John Bentley — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Bentley across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cattaraugus-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cattaraugus-County, New York
Surname	Bentley
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Dayton Township
1935 Residence (County)	Cattaraugus
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
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	Dayton 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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Bentley	Head	—	60	~1880
Bessie Bentley	Spouse	—	52	~1888
Charles Bentley	Son	—	18	~1922
Eva Bentley	Daughter	—	29	~1911
Lawrence Bentley	Son	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Cattaraugus, New …

Head, age 40

Cattaraugus, New York · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bentley
Given Name	John J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Wurtemberg
Mother's Birthplace	Wurtemberg
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Cattaraugus, New …

Head, age 50

Cattaraugus, New York · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bentley
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Dairy Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Cattaraugus-County, New …

Head, age 60

Cattaraugus-County, New York · implied b. ~1880 — 5 household members

Surname	Bentley
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Dayton Township
1935 Residence (County)	Cattaraugus
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
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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John Bentley

Head · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02505-00294)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry Bentley	65	Head	Farmer	New York
2	Ida Bentley	59	Wife	—	New York
3	Henry Deaver	34	Hired hand	Laborer	New York
4	Edgar Ester	27	Hired hand	Laborer	New York
5	Arthur L. Martz	38	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
6	Millie S. Martz	38	Wife	—	New York
7	Rosina Martz	13	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
8	John Bentley THIS PERSON	60	Head	Farmer	New York
9	Bessie Bentley	52	Wife	—	New York
10	Eva Bentley	29	Daughter	Laborer	New York
11	Lawrence Bentley	25	Son	Laborer	New York
12	Charles Bentley	18	Son	—	New York
13	Clarence J. Dutter	46	Head	Farmer	New York
14	Theresa Dutter	46	Wife	—	New York
15	Vincent Dutter	25	Son	Laborer	New York
16	Roger Dutter	22	Son	Laborer	New York
17	Ruth Dutter	16	Daughter	—	New York
18	James Dutter	13	Son	—	New York
19	Bernard Dutter	12	Son	—	New York
20	Garland Pagett	53	Head	Farmer	New York
21	Bessie Pagett	58	Wife	—	New York
22	Lillian Pagett	26	Daughter	Teaching	New York
23	Rosena Alburn	5	Cousin	—	New York
24	George Volk	28	Lodger	Laborer	New York
25	Christ Nowaczyk	35	Hired hand	Laborer	New York
26	Floyd Metterck	55	Head	Farmer	New York
27	Doris Metterck	38	Wife	—	New York
28	Harold Metterck	33	Son	Roller Man	New York
29	Merle Metterck	31	Son	Laborer	New York
30	Betty Metterck	6	Daughter	—	New York
31	Dale Metterck	4	Son	—	New York
32	David K. Earle	29	Head	Teacher	New York
33	Dorotha Earle	25	Wife	—	New York
34	David C. Earle	2	Son	—	New York
35	Barbara J. Earle	0	Daughter	—	New York
36	Clarence C. Hurd	64	Head	Farmer	New York
37	Mabel Hurd	64	Wife	—	New York
38	Henry Young	58	Head	Barber	New York
39	Pearl Young	56	Wife	—	New York
40	Jesse Rice	44	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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