Florence Thomas — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wasco-County, Oregon

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

Age 57 b. ~1883 Female Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wasco-County, Oregon
Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	West Dalles Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Wasco
Additional Details
Occupation	Fruit Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Fruit Farmer
Township / Ward	West Dalles Precinct
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 Florence	Age	Birth yr
John Thomas	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Ruth Thomas	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Florence Thomas	Head	—	57	~1883
Walter Cushman	Other	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Wasco, Oregon

Spouse, age 35

Wasco, Oregon · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Wasco, Oregon

Other, age 47

Wasco, Oregon · implied b. ~1883 — 18 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Florence L.
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Wasco-County, Oregon

Head, age 57

Wasco-County, Oregon · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	West Dalles Precinct
1935 Residence (County)	Wasco
Occupation	Fruit Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Florence Thomas

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Wasco-County, Oregon Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03381-01253)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Tom Gurdane	68	Head	Proprietor	Missouri
42	Otie Gurdane	48	Wife	Helper	Illinois
43	Yoichi Matsuda	29	Head	Waiter	Japan
44	Fumi Matsuda	24	Wife	—	Japan
45	James G. Smijer	49	Head	Proprietor	Oregon
46	Irene Smijer	50	Wife	Laborer	Kansas
47	James P. Smijer	21	Son	Laborer	Oregon
48	Roy S. Denton	50	Head	Combination Man	Nebraska
49	Olive Denton	33	Wife	—	Iowa
50	Leona A. Newhill	51	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
51	William B. Agee	74	Father	—	Kansas
52	Rachel C. Agee	72	Mother	—	Arkansas
53	Marion H. Morrow	27	Lodger	Laborer	Oregon
54	Richard L. De Loff	29	Head	Helper	Oregon
55	Violet De Loff	30	Wife	Cherry Pitter	Oregon
56	Dale De Loff	7	Son	—	Oregon
57	Bruce De Loff	6	Son	—	Oregon
58	Ray R. Stanton	28	Head	Farmer	Oregon
59	Lillian Stanton	21	Wife	—	Washington
60	Patricia A. Stanton	4	Daughter	—	Oregon
61	Kay Stanton	2	Daughter	—	Oregon
62	Nellie Willis	3	Nephew	—	Oregon
63	William F. Both	64	Head	Mechanist	Pennsylvania
64	Sam Buckallew	51	Head	Laborer	Indiana
65	Robert Buckallew	19	Son	Laborer	Indiana
66	Edwin Mckune	34	Head	Farmer	California
67	Nellie Mckune	31	Wife	Dietician	Colorado
68	Lester Matrus	51	Head	Carpenter Helper	Oregon
69	Hattie Matrus	46	Wife	—	Oregon
70	Lester Jr. Matrus	18	Son	Laborer	Washington
71	William Matrus	15	Son	Laborer	Oregon
72	Irvin E. Matrus	59	Head	Carpenter	Oregon
73	Jennie V. Matrus	54	Wife	—	Nebraska
74	George J. Murray	48	Head	Flour Mill	North Dakota
75	Mabel Murray	36	Wife	—	Oregon
76	Hazel Murray	13	Daughter	—	Oregon
77	Florence Thomas THIS PERSON	57	Head	Fruit Farmer	Iowa
78	Ruth Eleanor Thomas	19	Daughter	Office Attendant	Oregon
79	John D. Thomas	17	Daughter	—	Oregon
80	Walter L. Cushman	31	Son-in-law	Fruit Farmer	Washington

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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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