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Bertha Lee — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Travis-County, Texas
Our Model Tree links this Bertha Lee across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Travis-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1892), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 48
b. ~1892
Female
Spouse
Born: Texas
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Travis-County, Texas |
| Surname | Lee |
| Given Name | Bertha |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 48 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Austin City |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Travis |
| Additional Details | |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
| Township / Ward | Austin City |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1892 |
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.
11 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Bertha | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Lee | Son | — | 17 | ~1923 |
| Harold Lee | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Earnest Lee | Son | — | 21 | ~1919 |
| Ralph Lee | Son | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Hardy Lee | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Bertha Lee | Spouse | — | 48 | ~1892 |
| Claude Lee | Son | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Edgar Lee | Head | — | 51 | ~1889 |
| Edgar Lee | Son | — | 26 | ~1914 |
| Katy Lee | Daughter | — | 24 | ~1916 |
| Metra Lee | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
Census Appearances
1930
Travis, Texas
Spouse, age 38
Travis, Texas · implied b. ~1892 — 9 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Lee |
| Given Name | Bertha |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 38 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| Age at First Marriage | 20 |
| Father's Birthplace | Texas |
| Mother's Birthplace | Texas |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
1940
Travis-County, Texas
Spouse, age 48
Travis-County, Texas · implied b. ~1892 — 11 household members
| Surname | Lee |
| Given Name | Bertha |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | Black |
| Age | 48 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Texas |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Austin City |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Travis |
| Class of Worker | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | texas |
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Our Model Tree links Bertha Lee across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Bertha Lee
Spouse · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Texas
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
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1940 US Federal Census — Travis-County, Texas
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1940 US Federal Census — Travis-County, Texas
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04150-00005)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Pena | 47 | Head | General Cutter | Texas |
| 2 | Jacinto Pena | 16 | Son | General Cutter | Texas |
| 3 | Basilio Pena | 16 | Son | General Cutter | Texas |
| 4 | Cruz Pena | 19 | Son | Concrete Mixer | Texas |
| 5 | Olivia Pena | 41 | Head | — | Texas |
| 6 | Pablo Pena | 24 | Son | Concrete Mixer | Texas |
| 7 | Elberia Pena | 24 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 8 | Landra Pena | 3 | Grand Son | — | Texas |
| 9 | Julius Pesina | 41 | Head | Owner | Mexico |
| 10 | Antonio Pesina | 41 | Wife | — | Mexico |
| 11 | Cecilia Pesina | 4 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 12 | Manuel Ledemage | 82 | Head | Retired Farmer | Texas |
| 13 | Joe Pasas | 46 | Head | Spinach Cutter | Mexico |
| 14 | Aurora Pasas | 23 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 15 | Ralph Pasas | 19 | Son | General Cutter | Texas |
| 16 | David Pasas | 15 | Son | Spinach Cutter | Texas |
| 17 | Bertha Pasas | 5 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 18 | Ophelia Pasas | 5 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 19 | Eleuter Pena | 18 | Son in law | Spinach Cutter | Mexico |
| 20 | Eva Pena | 17 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 21 | Irene Pena | 1 | Grand Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 22 | Lawrence Dole | 61 | Head | Retired Carpenter | Louisiana |
| 23 | Annie Dole | 58 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 24 | Edgar Lee | 51 | Head | Cattle Boyer | Texas |
| 25 | Bertha Lee THIS PERSON | 48 | Wife | — | Texas |
| 26 | Edgar Jr Lee | 26 | Son | Laborer | Texas |
| 27 | Katy M Lee | 24 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 28 | Earnest Lee | 21 | Son | — | Texas |
| 29 | Metra Lee | 19 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 30 | Milton Lee | 17 | Son | Drover | Texas |
| 31 | Claude Lee | 15 | Son | — | Texas |
| 32 | Ralph Lee | 10 | Son | — | Texas |
| 33 | Harold Lee | 7 | Son | — | Texas |
| 34 | Hardy Lee | 7 | Son | — | Texas |
| 35 | Helen Martinez | 20 | Head | Waitress | Texas |
| 36 | Henry Cornelio | 31 | Head | Laborer | Texas |
| 37 | Theresa Cornelio | 25 | Wife | Seamstress | Texas |
| 38 | Henry Jr Cornelio | 6 | Son | — | Texas |
| 39 | Consuela Cornelio | 5 | Daughter | — | Texas |
| 40 | Infant Cornelio | 0 | Son | — | Texas |
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)