Margaret Scott — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Whitman-County, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Margaret Scott across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Whitman-County, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1882), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Female Spouse Born: Washington Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Whitman-County, Washington
Surname	Scott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 62 St. John
1935 Residence (County)	Whitman
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington
Township / Ward	Precinct 62 St John
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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
Will Scott	Head	—	60	~1880
Harold Scott	Son	—	15	~1925
Wilbur Scott	Son	—	36	~1904
Harvey Scott	Son	—	11	~1929
Margaret Scott	Spouse	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Whitman, Washington

Spouse, age 38

Whitman, Washington · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Margaret M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1930

Whitman, Washington

Spouse, age 48

Whitman, Washington · implied b. ~1882 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scot
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1940

Whitman-County, Washington

Spouse, age 58

Whitman-County, Washington · implied b. ~1882 — 5 household members

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Margaret
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 62 St. John
1935 Residence (County)	Whitman
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

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Margaret Scott

Spouse · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Washington

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1940 US Federal Census — Whitman-County, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04370-00841)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gary A. Jones	3	son	—	Washington
2	Wesley O. Fassett	51	head	Farmer	N. Dakota
3	Lillian C. Fassett	54	wife	—	Minnesota
4	Dianne M. Blackwell	14	step-daughter	—	Idaho
5	Zepher J. Jordan	49	nurse	Nursing	Washington
6	Frank D. Pickering	53	hired man	Farm Laborer	Missouri
7	Boyd Parrish	22	head	Farm Laborer	Washington
8	Doris Parrish	21	wife	—	Washington
9	Henry Mcsweeney	43	head	Farmer	Washington
10	Alice Mcsweeney	37	wife	—	Washington
11	Allan Mcsweeney	13	son	—	Washington
12	Burnitt A. Luckhart	40	head	Farmer	Washington
13	Jean Luckhart	15	daughter	—	Washington
14	Grace Luckhart	39	wife	—	Minnesota
15	Bentley R. Luckhart	11	son	—	Washington
16	Will D. Scott	60	head	Farmer	N. Dakota
17	Margaret Scott THIS PERSON	58	wife	—	Washington
18	Wilbur B. Scott	36	son	Farm Laborer	Washington
19	Harold W. Scott	15	son	—	Washington
20	Harvey D. Scott	11	son	—	Washington
21	Henry N. Cook	48	head	Farm Manager	Russia
22	Marie E. Cook	39	wife	—	Russia
23	Howard W. Quinkert	28	head	Farmer	Washington
24	Gail Quinkert	27	wife	—	Washington
25	Barbara B. Quinkert	7	daughter	—	Washington
26	Carl Lautenschlager	53	head	Farmer	Russia
27	Mary Lautenschlager	53	wife	—	Russia
28	Walter Lautenschlager	30	son	Farm Laborer	Washington
29	Harry H. Snow	31	head	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
30	Bella N. Snow	26	wife	—	Washington
31	Richard H. Snow	7	son	—	Washington
32	Donna Lee Snow	4	daughter	—	Washington
33	Walter A. Belton	41	head	Farmer	Missouri
34	Regie M. Belton	31	wife	—	Washington
35	Linda Jane Belton	7	daughter	—	Washington
36	Wanneta Jo Belton	3	daughter	—	Washington
37	Dexter C. Morris	51	head	Farmer	Washington
38	Floy I. Morris	53	wife	—	N. Dakota
39	Thomas Morris	59	brother	Farm Laborer	Missouri
40	Anna Zuerner	25	cook	Cook	Idaho

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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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