Margaret Lewis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ohio-County, West Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Lewis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ohio-County, West Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1887), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 53 b. ~1887 Female Spouse Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ohio-County, West Virginia
Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (County)	Ohio
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Township / Ward	Triadelphia Mp
Est. Birth Year	~1887

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
Catherine Lewis	Daughter	—	25	~1915
Helen Lewis	Daughter	—	25	~1915
Oscar Lewis	Head	—	60	~1880
William Lewis	Son	—	17	~1923
Margaret Lewis	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

Ohio, West …

Spouse, age 32

Ohio, West Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Ohio, West …

Spouse, age 42

Ohio, West Virginia · implied b. ~1888 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Ohio-County, West …

Spouse, age 53

Ohio-County, West Virginia · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

Surname	Lewis
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (County)	Ohio
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Margaret Lewis

Spouse · 1940 · age 53 · b. ~1887 · West Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Ohio-County, West Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04437-00977)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Josane F Gilmore	2	daughter	—	W Va
42	Isabella Holmes	75	Head	0	W Va
43	Oscar W Lewis	60	Head	40	Indiana
44	Margaret Lewis THIS PERSON	53	Wife	—	Indiana
45	Helen M Lewis	25	daughter	40	Indiana
46	Catherine L Lewis	25	daughter	40	Indiana
47	William H Lewis	17	son	6	W Va
48	J. Glen Marshall	40	Head	35	W Va
49	Alice Marshall	30	wife	40	Penna
50	Sarah Morts	23	Lodger	48	Penna
51	Dessie H Drones	43	Head	0	Penna
52	Frederick W Edgell	24	son	40	Ohio
53	Jack F Edgell	22	son	40	Ohio
54	Thomas L Hatfield	69	Head	0	Penna
55	Nellie M Hatfield	32	wife	0	W Va
56	George W Courtney	27	nephew	40	W Va
57	John T Koopman	41	boarder	13	South Carolina
58	James H Deacon	63	Head	30	W Va
59	Emma J Deacon	63	wife	0	W Va
60	Bertha V Leach	52	Head	0	W Va
61	Martha V Leach	50	sister	48	W Va
62	James H Leach	55	brother	47	W Va
63	Anne L Knabe	40	sister	0	W Va
64	Mary F Leach	21	niece	0	W Va
65	Harriet S Knabe	15	niece	—	W Va
66	William Denkheil	63	Head	0	W Va
67	Lillian E Denkheil	55	wife	0	W Va
68	Amelia D Creighton	70	Head	0	W Va
69	Ella C Keith	74	sister	0	W Va
70	Fredric Faris	29	nephew	40	W Va
71	Eleanor E Faris	37	niece	40	W Va
72	Emilie D Faris	31	niece	40	W Va
73	Roland H Fink	27	Head	48	W Va
74	Marguerite G Fink	21	wife	—	Penna
75	Archer R Fink	2	son	—	W Va
76	Mary B Quinn	59	Head	0	Ohio
77	John T Quinn	25	son	40	W Va
78	Mary A Quinn	21	daughter	48	W Va
79	Alfred Quinn	15	son	—	W Va

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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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