Grace Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Mecosta-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Grace Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Mecosta-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1880), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Female Spouse Born: Wisconsin Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Mecosta-County, Michigan
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Grace
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Martiny Township
1935 Residence (County)	Mecosta
Additional Details
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Township / Ward	Martiny Township
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Grace	Age	Birth yr
Grace Baker	Spouse	—	60	~1880
Shirley Baker	Son	—	42	~1898
Elva Baker	Head	—	60	~1880

Census Appearances

1920

Mecosta, Michigan

Spouse, age 40

Mecosta, Michigan · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Grace E
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Mecosta, Michigan

Spouse, age 50

Mecosta, Michigan · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Grace
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Mecosta-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 60

Mecosta-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1880 — 3 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Grace
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Martiny Township
1935 Residence (County)	Mecosta
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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Grace Baker

Spouse · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Mecosta-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01788-00924)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ira Morden	67	Head	Farmer	Michigan
42	Bessie Morden	40	Wife	—	Michigan
43	Daniel Morden	20	Son	Laborer	Mich.
44	George Morden	14	Son	—	Mich.
45	Adeline Morden	12	Daughter	—	Mich.
46	Enis \| Ernis Huntoon	69	Head	Farmer	Mich.
47	Hilah Huntoon	56	Wife	—	Mich.
48	Amos Huntoon	8	Son	—	Mich.
49	Heyman Ruben Huntoon	84	Father in law	—	Mich.
50	Robert Olson	16	Hired hand	Laborer	Mich.
51	August Lear	73	Head	Farmer	Germany
52	Edgar Ketchum	39	Head	Laborer	Mich.
53	Laura Ketchum	34	Wife	—	Mich.
54	Donald Ketchum	8	Son	—	Mich.
55	Laura Mae Ketchum	6	Daughter	—	Mich.
56	Violet Ketchum	5	Daughter	—	Mich.
57	Elizabeth Morse	55	Mother in law	—	Mich.
58	Beulah Morse	18	Sister in law	Housework	Mich.
59	Doris Morse	11	Sister in law	—	Mich.
60	Geo. Sanger	37	Head	Farmer	Mich.
61	Elva Sanger	32	Wife	—	Mich.
62	Charles Roebuck	52	Lodger	—	Mich.
63	Ezra Boroff	52	Head	Farmer	Mich.
64	Elva Baker	60	Head	Farmer	Indiana
65	Grace Baker THIS PERSON	60	Wife	—	Wisconsin
66	Shirley Baker	42	Son	Beeman	Michigan
67	Elijah Billock	60	Head	Farmer	Mich.
68	Raymond Dennis	35	Head	Mechanic	Mich.
69	Nellie Dennis	30	Wife	—	Mich.
70	Cecil Dennis	10	Son	—	Mich.
71	William Dennis	6	Son	—	Mich.
72	Robert Dennis	5	Son	—	Mich.
73	Richard Dennis	4	Son	—	Mich.
74	Joyce Dennis	1	Daughter	—	Mich.
75	Ronald Lindsey	21	Head	Laborer	Mich.
76	Leona Lindsey	19	Wife	—	Mich.
77	Jesse Fountain	54	Head	Foreman	Mich.
78	Alice Fountain	54	Wife	—	Wisconsin
79	Alice Fountain	17	Daughter	—	Mich.
80	Winnifred Fountain	16	Daughter	—	Mich.

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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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