Alice Lane — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Castle-County, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this Alice Lane across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1874), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1874 Female Spouse Born: Delaware Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Lane
Given Name	Alice
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	11th Rep. Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Township / Ward	11Th Rep Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1874

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 Alice	Age	Birth yr
Alice Lane	Spouse	—	66	~1874
Samuel Lane	Head	—	68	~1872
George Lane	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 46

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1874 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Alice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1930

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 53

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1877 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Alice S.
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	No
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Spouse, age 66

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1874 — 3 household members

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Alice
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	11th Rep. Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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Alice Lane

Spouse · 1940 · age 66 · b. ~1874 · Delaware

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1940 US Federal Census — New-Castle-County, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00546-00678)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Warren E. Lane	7	son	—	Delaware
42	Robert V. Lane	5	son	—	Delaware
43	Judith May Lane	3	daughter	—	Delaware
44	Samuel J. Lane	68	Head	Farmer	Delaware
45	Alice Lane THIS PERSON	66	wife	—	Delaware
46	George Lane	21	son	Farmer	Delaware
47	John W. Wael	79	Head	—	Delaware
48	John W. Wells	83	partner	Handy Man	Delaware
49	Charles E. Messer	29	Head	Laborer	Maryland
50	Carmelita Messer	24	wife	—	Pennsylvania
51	Adeline Kirkley	51	Head	—	Maryland
52	Thomas Kirkley	21	son	Laborer	Delaware
53	Henry Kirkley	19	son	New Worker	Delaware
54	Paul Kirkley	16	son	New Worker	Delaware
55	Nicholas Lordbara	6	grandson	—	Delaware
56	Howard Wardell	48	lodger	Laborer	Maryland
57	Stephen Simko	70	Head	Farmer	Russia
58	Eva Simko	60	wife	—	Russia
59	Frank Simko	23	son	Mail Clerk	Delaware
60	Mitchell Simko	21	son	Iron Grinder	Delaware
61	Anna Simko	19	daughter	Stomper	Delaware
62	Paul Simko	15	son	—	Maryland
63	Sophia Simko	13	daughter	—	Delaware
64	Ida L. Wilson	66	Head	—	Delaware
65	Howard Slack	42	son	Trucker	Delaware
66	Sara Slack	39	daughter-in-law	—	Delaware
67	John W. Slack	5	son	—	Delaware
68	Lodger Clifford	None	M	Fiber Mill	—
69	John M. Enos	29	Head	Assistant Entomologist	Indiana
70	Edna May Enos	26	wife	—	Indiana
71	Walter Fassig	25	lodger	Tester Of Fly Spray	Ohio
72	Frank Moody	59	Head	Farmer	Delaware
73	Florence Moody	58	wife	—	Delaware
74	Thomas Moody	19	son	—	Delaware
75	Elwood Moody	16	son	—	Delaware
76	John Williams	26	hired man	Laborer	Delaware
77	William Murphy	40	hired man	Laborer	Virginia
78	Fred Collins	43	Head	Foreman	Delaware
79	Mary D. Collins	43	wife	—	Delaware
80	Burton Collins	15	son	—	Delaware

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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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