Earl Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Preble-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Earl Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Preble-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Preble-County, Ohio
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Somers Township
1935 Residence (County)	Preble
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Somers Township
Est. Birth Year	~1879

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Earl	Age	Birth yr
Earl Wright	Head	—	61	~1879
Marguerite Wright	Daughter	—	32	~1908

Census Appearances

1920

Preble, Ohio

Head, age 39

Preble, Ohio · implied b. ~1881 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farming
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Preble, Ohio

Head, age 51

Preble, Ohio · implied b. ~1879 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Earl L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Preble-County, Ohio

Head, age 61

Preble-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1879 — 2 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Somers Township
1935 Residence (County)	Preble
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Earl Wright

Head · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Ohio

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1940 US Federal Census — Preble-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03132-00481)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Goldie Hackworth	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
2	Loretta Hackworth	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
3	Marjorie Hackworth	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
4	Juanita Hackworth	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	Manuel J Schofer	57	Head	Farmer	Ohio
6	Grace Schofer	52	Wife	—	Ohio
7	Clyde Brown	58	Head	Farmer	Ohio
8	Ada May Brown	57	Wife	—	Ohio
9	George Speicher	68	Hired hand	20	Ohio
10	Stanley Dunmyer	53	Head	Farmer	Ohio
11	Margaret Dunmyer	49	Wife	—	Ohio
12	Paul Dunmyer	11	Son	—	Ohio
13	Hubert Mcquiston	29	Head	Farmer	Ohio
14	Hilda Mcquiston	24	Wife	—	Ohio
15	Virgil Taylor	28	Head	80	Virginia
16	Dorothy Taylor	24	Wife	—	Ohio
17	Jeremiah Cleveland	60	Head	Farmer	Virginia
18	Elsie Cleveland	50	Wife	—	Ohio
19	Richard E Cleveland	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
20	William Geisler	54	Brother-in-law	14	Ohio
21	Earl Wright THIS PERSON	61	Head	Farmer	Ohio
22	Marguerite Wright	32	Daughter	Stenographer	Ohio
23	Forest Ferris	56	Head	Farmer	Ohio
24	Jessie Ferris	41	Wife	—	Iowa
25	Gail Ferris	17	Son	—	Ohio
26	Donald Ferris	15	Son	—	Ohio
27	June Ferris	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
28	Marynie Ferris	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
29	Jetta Ferris	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
30	Carol Ferris	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
31	John Rodeffer	45	Head	Farmer	Ohio
32	Annie Rodeffer	42	Wife	—	Ohio
33	John Jr. Rodeffer	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
34	Ella Rodeffer	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
35	Vera Rodeffer	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
36	William Rodeffer	14	Son	—	Ohio
37	James Rodeffer	12	Son	—	Ohio
38	Annie Jane Rodeffer	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
39	Joan Rodeffer	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
40	William J Harris	51	Head	48	Nebraska

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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