Helen Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Helen Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dutchess-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dutchess-County, New York
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	East Fishkill Town
1935 Residence (County)	Dutchess
Additional Details
Occupation	Attendant
Industry	Gasoline Filling Station
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Attendant
Township / Ward	East Fishkill Town
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Helen	Age	Birth yr
Lester Wright	Son	—	20	~1920
Leslie Wright	Son	—	20	~1920
Helen Wright	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Dutchess, New …

Spouse, age 21

Dutchess, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Dutchess, New …

Spouse, age 31

Dutchess, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Helen M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	19
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

Dutchess-County, New …

Spouse, age 41

Dutchess-County, New York · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	East Fishkill Town
1935 Residence (County)	Dutchess
Occupation	Attendant
Industry	Gasoline Filling Station
Class of Worker	OA
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Helen Wright

Spouse · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02522-00802)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Helen Wright THIS PERSON	41	Wife	Attendant	New York
2	Leslie Wright	20	Son	Attendant	New York
3	Lester Wright	20	Son	Attendant	New York
4	Leslie Mekul	43	Head	Farm Laborer	New York
5	Freda Mekul	46	Wife	—	New York
6	Lillie Lawrence	69	Mother-in-law	—	New York
7	Louis Eager	61	Head	Flagman	New Jersey
8	Georgina Eager	49	Wife	—	England
9	David Booth	56	Head	Laborer	New York
10	Elma Booth	49	Wife	—	New York
11	Vernon Booth	21	Son	New Worker	New York
12	Amy Booth	15	Daughter	—	New York
13	Harold Booth	13	Son	—	New York
14	Harold Bailey	40	Head	Assistant Foreman	New York
15	Delphine Bailey	45	Wife	—	New York
16	George Bailey	17	Son	—	New York
17	Aurelio Caruso	54	Head	Fire Cleaner	Italy
18	Lola Caruso	44	Wife	—	Italy
19	Howard Caruso	18	Son	New Worker	New York
20	Grace Caruso	16	Daughter	—	New York
21	Josephine Caruso	13	Daughter	—	New York
22	Annie Caruso	11	Daughter	—	New York
23	John Caruso	7	Son	—	New York
24	Edward Caruso	5	Son	—	New York
25	Nelson Wheler	39	Head	Track Patrolman	New York
26	Maria Wheler	42	Wife	—	Germany
27	Robert Wheler	15	Son	—	Connecticut
28	Mary Wheler	13	Daughter	—	New York
29	George Wheler	9	Son	—	Connecticut
30	William Bates	48	Head	Laborer	New York
31	Charles Bates	17	Son	—	New York
32	Edward Bates	15	Son	—	New York
33	Charles Storm	69	Head	Laborer	New York
34	Wife Storm	61	Wife	—	New York
35	Kenneth Mckeon	27	Head	Truck Driver	New York
36	Helen Mckeon	30	Wife	—	New York
37	Carolyn Mckeon	5	Daughter	—	New York
38	Catherine Whalen	25	Head	Postmistress Assistant	New York
39	James Whalen	21	Brother	Laborer	New York
40	John Whalen	19	Brother	Laborer	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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