Lula Stephens — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Multnomah-County, Oregon

Our Model Tree links this Lula Stephens across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Multnomah-County, Oregon (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Agnes — first a spouse (b.~1899), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Spouse Born: Oregon Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Multnomah-County, Oregon
Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Lula
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oregon
1935 Residence (City)	Portland City
1935 Residence (County)	Multnomah
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon
Township / Ward	Portland City
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Lula	Age	Birth yr
Percy Stephens	Head	—	41	~1899
Kathryn Stephens	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Blair Stephens	Son	—	19	~1921
Lula Stephens	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Multnomah, Oregon

Daughter, age 22

Multnomah, Oregon · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Lula
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oregon
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

1930

Multnomah, Oregon

Spouse, age 32

Multnomah, Oregon · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Lula
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oregon
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	no
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

1940

Multnomah-County, Oregon

Spouse, age 41

Multnomah-County, Oregon · implied b. ~1899 — 4 household members

Surname	Stephens
Given Name	Lula
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oregon
1935 Residence (City)	Portland City
1935 Residence (County)	Multnomah
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Oregon
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oregon

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Our Model Tree links Lula Stephens across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father James Watt (~0.92 confidence) and mother Agnes Watt (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Watt

b. ~1851

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Agnes Watt

b. ~1852

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Lula Stephens

Spouse · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Oregon

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Multnomah-County, Oregon Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03393-00173)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Eva Jensen	47	Wife	Pocket Clerk	Washington
2	Clarence Jensen	27	Son	—	Oregon
3	Henry G. Jensen	20	Son	—	Oregon
4	Harold Jensen	14	Son	—	Oregon
5	William Jensen	10	Son	—	Oregon
6	Walter Jensen	4	Son	—	Oregon
7	Howard Boggs	35	Head	Foreman	Oregon
8	Estella Boggs	30	Wife	—	Oregon
9	Rolland Boggs	14	Son	—	Oregon
10	Joseph Boggs	12	Son	—	Oregon
11	Mary Boggs	8	Daughter	—	Oregon
12	Phillip Boggs	2	Son	—	Oregon
13	Catherine Holzer	63	Head	—	Russia
14	Edith Holzer	42	Daughter	Supervisor	Nebraska
15	Esther Christman	36	Daughter	Clerk	Oregon
16	Here Ends Block 90-88 And Starts Block 889	None	—	—	—
17	Robert W. Grasback	58	Head	Clerk	Michigan
18	Olive Grasback	23	Daughter	Clerk	Oregon
19	Percy Stephens	41	Head	Finisher	Oregon
20	Lula Stephens THIS PERSON	41	Wife	—	Oregon
21	Blair Stephens	19	Son	—	Oregon
22	Kathryn Stephens	18	Daughter	—	Oregon
23	Ole Eikrem	51	Head	—	Norway
24	Josephine Eikrem	53	Wife	—	Norway
25	Aslak Eikrem	27	Son	—	Norway
26	Bjorn Eikrem	25	Son	—	Norway
27	Sivert Eikrem	23	Son	—	Norway
28	Erna Eikrem	22	Daughter	Stenographer	Norway
29	Olga Eikrem	20	Daughter	—	Oregon
30	Jane Eikrem	18	Daughter	House Keeper	Oregon
31	Rod Mullineaux	31	Head	Salesman	Minnesota
32	Mary Mullineaux	27	Wife	—	Oregon
33	Mary Jean Mullineaux	5	Daughter	—	Oregon
34	Margot Mullineaux	2	Daughter	—	Oregon
35	Wilbert Milbrandt	26	Head	Carpenter	Canada English
36	Ruth Milbrandt	24	Wife	—	Colorado
37	Wilbert Milbrandt	4	Son	—	Oregon
38	Henry Vicks	62	Head	—	Minnesota
39	Grace Vicks	52	Wife	—	Oregon
40	Nancy Horning	6	Niece	—	Oregon

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Pedigree Summary

Lula

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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