Nancy Anderson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fayette-County, West Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Nancy Anderson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fayette-County, West Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1925), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 15 b. ~1925 Female Daughter Born: West Va. Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fayette-County, West Virginia
Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Nancy Lee
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	West Va.
1935 Residence (City)	Montgomery
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	west va
Township / Ward	Montgomery
Est. Birth Year	~1925

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nancy	Age	Birth yr
C Wilson	Other	—	27	~1913
Mary Anderson	Spouse	—	48	~1892
Pauline Anderson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
A Anderson	Head	—	49	~1891
Archie Anderson	Son	—	20	~1920
Nancy Anderson	Daughter	—	15	~1925

Census Appearances

1930

Fayette, West …

Daughter, age 5

Fayette, West Virginia · implied b. ~1925 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Nancy Lee
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	West Va
Father's Birthplace	West Va
Mother's Birthplace	West Va
Occupation	none
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	west va

1940

Fayette-County, West …

Daughter, age 15

Fayette-County, West Virginia · implied b. ~1925 — 6 household members

Surname	Anderson
Given Name	Nancy Lee
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	West Va.
1935 Residence (City)	Montgomery
Highest Grade	No 8
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	west va

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Our Model Tree links Nancy Anderson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Nancy Anderson

Daughter · 1940 · age 15 · b. ~1925 · West Virginia

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Sibling

Pauline Anderson

Sibling · 1940 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Archie Anderson

Sibling · 1940 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Fayette-County, West Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04402-00159)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Geraldine Hastings	14	Daughter	—	West Va.
42	Barbara Hastings	3	Daughter	—	West Va.
43	Mrs. Lorna Hastings	56	Mother	—	West Va.
44	Mrs. Maggie Holder	59	Head	—	West Va.
45	Virginia Holder	30	Daughter	Public School	West Va.
46	Mary Holder	27	Daughter	A+P Telephone Co.	West Va.
47	John Morris	50	Head	Coal Company	West Va.
48	Lee Morris	54	Brother	C. & O. Railway	West Va.
49	Maude Morris	42	Sister	Coal Company	West Va.
50	Sally Nelson	40	Housekeeper	Private Home	West Va.
51	Mrs. Edith Newland	60	Head	At Home	West Va.
52	Russell Ware	32	Head	Coal Company	West Va.
53	Lana Ware	29	Wife	—	West Va.
54	Billy Ware	10	Son	—	West Va.
55	Patricia Ware	5	Daughter	—	West Va.
56	Wyatt Slack	31	Head	Metallurgical Co.	West Va.
57	Clara Slack	28	Wife	School Teacher	West Va.
58	Vernon Trigstead	25	Head	Pharmacist	Wisconsin
59	Edithe Trigstead	20	Wife	Drug Store Clerk	West Va.
60	C. R. Snod	31	Lodger	Koppers Coal Co.	West Va.
61	Ann Barron	22	Lodger	—	Virginia
62	A. E. Anderson	49	Head	C. & P. Telephone Co.	West Va.
63	Mary Anderson	48	Wife	—	West Va.
64	Archie Anderson	20	Son	Retail Store	West Va.
65	Pauline Anderson	17	Daughter	—	West Va.
66	Nancy Lee Anderson THIS PERSON	15	Daughter	—	West Va.
67	C. W. Wilson	27	Lodger	Shoe Dept. Manager	West Va.
68	Carl Burns	44	Head	Section Boss	West Va.
69	Myrtle Burns	40	Wife	—	West Va.
70	Arlena Callahan	20	Daughter	Grocery Clerk	West Va.
71	Merlina Burns	15	Daughter	—	West Va.
72	Alma Jean Burns	13	Daughter	—	West Va.
73	Anita Callahan	3	Granddaughter	—	West Va.
74	Herbert Smith	44	Head	C. & O. Railway	West Va.
75	Helen Smith	35	Wife	—	West Va.
76	Joe Sullivan	26	Lodger	Metallurgical Co.	West Va.
77	Dr. Edwin Thompson	49	Head	Private Practice	Ohio
78	Nellie Thompson	50	Wife	—	Maryland
79	Mrs. Mary Laurince	60	Sister-in-law	—	Maryland
80	Sam Margolis	63	Head	—	Russia

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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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