Laura Martin — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ashtabula-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Laura Martin across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ashtabula-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ashtabula-County, Ohio
Surname	Martin
Given Name	Laura
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Ashtabula City
1935 Residence (County)	Ashtabula
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Ashtabula City
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Laura	Age	Birth yr
Lawance Martin	Son	—	18	~1922
Jane Martin	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Laura Martin	Spouse	—	52	~1888
Clerance Martin	Head	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Ashtabula, Ohio

Spouse, age 31

Ashtabula, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Laura E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	architect
Industry	building
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Ashtabula, Ohio

Other, age 42

Ashtabula, Ohio · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Laura E.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Ashtabula-County, Ohio

Spouse, age 52

Ashtabula-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

Surname	Martin
Given Name	Laura
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Ashtabula City
1935 Residence (County)	Ashtabula
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Laura Martin

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Ohio

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1940 US Federal Census — Ashtabula-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03023-00406)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dorothy Swanson	27	Wife	Home Work	Ohio
2	John Alexander	69	Father-in-law	—	Sweden
3	George Sweet	69	Head	—	Ohio
4	Mary L. Sweet	65	Wife	—	Ohio
5	Leona Frey	36	Servant	Maid	Ohio
6	Ernest Brenner	74	Head	—	New Jersey
7	Amelia Brenner	74	Wife	—	Ohio
8	Alla Brenner	48	Daughter	—	Ohio
9	Thomas Doyle	53	Head	Yard Master	Ohio
10	Margaret Doyle	47	Wife	—	Ohio
11	Frank J. Gillen	52	Head	Yardmaster	Ohio
12	Mary Gillen	50	Wife	—	Ohio
13	Isable Gillen	23	Daughter	Clerk Office	Ohio
14	Mary E. (Ab) Gillen	19	Daughter	—	Ohio
15	Clerance Martin	50	Head	Ag.	Pennsylvania
16	Laura Martin THIS PERSON	52	Wife	—	Ohio
17	Jane Martin	22	Daughter	New Worker	Ohio
18	Lawance Martin	18	Son	—	Ohio
19	Philip Sullivan	46	Head	Switchman	Ohio
20	Grace Sullivan	37	Wife	Typist	Pennsylvania
21	Barbara Sullivan	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
22	Edwin Oberg	42	Head	Machinist	Ohio
23	Dorothy Oberg	32	Wife	—	Illinois
24	Helen Oberg	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
25	Charles Lamb	44	Head	Manager	Ohio
26	Susan Lamb	42	Wife	—	Ohio
27	Bernard Lamb	13	Son	—	Ohio
28	Donald Lamb	8	Son	—	Pennsylvania
29	Mary Anita Lamb	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
30	Rex Stillaman	48	Head	Laborer	Ohio
31	Mina Stillaman	43	Wife	—	Ohio
32	Dorothy Stillaman	18	Daughter	New Worker	Ohio
33	John Stillaman	15	Son	—	Ohio
34	Rex Jr. Stillaman	12	Son	—	Ohio
35	Howard Stillaman	10	Son	—	Ohio
36	Rachel Stillaman	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
37	Frank Stillaman	3	Son	—	Ohio
38	Donald Stillaman	2	Son	—	Ohio
39	Alex Fisk	24	Head	Laborer	Ohio
40	Carmel Fisk	22	Wife	—	Ohio

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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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