James Stevens — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this James Stevens across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Lawrence-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1887), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Lawrence-County, New York
Surname	Stevens
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	De Kalb Town
1935 Residence (County)	St. Lawrence
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	De Kalb Town
Est. Birth Year	~1887

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Florence Stevens	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Eldra Stevens	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Elizabeth Stevens	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Agnes Stevens	Daughter	—	8	~1932
James Stevens	Head	—	53	~1887
James Stevens	Son	—	23	~1917
Howard Stevens	Son	—	21	~1919
Robert Stevens	Son	—	10	~1930
Nellie Stevens	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1930

St Lawrence, …

Other, age 42

St Lawrence, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 30 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	R
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Canada Eng
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

St.-Lawrence-County, New …

Head, age 53

St.-Lawrence-County, New York · implied b. ~1887 — 9 household members

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	De Kalb Town
1935 Residence (County)	St. Lawrence
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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James Stevens

Head · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · New York

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

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40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02769-00351)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harold Matthews	44	Head	Farmer	New York
2	Eline Matthews	42	Wife	None	New York
3	Newton Matthews	18	Son	Farmer	New York
4	Bettie Matthews	16	Daughter	None	New York
5	Howard Matthews	13	Son	—	New York
6	Alice Matthews	12	Daughter	—	New York
7	Harold W. Matthews	10	Son	—	New York
8	Ellen Matthews	7	Daughter	—	New York
9	Roland Matthews	3	Son	—	New York
10	Duane Matthews	0	Son	—	New York
11	Sarah Matthews	84	Mother	None	New York
12	Melvin A. Fletcher	55	Head	Farmer	New York
13	Mabel Fletcher	49	Wife	None	New York
14	Kermit Fletcher	22	Son	Farmer	New York
15	Truman Crary	57	Head	Patrolman	New York
16	Leona Crary	49	Daughter	Housekeeper	New York
17	Betty J. Alguire	8	Granddaughter	—	New York
18	Douglas S. Cates	26	Head	Laborer	New York
19	Doris Cates	22	Wife	None	New York
20	Mabel Cates	3	Daughter	—	New York
21	Barbara J. Cates	0	Daughter	—	New York
22	Harold Brotherton	53	Head	Farmer	New York
23	Grace Brotherton	30	Wife	None	New York
24	Harold Jr. Brotherton	10	Son	—	New York
25	Thomas Brotherton	9	Son	—	New York
26	James Brotherton	1	Son	—	New York
27	Aaron Simmons	19	Hired hand	Farm Laborer	New York
28	Elizabeth Haffey	68	Head	None	New York
29	Myron Ritchie	77	Head	None	New York
30	Eva Ritchie	71	Wife	None	New York
31	James Stevens THIS PERSON	53	Head	Farmer	New York
32	Nellie Stevens	45	Wife	None	New York
33	James Jr. Stevens	23	Son	Farm Hand	New York
34	Howard Stevens	21	Son	Farm Hand	New York
35	Eldra Stevens	16	Daughter	Servant	New York
36	Florence Stevens	14	Daughter	—	New York
37	Elizabeth Stevens	12	Daughter	—	New York
38	Robert Stevens	10	Son	—	New York
39	Agnes Stevens	8	Daughter	—	New York
40	Edward Creighton	37	Head	Farmer	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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