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Margaret Hunter — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Hunter across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1918), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Female Daughter Born: Pennsylvania Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationPhiladelphia-County, Pennsylvania
SurnameHunter
Given NameMargaret
Relationship to HeadDaughter
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age22
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplacePennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)Philadelphia City
1935 Residence (County)Philadelphia
Additional Details
OccupationStenog
IndustryOffice
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked40
Income (1939)391
Highest GradeH 4
1935 ResidenceSame Place
Birth StatePennsylvania
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)pennsylvania
OccupationStenog
Township / WardPhiladelphia City
Est. Birth Year~1918

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Margaret Age Birth yr
Margaret Hunter Daughter — 22 ~1918
Charles Hunter Head — 53 ~1887
Charles Hunter Son — 14 ~1926
Amy Hunter Spouse — 44 ~1896
John Hunter Son — 11 ~1929
Jane Hunter Daughter — 20 ~1920

Census Appearances

1930
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Daughter, age 12
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1918 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Hunter
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 12
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Pennsylvania
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) pennsylvania
1940
Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania
Daughter, age 22
Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1918 — 6 household members
Surname Hunter
Given Name Margaret
Relationship to Head Daughter
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 22
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City) Philadelphia City
1935 Residence (County) Philadelphia
Occupation Stenog
Industry Office
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 40
Income (1939) 391
Highest Grade H 4
1935 Residence Same Place
Birth State Pennsylvania
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) pennsylvania

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Margaret Hunter across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Margaret Hunter
Daughter · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · Pennsylvania
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Sibling
Jane Hunter
Sibling · 1940 · age 20
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Charles Hunter
Sibling · 1940 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
John Hunter
Sibling · 1940 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Philadelphia-County, Pennsylvania Open full size

Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03741-00008)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Charlotte Felton 55 Boarder Private Sec. Same Place
2 Charles B. Hunter 53 Head Clerk Pennsylvania
3 Amy W. Hunter 44 Wife — Pennsylvania
4 Margaret Hunter THIS PERSON 22 Daughter Stenog Pennsylvania
5 Jane S. Hunter 20 Daughter Stenog Pennsylvania
6 Charles B. Jr. Hunter 14 Son — Pennsylvania
7 John Hunter 11 Son — Pennsylvania
8 Richard J. Wolf 42 Head Engineer Pennsylvania
9 Anna Mary Wolf 42 Wife — Pennsylvania
10 Margaret Wolf 12 Daughter — Pennsylvania
11 Patricia Wolf 9 Daughter — Pennsylvania
12 Edward Wolf 75 Uncle Printer Pennsylvania
13 Clayton J. Boese 35 Head Div Manager Pennsylvania
14 Mae Belle Boese 36 Wife — Mississippi
15 Alice Boese 65 Mother — Louisiana
16 Margie Boese 30 Sister — Louisiana
17 John Strain 32 Head Glass Worker Pennsylvania
18 Gladys Strain 29 Wife Seamer Pennsylvania
19 Mary Hinkle 57 Mother-in-law — Pennsylvania
20 Delores Hinkle 24 Sister-in-law Winder Pennsylvania
21 William J. Robinson 40 Head Supt Of Shipping Scotland
22 Katherine Robinson 36 Wife — Pennsylvania
23 William Jr. Robinson 13 Son — Pennsylvania
24 Jean Robinson 11 Daughter — Pennsylvania
25 Katherine Robinson 4 Daughter — Pennsylvania
26 Frank Horobunsh 36 Head Tool Maker Germany
27 Elsa Horobunsh 35 Wife — Germany
28 Frank Jr. Horobunsh 7 Son — Pennsylvania
29 Herman Grotjahn 66 Father-in-law General Work Germany
30 Hermina Grotjahn 62 Mother-in-law — Germany
31 George Hammond 44 Head Mechanic Pennsylvania
32 Minnie Hammond 43 Wife — Pennsylvania
33 Hazel Hammond 15 Daughter — Pennsylvania
34 William Aretz 45 Head Clerk Pennsylvania
35 Helen Aretz 41 Wife — Pennsylvania
36 Margaret Aretz 17 Daughter — Pennsylvania
37 Helen Jane Aretz 7 Daughter — Pennsylvania

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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