Elmer Davis — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Elmer Davis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ontario-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1861), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 79 b. ~1861 Male Head Born: New York Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ontario-County, New York
Surname	Davis
Given Name	Elmer
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	79
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Canandaigua
1935 Residence (County)	Ontario
Additional Details
Occupation	manager
Industry	real estate
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Manager
Township / Ward	Canandaigua
Est. Birth Year	~1861

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 Elmer	Age	Birth yr
Elmer Davis	Head	—	79	~1861
Meda Davis	Daughter	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Ontario, New …

Other, age 59

Ontario, New York · implied b. ~1861 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Elmer E
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Town Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Ontario, New …

Other, age 69

Ontario, New York · implied b. ~1861 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Elmer E
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	retired
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Ontario-County, New …

Head, age 79

Ontario-County, New York · implied b. ~1861 — 2 household members

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Elmer
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	79
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Canandaigua
1935 Residence (County)	Ontario
Occupation	manager
Industry	real estate
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Elmer Davis

Head · 1940 · age 79 · b. ~1861 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02706-00204)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Myrl H. Chaffee	67	Head	Clothing Salesman	New York
42	Ida M. Chaffee	65	Wife	—	New York
43	Ellen J. Butt	87	Head	—	New York
44	John K. Lyons	76	Head	Distributor	New York
45	Estella G. Lyons	66	Wife	—	New York
46	Alfred Bristow	68	Head	Janitor	England
47	Minnie Bristow	79	Wife	—	New York
48	Mary Bristow	13	Daughter	—	New York
49	Anthony Failla	31	Head	Sales Clerk	Italy
50	Mary Alice Failla	23	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
51	Joan Ruth Failla	2	Daughter	—	New York
52	Nellie Kelly	75	Head	—	New York
53	Elizabeth Schlecke	82	Lodger	—	New York
54	George Lockwood	36	Head	Chauffeur	New York
55	Mary Lockwood	33	Wife	—	New York
56	Arthur Turner	66	Lodger	Tool Dresser	Pennsylvania
57	Preston J. Kirtland	48	Head	Electrical Contractor	Pennsylvania
58	Ruth Kirtland	44	Wife	Seamstress	New York
59	Lloyd A. Kirtland	21	Son	Truck Driver	New York
60	Dorothy A. Kirtland	19	Daughter	Assistant Librarian	New York
61	Ruth Kirtland	8	Daughter	—	New York
62	Richard Kirtland	4	Son	—	New York
63	Margaret Wright	18	Servant	Housekeeper	New York
64	Beveridge Means	38	Head	Storekeeper	West Virginia
65	Mae Means	39	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
66	Joseph Means	10	Son	—	New York
67	Hannah Means	4	Daughter	—	New York
68	Virginia Wheeler	35	Head	School Teacher	New York
69	Merle Wheeler	8	Son	—	New York
70	Randall Newell	40	Head	Maintenance Engineer	Pennsylvania
71	Blanche Newell	33	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
72	James E. Newell	3	Son	—	New York
73	Jean Louise Newell	1	Daughter	—	New York
74	Helen West	31	Head	Welding Room Worker	New York
75	Helen West	20	Wife	—	Connecticut
76	John West	2	Son	—	New York
77	Elizabeth H. Hains	54	Head	—	Germany
78	Henrietta W. Hains	46	Sister	—	Germany
79	Elmer Davis THIS PERSON	79	Head	Manager	New York
80	Meda Davis	47	Daughter	—	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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