Elizabeth Morris — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Morris across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1894), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Female Spouse Born: Delaware Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Morris
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Delaware
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Township / Ward	Pencader District 9 Rep Dist 8
Est. Birth Year	~1894

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
Frank Morris	Head	—	48	~1892
Franklin Morris	Son	—	21	~1919
Elizabeth Morris	Spouse	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 26

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Morris
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1930

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 36

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1894 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Morris
Given Name	Elizabeth R
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Spouse, age 46

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

Surname	Morris
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Delaware
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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Elizabeth Morris

Spouse · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Delaware

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00546-00155)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lydia Whiteman	14	Daughter	—	Delaware
2	Harry Whiteman	42	Head	Preserver	Delaware
3	Emie R. Whiteman	32	Wife	—	Delaware
4	Margaret Whiteman	65	Mother-in-law	—	Delaware
5	John W. Cochran	34	Head	Pleaterer	Delaware
6	Marjorie A. Cochran	29	Wife	—	Delaware
7	Janet Cochran	9	Daughter	—	Delaware
8	John Cochran	5	Son	—	Delaware
9	Helen Cochran	1	Daughter	—	Delaware
10	E. Spenser Cochren	65	Head	Filling Station Owner And Oper	Maryland
11	Emily R. Cochren	62	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
12	Louis T. Boulden	27	Head	Bus Driver	Delaware
13	Dorothy M. Boulden	25	Wife	—	Delaware
14	Shirley M. Boulden	6	Daughter	—	Delaware
15	Arthur Boulden	4	Son	—	Delaware
16	Trowbridge Marston	54	Head	Executive	New York
17	Hilda Marston	49	Wife	—	New York
18	Chapman Marston	23	Son	Executive	New York
19	Frederick Marston	18	Son	—	New York
20	Nancy Marston	15	Daughter	—	New York
21	Jean Marston	12	Daughter	—	New York
22	Alice Marston	8	Daughter	—	New Jersey
23	Alice Beaton	46	Maid	Maid	New Jersey
24	Victor Lehtinen	21	Butler	Butler	Delaware
25	Gail Barbas	39	Head	Labor Foreman	New Jersey
26	Ella Barbas	35	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
27	William Barbas	16	Son	Pin Boy	Delaware
28	Robert Barbas	15	Son	Pin Boy	Delaware
29	Joseph Barbas	13	Son	—	Delaware
30	Teresa Barbas	12	Daughter	—	Delaware
31	Regina Barbas	9	Daughter	—	Delaware
32	Allan Barbas	6	Son	—	Delaware
33	June Barbas	1	Daughter	—	Delaware
34	Leo Czapyla	34	Head	Farm Laborer	Canada-French
35	Wife Czapyla	None	F	—	—
36	Helen Czapyla	9	Daughter	—	Delaware
37	Albert Czapyla	3	Son	—	Delaware
38	Frank Morris	48	Head	Laborer	Delaware
39	Elizabeth Morris THIS PERSON	46	Wife	—	Delaware
40	Franklin Morris	21	Son	Laborer	Delaware

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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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