Margaret Lane — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Franklin-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Lane across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Franklin-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1885), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Female Spouse Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Franklin-County, Nebraska
Surname	Lane
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Oak Grove
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Township / Ward	Oak Grove
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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 Lane	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Thomas Lane	Head	—	66	~1874
Margaret Lane	Spouse	—	55	~1885
John Lane	Son	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Franklin, Nebraska

Spouse, age 34

Franklin, Nebraska · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Margaretta
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Irish
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Franklin, Nebraska

Spouse, age 45

Franklin, Nebraska · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Ireland Free State
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Franklin-County, Nebraska

Spouse, age 55

Franklin-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1885 — 4 household members

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Oak Grove
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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Margaret Lane

Spouse · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Nebraska

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1940 US Federal Census — Franklin-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02246-00209)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Norma Jean Carey	17	Daughter	—	Nebraska
42	James Carey	16	Son	Attendant	Nebraska
43	Jerrys Paxton	47	Head	Farmer	Kansas
44	Bertha Paxton	46	Wife	—	Kansas
45	Ferris Paxton	17	Son	—	Nebraska
46	Hope Paxton	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
47	John Solomon	54	Head	Farmer	Kansas
48	Thomas Lane	66	Head	Farmer	Massachusetts
49	Margaret Lane THIS PERSON	55	Wife	—	Nebraska
50	John Lane	22	Son	Laborer	Nebraska
51	Margaret Lane	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
52	Hardy A Beachler	73	Head	Farmer	Illinois
53	Geneva Beachler	59	Wife	—	Nebraska
54	Omahee Beachler	15	Daughter	—	Nebraska
55	Frank Bates	54	Head	Concrete Mixer	Kansas
56	Ora Bates	39	Wife	—	Kansas
57	Martin Bates	22	Son	Field Work	Nebraska
58	Harry Bates	20	Son	Field Work	New Mexico
59	Moraea Bates	9	Daughter	—	Nebraska
60	Benjamin Bates	8	Son	—	Colorado
61	Betty Bates	5	Daughter	—	Nebraska
62	Robert Bates	5	Son	—	Nebraska
63	O'Dell Bates	4	Son	—	Nebraska
64	James Bates	3	Son	—	Nebraska
65	Lewis Barnes	60	Head	Farmer	Kansas
66	Ollie Barnes	56	Wife	—	Kansas
67	John Cook	47	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
68	Viva Cook	41	Wife	—	Nebraska
69	Loren Cook	16	Son	—	Nebraska
70	Yancey Robinett	37	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
71	Wilma Robinett	34	Wife	—	Kansas
72	Cleora Robinett	14	Daughter	—	Kansas
73	Donald Robinett	3	Son	—	Nebraska
74	Sepatha D Cook	76	Father-in-law	—	Indiana
75	Bert Rogers	39	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
76	Hazel Rogers	36	Wife	—	Wisconsin
77	Kenneth Rogers	11	Son	—	Nebraska
78	Rebecca Rogers	10	Daughter	—	Nebraska
79	Alice Rogers	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
80	Roberta Rogers	6	Daughter	—	Nebraska

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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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