David Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wasatch-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this David Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wasatch-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Joseph & Jane — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wasatch-County, Utah
Surname	Wright
Given Name	David E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (County)	Wasatch
Additional Details
Occupation	Superintendent
Industry	Fish Hatchery
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1440
Highest Grade	H-4
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Superintendent
Township / Ward	Midway Precinct
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to David	Age	Birth yr
David Wright	Head	—	40	~1900
Elden Wright	Son	—	17	~1923
Fern Wright	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Nellie Wright	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Wasatch, Utah

Son, age 20

Wasatch, Utah · implied b. ~1900 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	David
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Home Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Wasatch, Utah

Head, age 30

Wasatch, Utah · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	David E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Wasatch-County, Utah

Head, age 40

Wasatch-County, Utah · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	David E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (County)	Wasatch
Occupation	Superintendent
Industry	Fish Hatchery
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1440
Highest Grade	H-4
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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Our Model Tree links David Wright across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Joseph Wright (~0.92 confidence) and mother Jane Wright (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Joseph Wright

b. ~1867

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Jane Wright

b. ~1875

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

David Wright

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Utah

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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 — Wasatch-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04221-00171)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Fred Wayne Kohler	9	Son	—	Utah
42	Emmett Floyd Kohler	4	Son	—	Utah
43	Wallace B North	28	Head	Laborer W.P.A.	Wyoming
44	Wanda North	20	Wife	—	Utah
45	Linda Lou North	2	Daughter	—	Utah
46	Arthur Wallace North	0	Son	—	Utah
47	Leo W Boren	51	Head	Operator	Utah
48	Viola Boren	44	Wife	—	Utah
49	Arlene Boren	15	Daughter	—	Utah
50	Don Willis Boren	5	Son	—	Utah
51	Alden F Boren	2	Son	—	Utah
52	John L Boren	1	Son	—	Utah
53	Clarence Dean	30	Head	Shot-Firer	Utah
54	Myrtle K Dean	31	Wife	—	Utah
55	Harlan K Dean	4	Son	—	Utah
56	Dorothy E Dean	1	Daughter	—	Utah
57	W. Raymond Casper	35	Head	Miner	Utah
58	Alice Casper	34	Wife	—	Utah
59	W. Max Casper	14	Son	—	Utah
60	Arlene Casper	8	Daughter	—	Utah
61	Melva Casper	1	Daughter	—	Utah
62	David E Wright THIS PERSON	40	Head	Superintendent	Utah
63	Nellie W Wright	40	Wife	—	Utah
64	Fern Wright	19	Daughter	—	Utah
65	Elden H Wright	17	Son	—	Utah
66	Arthur W Van Wagoner	39	Head	Miner	Utah
67	Winnie J Van Wagoner	29	Wife	—	Utah
68	Drew Arthur Van Wagoner	10	Son	—	Utah
69	Richard G Van Wagoner	8	Son	—	Utah
70	Joan Dale Van Wagoner	4	Daughter	—	California
71	H. Fred Price	46	Head	Operator	Utah
72	Ruby Price	43	Wife	—	Utah
73	Velma E Price	21	Daughter	Clerk	Utah
74	Clara Price	18	Daughter	—	Utah
75	J. Fred Price	15	Son	—	Utah
76	Russell W Price	14	Son	—	Utah
77	Inez Price	9	Daughter	—	Utah
78	Adra Price	6	Daughter	—	Utah
79	Lenna Price	3	Daughter	—	Utah
80	Lamar Street	50	Head	Operator	Utah

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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