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Bertha Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Custer-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this Bertha Baker across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Custer-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Oklahoma Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationCuster-County, Oklahoma
SurnameBaker
Given NameBertha
Relationship to Headwife
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age47
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceOklahoma
1935 Residence (City)Barnitz Township T14-R18
1935 Residence (County)Custer
Additional Details
OccupationHousewife
Highest GradeNo 8
1935 ResidenceSame house
Birth StateOklahoma
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)oklahoma
OccupationHousewife
Township / WardBarnitz Township T14R18
Est. Birth Year~1893

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 Bertha Age Birth yr
Grover Baker Head — 53 ~1887
Melba Baker Daughter — 6 ~1934
Junior Baker Son — 14 ~1926
Lola Baker Daughter — 10 ~1930
Edward Baker Son — 19 ~1921
Melvin Baker Son — 17 ~1923
Raymond Baker Son — 2 ~1938
Beulah Baker Daughter — 12 ~1928
Bertha Baker Spouse — 47 ~1893
Loyd Baker Son — 24 ~1916

Census Appearances

1930
Custer, Oklahoma
Spouse, age 37
Custer, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1893 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Baker
Given Name Bertha
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Oklahoma
Age at First Marriage 19
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace Missouri
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Oklahoma
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) oklahoma
1940
Custer-County, Oklahoma
Spouse, age 47
Custer-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1893 — 10 household members
Surname Baker
Given Name Bertha
Relationship to Head wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 47
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City) Barnitz Township T14-R18
1935 Residence (County) Custer
Occupation Housewife
Highest Grade No 8
1935 Residence Same house
Birth State Oklahoma
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) oklahoma

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Our Model Tree links Bertha Baker across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Bertha Baker
Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Oklahoma
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Custer-County, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03290-00072)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 J E Hargis 8 son — Oklahoma
2 Barbara Hargis 6 daughter — Oklahoma
3 Rita Joyce Hargis 4 daughter — Oklahoma
4 Grover C Baker 53 Head Farmer Kansas
5 Bertha Baker THIS PERSON 47 wife Housewife Oklahoma
6 Loyd Baker 24 son Farmer Oklahoma
7 Edward Baker 19 son Farmer Oklahoma
8 Melvin Baker 17 son Farmer Oklahoma
9 Junior Baker 14 son — Oklahoma
10 Beulah Baker 12 daughter — Oklahoma
11 Lola Fae Baker 10 daughter — Oklahoma
12 Melba Mae Baker 6 daughter — Oklahoma
13 Raymond Baker 2 son — Oklahoma
14 Charles L Brown 67 Head Farmer Arkansas
15 Mary Brown 60 wife Housewife Tenn
16 Melvin Brown 25 son Farmer Oklahoma
17 J R Jones 52 Head Farmer Oklahoma
18 Ollie Baker 42 Head Farmer Oklahoma
19 Jennie Baker 41 wife Housewife Missouri
20 Regina Baker 5 daughter — Oklahoma
21 Walter Ring 42 Head Farmer Iowa
22 Bessie Ring 40 wife Housewife Oklahoma
23 Norman Clay Ring 19 stepson — Oklahoma
24 Edna Ring 18 stepdaughter — Oklahoma
25 Andrew Ring 12 stepson — Oklahoma
26 E C White 55 Head Furnlabor Texas
27 Rillie White 52 wife Housewife Texas
28 Cecil Finch 31 Head Carpenter Kentucky
29 Syble Finch 26 wife Housewife Oklahoma
30 Royce Allen Finch 5 son — Oklahoma
31 George Gordon Finch 3 son — Oklahoma
32 Loretta Lou Finch 2 daughter — Oklahoma
33 Wallace Clayton Finch 0 son — Oklahoma
34 Robert H Davis 55 Head Farmer Texas
35 Laura Davis 44 wife Housewife Oklahoma
36 Verda Davis 24 daughter — Oklahoma
37 Vina Davis 19 daughter — Oklahoma
38 Dorothy Davis 16 daughter — Oklahoma
39 Violet Davis 13 daughter — Oklahoma
40 Ruth Davis 12 daughter — Oklahoma

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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