Martha Hill — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tippecanoe-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Martha Hill across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tippecanoe-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1886), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Female Spouse Born: Australia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tippecanoe-County, Indiana
Surname	Hill
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Australia
1935 Residence (City)	Lafayette
1935 Residence (County)	Tippecanoe
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birthplace (normalized)	australia
Township / Ward	Lafayette
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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 Martha	Age	Birth yr
William Hill	Head	—	59	~1881
Bobby Hill	Son	—	13	~1927
Martha Hill	Spouse	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Marion, Indiana

Spouse, age 34

Marion, Indiana · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Australia
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Year of Naturalization	1905
Birthplace (normalized)	australia

1930

Tippecanoe, Indiana

Other, age 44

Tippecanoe, Indiana · implied b. ~1886 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Australia
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1900
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birthplace (normalized)	australia

1940

Tippecanoe-County, Indiana

Spouse, age 54

Tippecanoe-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1886 — 3 household members

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Australia
1935 Residence (City)	Lafayette
1935 Residence (County)	Tippecanoe
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birthplace (normalized)	australia

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Martha Hill

Spouse · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Indiana

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1940 US Federal Census — Tippecanoe-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01098-00660)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gordon Pettit	33	Head	Truck Driver	Indiana
2	Helen Pettit	21	Wife	—	Illinois
3	John Deerr	50	Head	Painter	Indiana
4	Gertrude Deerr	53	Wife	—	Indiana
5	Peter Deerr	24	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Indiana
6	Bernard Deerr	21	Son	—	Indiana
7	John Deerr	17	Son	—	Indiana
8	Horace Hilt	23	Head	Laborer	Indiana
9	Geneva Hilt	23	Wife	—	Illinois
10	Linda Hilt	0	Daughter	—	Indiana
11	Charles Parks	42	Head	Roofing Co	Michigan
12	Mabel Parks	23	Wife	—	Indiana
13	C. D. Richardson	64	Head	—	New York
14	Hazel Richardson	50	Niece	Cook	Indiana
15	Cerval R. Harless	40	Head	Brakeman	Indiana
16	Mildred Harless	36	Wife	—	Indiana
17	Marjorie Harless	20	Daughter	Stenographer	Indiana
18	Verley Harless	16	Son	Delivery	Indiana
19	Jack L. Harless	15	Son	—	Indiana
20	Joanne Harless	13	Daughter	—	Indiana
21	James L. Harless	10	Son	—	Indiana
22	Carol Sue Harless	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
23	Ralph Wootton	37	Head	Salesman	Indiana
24	Thelma Wootton	35	Wife	Asst. Librarian	Indiana
25	Alice Wootton	10	Daughter	—	Indiana
26	Mark Wootton	2	Son	—	Indiana
27	Mabel Mccarty	61	Mother-in-law	—	Indiana
28	William H. Hill	59	Head	Engineer	Indiana
29	Martha Hill THIS PERSON	54	Wife	—	Australia
30	Bobby Hill	13	Son	—	Indiana
31	Howard Armstrong	70	Head	—	Indiana
32	Mary Ellen Armstrong	62	Wife	—	Indiana
33	Edward Query	36	Head	Conductor	Indiana
34	Opal D. Query	34	Wife	—	Indiana
35	Norma Jean Query	13	Daughter	—	Indiana
36	Robert Lee Query	11	Son	—	Indiana
37	Barbara Ann Query	3	Daughter	—	Indiana
38	Arza Heath	27	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
39	Dorothy Heath	25	Wife	—	Indiana
40	Jeanette Heath	1	Daughter	—	Indiana

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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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