Edward Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Edward Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Delaware-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Pennsylvania Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Delaware-County, New York
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)	Sidney Town
1935 Residence (County)	Delaware
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Sidney Town
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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 Edward	Age	Birth yr
Roberta Wright	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Edward Wright	Head	—	51	~1889
Harold Wright	Son	—	23	~1917
Carrie Wright	Spouse	—	55	~1885

Census Appearances

1920

Delaware, New …

Head, age 37

Delaware, New York · implied b. ~1883 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Dairy farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1930

Delaware, New …

Head, age 46

Delaware, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	United States
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1940

Delaware-County, New …

Head, age 51

Delaware-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)	Sidney Town
1935 Residence (County)	Delaware
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

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Edward Wright

Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Delaware-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02521-00952)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Kenneth Yale	37	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
2	Adel Yale	40	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
3	Norma Yale	9	Daughter	—	New York
4	Melvin Yale	6	Son	—	New York
5	Gordon Yale	4	Son	—	New York
6	Maurice Stewart	32	Head	Farmer	New York
7	Bernice Stewart	28	Wife	—	New York
8	Geneva Stewart	5	Daughter	—	New York
9	Henry Underwood	56	Head	Farmer	New York
10	Hannie Underwood	55	Wife	—	New York
11	Seymour Underwood	25	Son	Hired Man	New York
12	Frederick Underwood	15	Son	—	New York
13	Donald Colton	11	Grandson	—	New York
14	William Moss	49	Head	Manager	New York
15	Mary Moss	48	Wife	—	New York
16	Eleanor Moss	19	Daughter	—	New York
17	Robert Moss	13	Son	—	New York
18	Charles Moss	20	Son	—	New York
19	Edward Moss	17	Son	—	New York
20	Alvin Cole	64	Head	—	New York
21	Carrie Cole	61	Wife	—	New York
22	Edward Wright THIS PERSON	51	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
23	Carrie Wright	55	Wife	—	New York
24	Harold Wright	23	Son	Farmer	New Jersey
25	Roberta Wright	12	Daughter	—	New York
26	William Cole	69	Head	Farmer	New York
27	Nettie J. Cole	74	Wife	—	New York
28	Oris G. Cole	34	Son	—	New York
29	Grover Cleveland	54	Head	Merchant	New York
30	Florence Cleveland	42	Wife	Clerk	New York
31	Frederick Cleveland	19	Son	—	New York
32	Charles L. Wood	43	Head	Merchant	New York
33	Earl Tereliger	38	Head	Appellator	New York
34	Doretta Tereliger	30	Wife	—	New York
35	Marylin Tereliger	8	Daughter	—	New York
36	Elaine Tereliger	5	Daughter	—	New York
37	William Haynes	36	Head	Milk Trucker	New York
38	Charlotte Haynes	34	Daughter	—	New York
39	Joyce Haynes	13	Daughter	—	New York
40	Richard Haynes	12	Son	—	New York

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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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