Margaret Lane — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Lane across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Cornelius & Elinor — first a spouse (b.~1907), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Female Spouse Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Lane
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit city
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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
Francis Lane	Head	—	35	~1905
Margaret Lane	Spouse	—	33	~1907
Marjorie Lane	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Grant Lane	Son	—	8	~1932

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Daughter, age 12

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1908 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Daughter, age 23

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1907 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Margaret E
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Michigan
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Bookkeeper
Industry	Auto Shop
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 33

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1907 — 4 household members

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit city
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Cornelius Lane

b. ~1871

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Elinor Lane

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Margaret Lane

Spouse · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Michigan

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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 — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

35 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01888-00607)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Francis Lane	35	Head	State Police	New York
42	Margaret Lane THIS PERSON	33	Wife	—	Michigan
43	Grant Lane	8	Son	—	Michigan
44	Marjorie Lane	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
45	Michael Tebo	35	Head	Freight Agt	Pennsylvania
46	Ellen Tebo	35	Wife	—	Michigan
47	Michael Jr Tebo	3	Son	—	Michigan
48	Mary Tebo	0	Daughter	—	Michigan
49	Mary Westphal	72	Head	—	New York
50	Mabel Strang	47	Daughter	—	Michigan
51	Roger Strang	50	Son-in-law	Buyer	Ohio
52	John Jr Strang	16	Grandson	—	Michigan
53	Charles Sliff	42	Head	Shipping	England
54	Dorothy Sliff	38	Wife	—	England
55	Dorothy Sliff	13	Daughter	—	Michigan
56	Norman Sliff	9	Son	—	Michigan
57	Ben Wheeler	29	Head	Mechanic	Tennessee
58	Alice Wheeler	25	Wife	—	Michigan
59	Ben Jr Wheeler	8	Son	—	Michigan
60	Patricia Wheeler	6	Daughter	—	Michigan
61	Robert Wheeler	5	Son	—	Michigan
62	Edward Wheeler	3	Son	—	Michigan
63	Cecil Mason	40	Head	Solderer	Canada-English
64	Mable Mason	38	Wife	—	Canada-English
65	Shirley Mason	12	Daughter	—	Michigan
66	Macchus Zatraitis	36	Head	Foreman	Michigan
67	Vera Zatraitis	36	Wife	—	Michigan
68	Gordon Zatraitis	13	Son	—	Michigan
69	Evelyn Zatraitis	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
70	Carl Zatraitis	3	Son	—	Michigan
71	Here Ends Block #39 And Begins Block #40	None	—	—	—
72	Edwin Reaper	42	Head	Service	Michigan
73	Edith Reaper	40	Wife	—	Illinois
74	Barbara Reaper	13	Daughter	—	Michigan
75	Jay Reaper	9	Son	—	Michigan

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Margaret

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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