Bertha Fisher — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Bertha Fisher across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1882), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Female Spouse Born: Maryland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	Newark
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Delaware
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland
Township / Ward	Newark Town
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bertha	Age	Birth yr
John Cornell	Other	—	26	~1914
Bertha Fisher	Spouse	—	58	~1882
Lewis Fisher	Head	—	59	~1881
Lewis Fisher	Son	—	21	~1919
Ethel Cornell	Daughter	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 36

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1884 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Bertha L.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1930

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 47

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Bertha A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
Age at First Marriage	No
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Spouse, age 58

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	Newark
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Delaware
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

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Bertha Fisher

Spouse · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Delaware

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00546-00285)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eugene Cate	20	Head	Bender	Rhode Island
2	Minnie Cate	21	Wife	—	Delaware
3	Minnie Cate	0	Daughter	—	Delaware
4	Ella Rupp	73	Head	—	Penna
5	Bertha Boswell	56	Head	—	Penna
6	Joseph Boswell	19	Son	—	Penna
7	Elmer Barrett	35	Head	Housekeeping Aide	Penna
8	James Barrett	16	Son	—	Penna
9	Deloy Barrett	11	Daughter	—	Delaware
10	Wm. Munks	26	Head	Knitter	Penna
11	Hermine Munks	25	Wife	—	Germany
12	Lewis Fisher	59	Head	Roofer	Delaware
13	Bertha Fisher THIS PERSON	58	Wife	—	Maryland
14	Lewis Jr. Fisher	21	Son	Machine Operator	Maryland
15	John Cornell	26	Son in law	Dye Maker	Maryland
16	Ethel Cornell	25	Daughter	—	Delaware
17	James Russum	64	Head	Track Worker	Maryland
18	Elizabeth Russum	65	Wife	—	Penna
19	Elizabeth Hyman	16	Grand daugh	—	Penna
20	John Walls	45	Son in law	Weaver	Delaware
21	Miriam Walls	35	Daughter	—	Penna
22	Abner Johnson	32	Head	Track Worker	Delaware
23	Dorothy Johnson	27	Daughter	—	Delaware
24	Archer Johnson	3	Grand son	—	Delaware
25	Rudolph Johnson	28	Step-son	Track Worker	Penna
26	Gladys Johnson	21	Daughter in law	Laborer	Delaware
27	Rudolph Jr. Johnson	4	Grand-son	—	Delaware
28	Walter Forsaker	37	Head	Punch Operator	Delaware
29	Edna Forsaker	28	Wife	—	Maryland
30	Warren Forsaker	10	Son	—	Delaware
31	Norma Lee Forsaker	3	Daughter	—	Delaware
32	Albert Crookshanks	55	Head	Watchman	W. Virginia
33	Mary Crookshanks	47	Wife	—	W. Virginia
34	Ruth Crookshanks	18	Daughter	Housework	Penna
35	Ethel Crookshanks	15	Daughter	—	Penna
36	Morris Crookshanks	7	Son	—	Delaware
37	Marie Crookshanks	7	Daughter	—	Delaware
38	Lawrence Welden	56	Head	Janitor	Delaware
39	Anna Welden	51	Wife	—	Delaware
40	Ada Welden	23	Daughter	—	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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