Margaret Lee — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Teton-County, Montana

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Lee across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Teton-County, Montana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1891), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 49 b. ~1891 Female Spouse Born: Washington Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Teton-County, Montana
Surname	Lee
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
1935 Residence (City)	School Dist 7
1935 Residence (County)	Teton
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington
Township / Ward	School Dist 7
Est. Birth Year	~1891

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
Peder Lee	Head	—	51	~1889
John Handy	Other	—	23	~1917
Robert Lee	Son	—	23	~1917
Margaret Lee	Spouse	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

Teton, Montana

Spouse, age 28

Teton, Montana · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1930

Teton, Montana

Other, age 39

Teton, Montana · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1940

Teton-County, Montana

Spouse, age 49

Teton-County, Montana · implied b. ~1891 — 4 household members

Surname	Lee
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
1935 Residence (City)	School Dist 7
1935 Residence (County)	Teton
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

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Margaret Lee

Spouse · 1940 · age 49 · b. ~1891 · Montana

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Teton-County, Montana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02232-00793)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Peder R. Lee	51	Head	Farmer	Norway
2	Margaret Lee THIS PERSON	49	Wife	—	Washington
3	Robert O. Lee	23	Son	Student	Montana
4	John Handy	23	Hired man	Laborer	No Dakota
5	Easton Grastock	59	Head	Farming	Norway
6	Ragnhild Grastock	70	Wife	Farming	Norway
7	Clara Grastock	29	Daughter	—	Washington
8	David Turke	59	Head	Laborer	South Dakota
9	Herman S. Grastock	40	Head	Farmer	Washington
10	Gertrude E. Grastock	33	Wife	—	South Dakota
11	Lloyd R. Grastock	6	Son	—	Montana
12	Orville W. Grastock	3	Son	—	Montana
13	Melvin Kyllonen	21	Hired man	Laborer	North Dak
14	Herman O. Erps	40	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
15	Esther L. Erps	38	Wife	Housewife	Nebraska
16	Shirley L. Erps	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
17	Donna Jean Erps	14	Daughter	—	Nebraska
18	Marie M. Erps	9	Daughter	—	Nebraska
19	Cecil S. Nilt	21	Hired man	Laborer	Montana
20	Henry C. Rupke	50	Hired man	Laborer	Wisconsin
21	George Grastock	34	Head	Farmer	Washington
22	Pauline Grastock	27	Wife	Housewife	No Dak
23	Ernest P. Harwood	53	Head	Manager	Minnesota
24	Bernice E. Harwood	52	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
25	Aerial G. Harwood	19	Daughter	Student	North Dakota
26	Dick Harwood	18	Son	—	No Dak
27	David Harwood	17	Son	—	No Dak
28	Bernice M. Harwood	11	Daughter	—	No Dak
29	Benny Harwood	14	Son	—	No Dak
30	George E. Stengrimson	30	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
31	Lillian A. Stengrimson	24	Wife	Housewife	Montana
32	Bonnie Jo Stengrimson	3	Daughter	—	Montana
33	Melvin S. Stengrimson	34	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
34	Dora Stengrimson	28	Wife	Housewife	Montana
35	Donald Stengrimson	28	Son	—	Montana
36	Orval Stengrimson	3	Son	—	Montana
37	Math. Rosin	43	Head	Farmer	Russia
38	Katherine Rosin	37	Wife	—	South Dak
39	Herbert G. Rosin	16	Son	—	Montana
40	Ester E. Rosin	14	Daughter	—	Montana

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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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