Martha Wilson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Berkshire-County, Massachusetts

Our Model Tree links this Martha Wilson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Berkshire-County, Massachusetts (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1895), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Female Spouse Born: Vermont Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Berkshire-County, Massachusetts
Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	North Adams
1935 Residence (County)	Berkshire
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont
Township / Ward	North Adams
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Martha	Age	Birth yr
Gert Wilson	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Ruth Wilson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Mary Wilson	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Martha Wilson	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Estella Wilson	Daughter	—	26	~1914
William Wilson	Head	—	47	~1893
Gerald Wilson	Son	—	15	~1925
Floyd Wilson	Son	—	13	~1927
Otis Wilson	Son	—	20	~1920
William Wilson	Son	—	22	~1918
Martha Wilson	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1930

Berkshire, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 34

Berkshire, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Martha H
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Class of Worker	18
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1940

Berkshire-County, Massachusetts

Spouse, age 45

Berkshire-County, Massachusetts · implied b. ~1895 — 11 household members

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	Martha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	North Adams
1935 Residence (County)	Berkshire
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

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Martha Wilson

Spouse · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Massachusetts

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1940 US Federal Census — Berkshire-County, Massachusetts Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01568-00326)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Decoteau	38	Son	Stock Clerk	Mass.
2	Harry Decoteau	35	Son	Barber	Mass.
3	Adolf Decoteau	31	Son	Salesman	Mass.
4	Alden Trottier	33	Head	Clerk	Mass.
5	Rose Trottier	32	Wife	—	Mass.
6	Alden, Jr. Trottier	9	Son	—	Mass.
7	William Wilson	47	Head	Painter	New York
8	Martha Wilson THIS PERSON	45	Wife	—	Vermont
9	Estella Wilson	26	Daughter	Tester	Mass.
10	William Wilson	22	Son	Laborer	Mass.
11	Otis Wilson	20	Son	Laborer	Mass.
12	Ruth Wilson	17	Daughter	—	Mass.
13	Gerald Wilson	15	Son	—	Mass.
14	Floyd Wilson	13	Son	—	Mass.
15	Martha Wilson	10	Daughter	—	Mass.
16	Mary Wilson	7	Daughter	—	Mass.
17	Gert Wilson	4	Daughter	—	Mass.
18	Charles Wolfe	62	Head	Laborer	New York
19	Azilda Wolfe	54	Wife	Spooling	Mass.
20	Emma Wolfe	20	Daughter	Laborer	Mass.
21	Joseph Wolfe	15	Son	—	Mass.
22	John Mccarthy	67	Head	Laborer	Mass.
23	Rose A. Mccarthy	58	Sister	Sewer	Mass.
24	Jeremiah Mccarthy	47	Brother-in-law	Sewer	Mass.
25	Ellen Jones	61	Sister-in-law	—	Mass.
26	James Jones	29	Nephew	—	Mass.
27	Ann Jones	18	Neice	—	Mass.
28	Albert S. Day	60	Head	Machinist	Vermont
29	Harold Mills	35	Son-in-law	Mechanic	Mass.
30	Isabel Mills	33	Daughter	—	Mass.
31	Florence Bartlett	36	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	New York
32	William Mckane	62	Head	Police Officer	New York
33	Amanda Mckane	58	Wife	—	Mass.
34	Alan Mckane	36	Son	Operator	Mass.
35	Mamie Mckane	34	Daughter-in-law	—	Mass.
36	Eugene Mckane	15	Son	—	Mass.
37	Adam Eichert	46	Head	Carpenter	Germany
38	Elizabeth Eichert	49	Wife	—	Germany
39	Madeleine Eichert	25	Daughter	Teacher	Mass.
40	Catherine Eichert	27	Daughter	Teacher	Mass.

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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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