Grace Wilson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Castle-County, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this Grace Wilson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents William & Hannah — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Delaware Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Grace X.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	Representative District 11
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Township / Ward	Representative District 11
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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 Grace	Age	Birth yr
Harry Wilson	Head	—	46	~1894
Frank Bradley	Other	—	40	~1900
Melvin Wilson	Son	—	19	~1921
Norman Wilson	Son	—	9	~1931
Grace Wilson	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Daughter, age 27

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1893 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Grace B.
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1930

New Castle, …

Spouse, age 37

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Grace B.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Spouse, age 47

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Grace X.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	Representative District 11
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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Our Model Tree links Grace Wilson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father William Bradley (~0.92 confidence) and mother Hannah Bradley (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

William Bradley

b. ~1848

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Hannah Bradley

b. ~1858

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Anchor record

Grace Wilson

Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Delaware

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — New-Castle-County, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00546-00653)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Delbert Gooden	29	Head	Painter	Delaware
2	Elva Gooden	31	Daughter	Stenographer	Delaware
3	Charles Davis	23	Son-in-law	Farmer	Delaware
4	Dorothy Davis	19	Daughter-in-law	—	Pennsylvania
5	Arthur M. Smith	44	Head	Farmer	Georgia
6	Emma Smith	38	Wife	—	Maryland
7	Arthur Smith	19	Son	—	Delaware
8	Samuel Smith	7	Son	—	Delaware
9	Samuel Lofland	80	Father-in-law	—	Delaware
10	Ella Lofland	70	Mother-in-law	—	Maryland
11	Elwood Godwin	48	Head	40	Delaware
12	Grace S. Godwin	41	Wife	—	Delaware
13	Harold Godwin	12	Son	—	Delaware
14	Ernest Lyons	27	Laborer	—	Maryland
15	Edward S. Wilson	26	Head	40	Delaware
16	Ethel H. Wilson	26	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
17	Edward S. Wilson	1	Son	—	Pennsylvania
18	Thomas S. Brown	38	Head	40	Delaware
19	Harry Wilson	46	Head	Laborer	Delaware
20	Grace X. Wilson THIS PERSON	47	Wife	—	Delaware
21	Melvin Wilson	19	Son	Truck Driver	Delaware
22	Norman Wilson	9	Son	—	Delaware
23	Frank Bradley	40	Brother-in-law	—	Delaware
24	James Hunt	38	Head	—	Tennessee
25	Marie S. Hunt	36	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
26	Ernest Hunt	11	Son	—	North Carolina
27	Helen Hunt	9	Daughter	—	D.C.
28	James Hunt	6	Son	—	D.C.
29	Elwood Russell	60	Head	60	Pennsylvania
30	Imogene S. Russell	57	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
31	Elwood Jr. Russell	18	Son	60	Pennsylvania
32	Imogene Russell	15	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
33	John Gaw	25	Son-in-law	—	New Jersey
34	Mildred Gaw	25	Daughter	25	Pennsylvania
35	Shirley Gaw	4	Daughter	—	Delaware
36	Townsend S. Rigby	48	Head	60	Pennsylvania
37	Edna N. Rigby	39	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
38	Elwood S. Rigby	16	Son	—	Pennsylvania
39	Seth Rigby	14	Son	—	Pennsylvania
40	Ruth E. Rigby	10	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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