Margaret Richardson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Guernsey-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Richardson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Guernsey-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 69 b. ~1871 Female Head Born: Ohio Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Guernsey-County, Ohio
Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cambridge
1935 Residence (County)	Guernsey
Additional Details
Occupation	Order Clerk
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Order Clerk
Township / Ward	Cambridge
Est. Birth Year	~1871

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Margaret	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Richardson	Head	—	69	~1871
Floyd Richardson	Son	—	33	~1907
Eva Richardson	Other	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Guernsey, Ohio

Head, age 49

Guernsey, Ohio · implied b. ~1871 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Laundress
Industry	At Home
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	R
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Guernsey, Ohio

Head, age 59

Guernsey, Ohio · implied b. ~1871 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	15
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	H
Home Value / Rent	800
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Guernsey-County, Ohio

Head, age 69

Guernsey-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1871 — 3 household members

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cambridge
1935 Residence (County)	Guernsey
Occupation	Order Clerk
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Margaret Richardson

Head · 1940 · age 69 · b. ~1871 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03075-00310)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lawrence Lawrence	24	Son	Truck Driver	Ohio
2	Harry L. Stewart	61	Head	Dentist	Ohio
3	Nellie Stewart	49	Wife	—	Ohio
4	Walter Rainey	55	Head	—	Ohio
5	Rainey	81	Mother	—	Ohio
6	Georgia Danford	43	Lodger	—	Ohio
7	Everett M. Campbell	35	Head	Truck Driver	West Virginia
8	Laura Campbell	34	Wife	—	Ohio
9	Ruth Campbell	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
10	Minnie Riddle	52	Mother-in-law	Hand Ironer	Ohio
11	William H. Moorehead	46	Head	Tailor-Alterer	Ohio
12	Grace Moorehead	45	Wife	—	Ohio
13	Charles Moorehead	19	Son	—	Ohio
14	Martha E. Moorehead	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
15	William S. Booth	43	Head	Foreman Order Dept.	Ohio
16	Elma Booth	40	Wife	—	Ohio
17	William Jr. Booth	19	Son	—	Ohio
18	Nancy Booth	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
19	Margaret Richardson THIS PERSON	69	Head	Order Clerk	Ohio
20	Floyd Richardson	33	Son	Order Clerk	Ohio
21	Eva Richardson	34	Daughter-in-law	Sewing	Ohio
22	Homer St. Clair	58	Head	Freight Agent	Ohio
23	Kathryn St. Clair	54	Wife	—	West Virginia
24	Robert F. St. Clair	20	Son	—	Ohio
25	William T. Mehaffey	72	Head	—	Ohio
26	Anna Mehaffey	66	Wife	—	Ohio
27	Lewis C. Varnum	58	Head	Kiln Man	Ohio
28	Rilla Varnum	57	Wife	—	Ohio
29	Betty L. Varnum	18	Daughter	—	West Virginia
30	Emma T. Amos	66	Head	—	Ohio
31	George Beckett	68	Brother	—	Ohio
32	Margaret Johnson	69	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Ohio
33	L. H. Merrick	57	Head	Advertising Head	Ohio
34	Grace Merrick	52	Wife	—	Ohio
35	Minnie Brown	52	Head	—	Ohio
36	Harry W. Baker	60	Head	—	Ohio
37	Baker	62	Wife	—	Ohio
38	Helen Hanzlik	18	Maid	Maid	Ohio
39	Philip M. Werner	56	Head	Partner And Chef	Ohio
40	Ethyl Werner	58	Wife	—	Ohio

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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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