Mary Wheeler — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Foster, North Dakota

Our Model Tree links this Mary Wheeler across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Foster, North Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1878), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1878 Female Spouse Born: Wisconsin Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Foster, North Dakota
Surname	Wheeler
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Township / Ward	Carrington City
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Mary	Age	Birth yr
Edward Wheeler	Head	—	48	~1882
Kenneth Wheeler	Son	—	20	~1910
Robert Wheeler	Son	—	13	~1917
Ivan Wheeler	Son	—	14	~1916
Mary Wheeler	Spouse	—	52	~1878

Census Appearances

1920

Foster, North …

Spouse, age 42

Foster, North Dakota · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wheeler
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Foster, North …

Spouse, age 52

Foster, North Dakota · implied b. ~1878 — 5 household members

Surname	Wheeler
Given Name	Mary
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Foster-County, North …

Spouse, age 61

Foster-County, North Dakota · implied b. ~1879 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wheeler
Given Name	May
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Bickell Township
1935 Residence (County)	Forbes
Occupation	Buyer Mdse.
Industry	Gen. Mdse.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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Mary Wheeler

Spouse · 1930 · age 52 · b. ~1878 · North Dakota

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:15thcensus1735unit:0486)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Irene Betts	5	Daughter	—	North Dakota
2	Phyllis Betts	1	Daughter	—	North Dakota
3	Henry Pierce	29	Head	Laborer	North Dakota
4	Ruth Pierce	23	Wife	—	North Dakota
5	Rosie Pierce	5	Daughter	—	North Dakota
6	Ivan Pierce	3	Son	—	North Dakota
7	Clarence Pierce	2	Son	—	North Dakota
8	Grom Ballo	58	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
9	Dewey Summers	24	Roomer	Laborer	North Dakota
10	Charles Schafel	30	Head	Laborer	North Dakota
11	Gladys Schafel	24	Wife	—	Nebraska
12	Richard Schafel	7	Son	—	North Dakota
13	Eugene Schafel	4	Son	—	North Dakota
14	Frank Garland	67	Head	—	Canada Eng
15	Agnes Garland	65	Wife	—	Canada Eng
16	Hazel Garland	17	Daughter	—	North Dakota
17	Alfred Duncanson	58	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
18	Susie Duncanson	50	Wife	—	Ohio
19	Alfred Caton	54	Head	Laborer	New York
20	Edward Day	31	Head	Laborer	Missouri
21	Clinnie Day	7	Son	—	North Dakota
22	Sylvia Lund	25	Servant	Servant	North Dakota
23	Lucille Lund	8	Daughter	—	North Dakota
24	John C. Smith	35	Head	—	Vermont
25	Jacob J. Kruger	35	Head	—	South Dakota
26	Margie Kruger	21	Wife	—	North Dakota
27	Eveline Kruger	2	Daughter	—	North Dakota
28	John D. Steury	61	Head	Truck Driver	Illinois
29	Walt Dougherty	25	Head	Mechanic	Nebraska
30	Caroline Dougherty	65	Mother	—	Germany
31	James Prescott	45	Head	—	Wisconsin
32	Jessie Prescott	19	Wife	—	South Dakota
33	Charles Prescott	4	Son	—	North Dakota
34	Olive Prescott	4	Daughter	—	North Dakota
35	Olaus Hanson	76	Head	—	Sweden
36	Jennie Hanson	70	Wife	—	Sweden
37	Loyd Hanson	31	Son	—	Illinois
38	Catherine M. White	74	Head	—	Wyoming
39	Charles White	23	Son	Laborer	North Dakota
40	George White	21	Son	Laborer	North Dakota
41	John White	17	Son	—	North Dakota
42	Frank White	11	Son	—	North Dakota
43	Catherine White	11	Daughter	—	North Dakota
44	Raymond White	7	Son	—	North Dakota
45	Edward W. Wheeler	48	Head	Inspector	Illinois
46	Mary Wheeler THIS PERSON	52	Wife	—	Wisconsin
47	Kenneth Wheeler	20	Son	Laborer	Wisconsin
48	Ivan Wheeler	14	Son	—	North Dakota
49	Robert Wheeler	13	Son	—	North Dakota
50	Isaac Matheny	63	Head	—	Ohio

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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