.
17	Katherine Gloria	2	Daughter	—	New York
18	Frank Wernikowski	36	Head	Caretaker	Poland
19	Mary Wernikowski	32	Wife	—	New York
20	Henry Wernikowski	7	Son	—	New York
21	Ann Wernikowski	1	Daughter	—	New York
22	Annie Acephora	72	Mother-in-law	—	Poland
23	William Y. Terry THIS PERSON	56	Head	Farmer	New York
24	Jessie Y. Terry	56	Wife	—	New York
25	Earl Terry	23	Son	Farm Hand	New York
26	William Wysocki	47	Head	Farm Hand	Poland
27	Veronica Wysocki	40	Wife	—	Poland
28	William Wysocki	17	Son	New Worker	New York
29	Stephanie Wysocki	16	Daughter	—	New York
30	Elizabeth Wysocki	7	Daughter	—	New York
31	Thomas Wysocki	2	Son	—	New York
32	Joseph Kindrad	37	Head	Mechanic	Austria
33	Edith Kindrad	34	Wife	—	New York
34	Shirley Kindrad	5	Daughter	—	New York
35	Joseph Jr. Kindrad	4	Son	—	New York
36	Harry S. Terry	59	Head	Farmer	New York
37	Henry Karcher	67	Head	Carpenter	Germany
38	Marie Karcher	63	Wife	—	Germany
39	Arthur Karcher	38	Head	Carpenter	New York
40	Hattie Karcher	33	Wife	—	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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