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Nellie Mitchell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tompkins-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Mitchell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tompkins-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1875), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationTompkins-County, New York
SurnameMitchell
Given NameNellie M
Relationship to HeadWife
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age65
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceNew York
1935 Residence (City)Enfield Township
1935 Residence (County)Tompkins
Additional Details
OccupationHousewife
IndustryAt Home
Class of WorkerOA
Income (1939)0
Highest GradeNo 8
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateNew York
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)new york
OccupationHousewife
Township / WardEnfield Township
Est. Birth Year~1875

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Nellie Age Birth yr
Wesley Mitchell Son — 42 ~1898
Daniel Mitchell Head — 74 ~1866
Nellie Mitchell Spouse — 65 ~1875
Charles Fish Other — 56 ~1884

Census Appearances

1920
Tompkins, New …
Spouse, age 45
Tompkins, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 5 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Mitchell
Given Name Nelly
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 45
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1930
Tompkins, New …
Spouse, age 56
Tompkins, New York · implied b. ~1874 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Mitchell
Given Name Nellie M
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 56
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Age at First Marriage 21
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1940
Tompkins-County, New …
Spouse, age 65
Tompkins-County, New York · implied b. ~1875 — 4 household members
Surname Mitchell
Given Name Nellie M
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 65
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
1935 Residence (City) Enfield Township
1935 Residence (County) Tompkins
Occupation Housewife
Industry At Home
Class of Worker OA
Income (1939) 0
Highest Grade No 8
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york

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Nellie Mitchell
Spouse · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · New York
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Tompkins-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02792-00223)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Alice Curry 65 Wife Housewife New York
2 Mervyn D Schroeder 55 Head Farmer New York
3 Nellie Schroeder 50 Wife Housewife New York
4 Eunice Schroeder 17 Daughter — New York
5 Mervyn D Jr Schroeder 15 Son — New York
6 Daniel D Mitchell 74 Head Farmer New York
7 Nellie M Mitchell THIS PERSON 65 Wife Housewife New York
8 Wesley Mitchell 42 Son Farmer New York
9 Charles Fish 56 Hired hand Farm Hand New York
10 Austin Legge 49 Head Farmer Ohio
11 Isabella Legge 48 Wife Housewife Alabama
12 Irene Legge 13 Daughter — New York
13 Elva Legge 76 Mother — Ohio
14 Anna Thompson 65 Head Housework New York
15 Fred Barthwell 83 Head — New York
16 Elva Barthwell 77 Wife Housewife New York
17 William E Hastenpflug 33 Head Laborer Penn.
18 Beatrice Hastenpflug 28 Wife Housewife New York
19 Barbara Hastenpflug 2 Daughter — New York
20 William A Hastenpflug 1 Son — New York
21 Albert Colgrove 66 Head — New York
22 Theresa Colgrove 63 Sister Housework New York
23 Theodore Sr Hill 32 Head Laborer Penn.
24 Bertha Hill 34 Wife Housewife Penn.
25 Edith Hill 8 Daughter — New York
26 Theodore Jr Hill 5 Son — New York
27 Albert Hill 1 Son — New York
28 Lewis Lent 10 Step Son — New York
29 Agnes Lent 13 Step Daughter — New York
30 Eda Luce 66 Head Housework New York
31 Mary Luce 25 Daughter Teacher New York
32 Bessie Fish 55 Head Housewife Illinois
33 Robert Fish 19 Son Helper New York
34 Frank Fish 13 Son — New York
35 Jay Scofield 47 Head Farmer New York
36 Florence Scofield 36 Wife Laundress New York
37 Marjorie Scofield 16 Daughter — New York
38 Robert Scofield 14 Son — New York
39 Lewis Bullock 30 Head Farmer New York
40 Deanna Bullock 35 Wife Housewife New York

About This Record & Model Tree

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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