George Bates — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this George Bates across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Chenango-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Chenango-County, New York
Surname	Bates
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Plymouth Town
1935 Residence (County)	Chenango
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Plymouth Town
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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 George	Age	Birth yr
Helen Bates	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Raymond Bates	Son	—	23	~1917
Warren Bates	Son	—	19	~1921
George Bates	Head	—	51	~1889
Edith Bates	Spouse	—	52	~1888

Census Appearances

1920

Chenango, New …

Head, age 33

Chenango, New York · implied b. ~1887 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bates
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	M
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Chenango, New …

Head, age 44

Chenango, New York · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bates
Given Name	George A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Chenango-County, New …

Head, age 51

Chenango-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

Surname	Bates
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Plymouth Town
1935 Residence (County)	Chenango
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
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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George Bates

Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02515-00928)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dora Bates	5	Daughter	—	New York
2	Carroll Ann Bates	0	Daughter	—	New York
3	George Bates THIS PERSON	51	Head	Farmer	New York
4	Edith Bates	52	Wife	—	New York
5	Raymond Bates	23	Son	Farm Laborer	New York
6	Warren Bates	19	Son	Farm Laborer	New York
7	Helen Bates	16	Daughter	New Worker	New York
8	Ruth Slater	25	Head	—	New York
9	Frank Dunham	55	Head	Caretaker	Iowa
10	Genevieve Dunham	54	Wife	—	Minnesota
11	Kathryn Dunham	34	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Iowa
12	Olive Guile	41	Head	Farmer	New York
13	Betty Guile	13	Daughter	—	New York
14	Millard Miracle	23	Hired man	Farm Laborer	New York
15	Robert Thompson	31	Head	Laborer	New York
16	Nancy Thompson	28	Wife	—	New York
17	Leroy Thompson	25	Head	Press Man	New York
18	Marion Thompson	25	Wife	—	New York
19	Robert Thompson	5	Son	—	New York
20	Beverly Thompson	2	Daughter	—	New York
21	Bertrand Thompson	59	Head	Farmer	New York
22	Cora Thompson	53	Wife	—	New York
23	Charles Low	27	Hired man	Farm Laborer	New York
24	Charles Yerryaboom	61	Head	Farmer	New York
25	Jenny Yerryaboom	40	Wife	—	New York
26	Crystal Mathews	45	Head	Farmer	New York
27	Bertha Gray	54	Servant	Housework	New York
28	James Brown	79	Head	Farmer	New York
29	Irving Green	54	Head	Farmer	New York
30	Grace Green	54	Wife	—	New York
31	Kenneth Tyler	34	Head	Electrician	New York
32	Esther Tyler	32	Wife	—	New York
33	Ruth Tyler	10	Daughter	—	New York
34	Richard Tyler	9	Son	—	New York
35	Ronald Tyler	6	Son	—	New York
36	Robert Tyler	3	Son	—	New York
37	Clarence Dunckel	75	Head	Farmer	New York
38	Leah Dunckel	76	Wife	Teacher	Pennsylvania
39	Edith Dunckel	43	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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