Elmer Davis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Lawrence-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Elmer Davis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Lawrence-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Jacob — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Lawrence-County, New York
Surname	Davis
Given Name	Elmer
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Fowler T.
1935 Residence (County)	St Lawrence
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Talc mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Fowler T
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Elmer	Age	Birth yr
Gordon Davis	Son	—	13	~1927
Eleanor Davis	Son	—	15	~1925
Mabel Davis	Spouse	—	35	~1905
Elmer Davis	Head	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

St Lawrence, …

Head, age 20

St Lawrence, New York · implied b. ~1900

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Elmer O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

St Lawrence, …

Son, age 30

St Lawrence, New York · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Elmer
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	miner
Industry	talc mine
Class of Worker	7887
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

St.-Lawrence-County, New …

Head, age 41

St.-Lawrence-County, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 4 household members

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Elmer
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Fowler T.
1935 Residence (County)	St Lawrence
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Talc mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links Elmer Davis across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Jacob Davis (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Father

Jacob Davis

b. ~1854

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Elmer Davis

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · New York

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — St.-Lawrence-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02769-00528)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	George Finley	70	H-H	Farming	New York
42	Richard Whitaker	51	Head	Power House	New York
43	Alice Whitaker	33	Wife	—	New York
44	Wayne Kear	18	H-H	Farming	New York
45	Leon Hudson	45	Head	Farming	New York
46	Thelma Hudson	41	Wife	—	Penn.
47	Robert Hudson	19	Son	—	New York
48	Richard Hudson	16	Son	—	New York
49	Wendell Hudson	13	Son	—	New York
50	Leland Macintyre	24	H-H	Farming	New York
51	James Brouse	44	Head	Farming	New York
52	Lily Brouse	40	Wife	—	New York
53	Richard Brouse	18	Son	Farming	New York
54	Helena Brouse	16	Daughter	—	New York
55	Lewis Van Sant	27	Head	Truck Driver	New York
56	Ruth Van Sant	19	Wife	—	New York
57	Shirley Jean Van Sant	2	Daughter	—	New York
58	Son Van Sant	0	Son	—	New York
59	Delbert Baker	27	Head	Miner	New York
60	Clara Baker	23	Wife	—	New York
61	Shirley Baker	5	Daughter	—	New York
62	Anita Baker	3	Daughter	—	New York
63	Lorraine Baker	0	Daughter	—	New York
64	Leo D. Hurlbut	35	Head	Farm Labor	New York
65	Helen Hurlbut	32	Wife	—	New York
66	Mary Hurlbut	12	Daughter	—	New York
67	Ruth Hurlbut	10	Daughter	—	New York
68	Richard Hurlbut	8	Son	—	New York
69	Charles Hurlbut	6	Son	—	New York
70	Ida D. Brouse	63	Head	—	New York
71	Lewis Ashley	62	Lodger	Laborer	New York
72	Elmer Davis THIS PERSON	41	Head	Laborer	New York
73	Mabel Davis	35	Wife	—	New York
74	Eleanor Davis	15	Son	—	New York
75	Gordon Davis	13	Son	—	New York
76	Jason D. Fisk	39	Head	Mill Laborer	New York
77	Verna Fisk	38	Wife	—	New York
78	Basil Fisk	9	Son	—	New York
79	Bethany Fisk	5	Daughter	—	New York
80	Lela Hickman	35	H-H	Maid	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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