Lena Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Lena Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Worcester-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1878), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Female Spouse Born: Vermont Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Worcester-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Lena S
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	Milford
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont
Township / Ward	Milford
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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 Lena	Age	Birth yr
Mildred Sardin	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Gloria Byberg	Other	—	10	~1930
Lena Williams	Spouse	—	62	~1878
Edward Williams	Head	—	68	~1872

Census Appearances

1920

Franklin, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 42

Franklin, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1878 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Lena L.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Father's Birthplace	Vermont
Mother's Birthplace	New Hampshire
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1930

Worcester, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 52

Worcester, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1878 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Lena
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Vermont
Mother's Birthplace	New Hampshire
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1940

Worcester-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 62

Worcester-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1878 — 4 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Lena S
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	Milford
1935 Residence (County)	Worcester
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

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Lena Williams

Spouse · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Massachusetts

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Worcester-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01652-00533)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Percy D Weaver	52	Head	Machinist	Mass
2	Jennie Weaver	49	Wife	Stitcher	Scotland
3	Elmer Rose	63	Head	Woodworker	Mass
4	Nettie N Rose	62	Wife	—	Mass
5	Daughter Hester	22	Daughter	Clerk	Mass
6	Lionel Roberts	40	Head	Cutter	Mass
7	Leone Roberts	39	Wife	Stitcher	Mass
8	Irving C Kiessling	48	Head	Shipper	Mass
9	Ethel P Kiessling	43	Wife	—	Mass
10	Winnifred C Kiessling	17	Daughter	—	Mass
11	Edward A Williams	68	Head	Machinist	Mass
12	Lena S Williams THIS PERSON	62	Wife	—	Vermont
13	Mildred H Sardin	28	Daughter	—	Mass
14	Gloria F Byberg	10	Grand-dau.	—	Mass
15	Mary T Micelotti	54	Head	—	Italy
16	Domenic A Micelotti	26	Son	Trims Shoes	California
17	Rose M Micelotti	19	Daughter	—	Penn
18	Estelle M Micelotti	17	Daughter	—	Penn
19	Joseph Micelotti	15	Son	—	Mass
20	Salvatore Micelotti	13	Son	—	Mass
21	Anna Micelotti	12	Daughter	—	Mass
22	Otis W Rose	30	Head	Mechanic	Mass
23	Florence E Rose	29	Wife	—	Mass
24	Carl O Rose	2	Son	—	Mass
25	Emerson Robinson	61	Head	Plumber	Nova Scotia
26	Lottie L Robinson	52	Wife	—	Conn
27	Emerson J Robinson	26	Son	Designer	Mass
28	Elden H Barrows	37	Head	Clerk	Mass
29	Lillian M Barrows	34	Wife	—	Mass
30	Elden H Barrows	13	Son	—	Mass
31	Ronald N Barrows	5	Son	—	Mass
32	Pomeroy Edwards	48	Head	Stock Clerk	Mass
33	Ethel M Edwards	41	Wife	—	Mass
34	William F Edwards	16	Son	—	Mass
35	Walter W Edwards	14	Son	—	Mass
36	June B Edwards	9	Daughter	—	Mass
37	Frank A Gerow	68	Father-in-law	—	Mass
38	Herbert Mcgovern	60	Head	Moulder	England
39	Martha Mcgovern	50	Wife	—	England
40	James Mcgovern	24	Son	Shoe Worker	Mass

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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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