Lena Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rockbridge-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Lena Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rockbridge-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Female Head Born: Virginia Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Rockbridge-County, Virginia
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Kerns Creek Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Rockbridge
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	111
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Farm Operator
Township / Ward	Kerns Creek Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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 Lena	Age	Birth yr
Betty Miller	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Lena Miller	Head	—	64	~1876
Rebecca Miller	Other	—	19	~1921
Samuel Miller	Son	—	31	~1909
Eugene Miller	Son	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Rockbridge, Virginia

Head, age 44

Rockbridge, Virginia · implied b. ~1876

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XGBoost

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lena E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Rockbridge, Virginia

Head, age 54

Rockbridge, Virginia · implied b. ~1876 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lena E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Rockbridge-County, Virginia

Head, age 64

Rockbridge-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1876 — 5 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Kerns Creek Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Rockbridge
Occupation	Farm Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	111
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Lena Miller

Head · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · Virginia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04290-00079)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Margaret Mcgowan	40	Head	Farm Operator	Virginia
2	Harry Mcgowan	18	son	Laborer	Virginia
3	Burnette Mcgowan	16	son	—	Virginia
4	Clara Mcgowan	14	Daughter	—	Virginia
5	Ethyl Chaplin	2	niece	—	Virginia
6	James Miller	48	Head	Farmer	Virginia
7	Edith Miller	42	Wife	—	Virginia
8	Basil Miller	19	son	Laborer	Virginia
9	Marjorie Sensabaugh	5	niece	—	Virginia
10	Carl Chaplin	31	Hired man	Laborer	Virginia
11	Edward Reid	15	Boarder	—	Virginia
12	Virginia Reid	12	Boarder	—	Virginia
13	James Mccown	60	Head	Farmer	Virginia
14	John Mccown	56	Brother	Farmer	Virginia
15	William Conner	58	Head	Farmer	Virginia
16	Ada Conner	60	Wife	—	Virginia
17	Douglas Crockett	18	Hired man	Laborer	Virginia
18	Guy Sensabaugh	38	Head	Mechanic	Virginia
19	Katherine Sensabaugh	34	Wife	—	Virginia
20	Ollie Tolley	59	Head	Farmer	Virginia
21	Pearl Tolley	59	Wife	—	Virginia
22	Gladys Tolley	28	Daughter	—	Virginia
23	Lena Miller THIS PERSON	64	Head	Farm Operator	Virginia
24	Samuel Miller	31	son	Farmer	Virginia
25	Eugene Miller	28	son	Laborer	Virginia
26	Rebecca Miller	19	Daughter in law	—	Virginia
27	Betty Miller	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
28	William Snider	72	Head	Farmer	Virginia
29	Margaret Snider	46	Daughter	—	Virginia
30	Louis Snider	31	son	Laborer	Virginia
31	James Snider	29	son	Laborer	Virginia
32	Fred Snider	23	son	Farmer	Virginia
33	Samuel Newcomber	55	Head	Cement Finisher	Virginia
34	Annie Newcomber	56	Wife	—	Virginia
35	Bud Newcomber	22	son	Laborer	Virginia
36	Thelma Newcomber	20	Daughter	—	Virginia
37	Joseph Newcomber	14	son	—	Virginia
38	Anne Newcomber	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
39	Oscar Snider	44	Head	Farmer	Virginia
40	Beatrice Snider	35	Wife	—	Virginia

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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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