Margaret Gray — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Gray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Delaware-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1888), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Delaware-County, New York
Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Delaware
Additional Details
Industry	H
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Walton Town
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Gray	Spouse	—	52	~1888
Glen Bowker	Other	—	20	~1920
Ella Gray	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Jack Gray	Son	—	14	~1926
Neal Gray	Head	—	63	~1877

Census Appearances

1920

Delaware, New …

Spouse, age 28

Delaware, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Delaware, New …

Other, age 39

Delaware, New York · implied b. ~1891 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret V
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	20
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

Delaware-County, New …

Spouse, age 52

Delaware-County, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Delaware
Industry	H
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Margaret Gray

Spouse · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · New York

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02521-01219)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Fannie Houck	56	Wife	—	New York
42	Robert Mcclenen	52	Head	Salesman	New York
43	Rose Mcclenen	57	Wife	—	New York
44	Richard Tweedie	81	Father-in-law	—	Scotland
45	Ray Mcclenen	39	Brother	Salesman	New York
46	Aurther J. Baker	44	Head	Farm Worker	New York
47	Ida F. Baker	41	Wife	Farm Worker	New York
48	Florence Baker	22	Daughter	Farm Worker	New York
49	Ralph W. Baker	17	Son	—	New York
50	Laura Day	17	Daughter	—	New York
51	Gordon E. Day	1	Grandson	—	New York
52	Charles Neef	66	Head	Farm Worker	New York
53	Mary Neef	54	Wife	—	New York
54	Elmer Neef	42	Son	Farm Worker	New York
55	Harold Baxter	28	Step-son	Mechanic	New York
56	Joseph Baxter	18	Step-son	Weaver	New York
57	Edwin Barnhardt	30	Hired Hand	Farm Worker	New York
58	Neal Gray	63	Head	Farm Worker	New York
59	Margaret Gray THIS PERSON	52	Wife	—	New York
60	Ella Gray	16	Daughter	—	New York
61	Jack Gray	14	Son	—	New York
62	Glen Bowker	20	Hired Hand	Farm Worker	New York
63	Clarence Smith	31	Head	Farm Worker	Pennsylvania
64	Beatrice Smith	25	Wife	—	New York
65	Clifford Gilbert	26	Hired Hand	Farm Worker	New York
66	Rd3 East Start Rd1 Hill	None	—	—	—
67	Sherman A. Kinch	76	Head	Farm Worker	New York
68	Ida E. Kinch	74	Wife	—	Scotland
69	Mary Young	87	Sister-in-law	—	New York
70	Fred Starkweather	67	Head	Farm Worker	New York
71	Bessie Starkweather	27	Daughter	—	New York
72	James W. Macdonald	64	Head	—	New York
73	Lillian Macdonald	54	Wife	—	New York
74	Clifford Macdonald	37	Son	—	New York
75	Henry Macdonald	33	Son	—	New York
76	Bruce Macdonald	32	Son	—	New York
77	Paul Macdonald	30	Son	Mill Worker	New York
78	Harry Gladstone	72	Head	Farm Worker	New York
79	Jennie B. Doig	60	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	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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