Florence Wood — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Florence Wood across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Lawrence-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Lawrence-County, New York
Surname	Wood
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Gouverneur Town
1935 Residence (County)	St. Lawrence
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Gouverneur Town
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Florence	Age	Birth yr
Florence Wood	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Earl Chambers	Other	—	44	~1896
Gerald Wood	Son	—	15	~1925
Shirley Wood	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Keith Wood	Head	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

St Lawrence, …

Spouse, age 23

St Lawrence, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wood
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

St Lawrence, …

Spouse, age 32

St Lawrence, New York · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wood
Given Name	Florence L
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

St.-Lawrence-County, New …

Spouse, age 43

St.-Lawrence-County, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

Surname	Wood
Given Name	Florence
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Gouverneur Town
1935 Residence (County)	St. Lawrence
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Florence Wood

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02769-00700)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Leonard Strate	10	Son	—	New York
2	Maurice Strate	8	Son	—	New York
3	Edwin E. Price	65	Head	Manager	New York
4	Kate Price	68	Wife	Laborer	New York
5	Willis Price	56	Hired hand	Owner	New York
6	Eliza Keyes	79	Head	Manager	New York
7	Keith Wood	41	Head	—	New York
8	Florence Wood THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	New York
9	Gerald Wood	15	Son	—	New York
10	Shirley Wood	3	Daughter	—	New York
11	Earl Chambers	44	Hired hand	Laborer	New York
12	Harvey Deming	48	Head	Manager	New York
13	Ethel Deming	46	Wife	—	New York
14	Carlton Brown	13	Stepson	—	New York
15	Harvey Strate	41	Head	Manager	New York
16	Florence Strate	35	Wife	—	New York
17	Louise Strate	17	Daughter	—	New York
18	Perley Strate	65	Father	—	New York
19	Herbert Shephard	22	Hired hand	Laborer	Canada Eng
20	Harold J. Thomas	32	Head	Manager	New York
21	Nalena Thomas	32	Wife	—	New York
22	Dorothy Thomas	14	Daughter	—	New York
23	Raymond Thomas	12	Son	—	New York
24	Leland Thomas	10	Son	—	New York
25	Jennie Thomas	63	Mother	Laborer	Pennsylvania
26	Jay E. Thomas	62	Father	—	New York
27	Bill Sterling	31	Head	Laborer	New York
28	Ellen Sterling	28	Wife	—	New York
29	Alice E. Sterling	7	Daughter	—	New York
30	Richard A. Sterling	4	Son	—	New York
31	Ralph Cole	26	Tenant	Laborer	New York
32	Gladys Cole	20	Tenant wife	—	New York
33	Addie Babcock	72	Head	Owner	New York
34	Richard Laforty	20	Tenant	Laborer	New York
35	Marion Laforty	19	Tenant wife	—	New York
36	Catherine Laforty	1	Tenant daughter	—	New York
37	Willard P. Stowell	51	Head	Manager	New York
38	Mabel Stowell	50	Wife	—	South Dakota
39	Walter Stowell	16	Son	—	New York
40	Terrence Marcellus	21	Head	Machine Feeder	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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