Edith Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Edith Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Female Head Born: England Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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 Edith	Age	Birth yr
Epifanio Taylor	Daughter	—	24	~1916
Edith Taylor	Head	—	57	~1883
James Taylor	Other	—	5	~1935
George Taylor	Son	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 37

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1883 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Year of Immigration	1914
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Other, age 47

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1883 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Alien
Year of Immigration	1913
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Head, age 57

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Edith
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

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Edith Taylor

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01882-00959)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Howard Mitchell	32	Head	Attendant	Michigan
2	Mildred Mitchell	33	Wife	—	Michigan
3	Donna Mitchell	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
4	Jean Mitchell	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
5	Lawrence Mandeville	25	Brother-in-law	Assembler	Michigan
6	Walter Koepke	34	Head	Tool & Die Maker	Germany
7	Leona Koepke	31	Wife	—	Belgium
8	Walter Koepke	5	Son	—	Michigan
9	Bertha Koepke	69	Mother	—	Germany
10	Alfred A. Moldenhauer	50	Head	Plasterer	Michigan
11	Valinda R. Moldenhauer	48	Wife	—	Michigan
12	Cora R. Moldenhauer	58	Sister-in-law	Housekeeper	Michigan
13	John Schoenherr	65	Head	—	Michigan
14	Marvel Schoenherr	34	Daughter	Clerical Work	Michigan
15	Olive Schoenherr	32	Daughter	Clerical Work	Michigan
16	Robert Schoenherr	22	Son	Assembler	Michigan
17	Frank Witworth	39	Son-in-law	Shipping Clerk	Michigan
18	Mabel Witworth	35	Daughter	—	Michigan
19	Judith Ann Witworth	3	Granddaughter	—	Michigan
20	Henry Geppert	43	Head	—	Michigan
21	Viola Geppert	45	Wife	House Aid	Michigan
22	Henry Geppert	14	Son	—	Michigan
23	Harold Geppert	10	Son	—	Michigan
24	Carl H. Stewart	44	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
25	Anna Stewart	47	Wife	—	Canada-English
26	Delesforo Melucci	53	Head	Tile & Terrazzo Worker	Italy
27	Emma Melucci	43	Wife	—	Italy
28	Edith Melucci	22	Daughter	Tile & Terrazzo Worker	Michigan
29	Evo Melucci	24	Son	Clerical Worker	Michigan
30	Olga Melucci	21	Daughter-in-law	Retail Candy Saleslady	Michigan
31	Edith Taylor THIS PERSON	57	Head	—	England
32	George Taylor	34	Son	Furnace Man	England
33	Epifanio Taylor	24	Daughter	Waitress	Michigan
34	James Taylor	5	Grand-son	—	Michigan
35	George F. Brown	59	Head	Assembler	Michigan
36	Ida Brown	49	Wife	—	Michigan
37	Caroline Huebner	82	Mother-in-law	—	Michigan
38	Victor Buelens	45	Head	Attendant	Belgium
39	Alice Buelens	42	Wife	—	England
40	Joan Buelens	15	Daughter	—	Michigan

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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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