Margaret Gray — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Gray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Chemung-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Chemung-County, New York
Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Southport Town
1935 Residence (County)	Chemung
Additional Details
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Southport Town
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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 Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Gray	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Margaret Gray	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Charles Gray	Head	—	55	~1885
Kevin Gray	Son	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Chemung, New …

Spouse, age 36

Chemung, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Chemung, New …

Other, age 46

Chemung, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	33
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Chemung-County, New …

Spouse, age 56

Chemung-County, New York · implied b. ~1884 — 4 household members

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Southport Town
1935 Residence (County)	Chemung
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Margaret Gray

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02514-00860)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Janice Bartlett	1	Daughter	—	New York
2	George Robinson	27	Head	Truck Driver	New York
3	Mary(X) Robinson	21	Wife	—	New York
4	Richard Robinson	3	Son	—	New York
5	Allen Robinson	2	Son	—	New York
6	Clarence Whitmore	51	Head	Car Repairman	New York
7	Ruth Whitmore	40	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
8	Samuel Jones	15	Son	—	Pennsylvania
9	Clair Jones	9	Son	—	Pennsylvania
10	Arthur (X) Morgan	43	Head	Fireman Stationary	Pennsylvania
11	Gladys Spaulding	35	Housekeeper	—	New York
12	George Fleming	45	Head	Truck Driver	New York
13	Susie R Fleming	43	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
14	Nancy Fleming	18	Daughter	Servant	New York
15	George Jr Fleming	16	Son	—	New York
16	Edward Fleming	2	Son	—	New York
17	Charles (X) Gray	55	Head	—	Pennsylvania
18	Margaret Gray THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	New York
19	Margaret Gray	17	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
20	Kevin F Gray	13	Son	—	New York
21	Merle Comfort	27	Head	Inspector	New York
22	Alice Comfort	27	Wife	Machine Operator	New York
23	Laura J Comfort	9	Daughter	—	New York
24	Elsie Comfort	7	Daughter	—	New York
25	Mary E Comfort	6	Daughter	—	New York
26	Roberta Comfort	1	Daughter	—	New York
27	Leonard (X) Schmitt	20	Head	Moulder	New York
28	Isabelle Schmitt	20	Wife	Packer	New York
29	Morris Bentley	22	Head	Moulder	Pennsylvania
30	Hazel Bentley	18	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
31	Theus Dickerson	27	Head	Apprentice Pressman	Pennsylvania
32	Madeline W Dickerson	26	Wife	—	New York
33	Jacqueline Dickerson	6	Daughter	—	New York
34	Roland Dickerson	4	Son	—	New York
35	Sterl Saylor	45	Head	Interior Decorator	Pennsylvania
36	Marion (X) Saylor	40	Wife	Interior Decorator	New York
37	Elwin Saylor	17	Son	—	New York
38	Irene Saylor	15	Daughter	—	New York
39	Elaine Saylor	13	Daughter	—	New York
40	Charles Saylor	5	Son	—	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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