Nellie Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Nellie Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Herkimer-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1869), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Herkimer-County, New York
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Little Falls
1935 Residence (County)	Herkimer
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Little Falls
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Nellie	Age	Birth yr
Bessie Wright	Daughter	—	50	~1890
Grant Wright	Head	—	71	~1869
Harry Wright	Son	—	47	~1893
Katherine Wright	Other	—	39	~1901
Nellie Wright	Spouse	—	71	~1869

Census Appearances

1920

Herkimer, New …

Spouse, age 51

Herkimer, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Nellie M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
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

Herkimer, New …

Spouse, age 61

Herkimer, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Nellie C.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	26
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

Herkimer-County, New …

Spouse, age 71

Herkimer-County, New York · implied b. ~1869 — 5 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Nellie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Little Falls
1935 Residence (County)	Herkimer
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 Wright

Spouse · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · New York

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02543-00323)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Edward H Finley	1	Son	—	New York
42	Albert O Woodward	59	Head	—	New York
43	Bessie	59	Wife	—	New York
44	Jerry Albrecht	62	Head	Operator	Yugoslavia
45	Mary E O Albrecht	39	Daughter	—	New York
46	Frank M. Albrecht	31	Son	Laborer	New York
47	Frank J. Albrecht	8	Grandson	—	New York
48	Anne Albrecht	2	Granddaughter	—	New York
49	Matthew Marparek	64	Lodger	Laborer	Yugoslavia
50	Gustav Eriksson	53	Lodger	Laborer	Sweden
51	Harry Brandow	47	Lodger	Laborer	New York
52	Joseph Raucher	17	Lodger	Laborer	New York
53	Floyd Deck	62	Head	Operator	New York
54	Ada Deck	58	Wife	—	New York
55	Harry Deck	30	Son	Laborer	New York
56	Ella Deck	31	Daughter-in-law	—	New York
57	James H. Bullinger	73	Head	—	New York
58	Eva G Bullinger	71	Wife	—	New York
59	Raymond Bullinger	49	Son	Operator	New York
60	Evelyn Bullinger	36	Daughter-in-law	Teacher	New York
61	Katherine Bullinger	17	Granddaughter	—	New York
62	Alice Bullinger	15	Granddaughter	Secretary	New York
63	Timothy Luce	69	Lodger	Laborer	New York
64	George A Luce	61	Head	Operator	New York
65	Bessie B Luce	58	Wife	—	New York
66	Abraham Luce	47	Head	Laborer	New York
67	Bernice Luce	46	Wife	—	New York
68	Elizabeth Edwards	71	Mother-in-law	—	Wales
69	Peter A Bellinger	65	Head	Operator	New York
70	Catherine W Bellinger	63	Wife	—	New York
71	Grant Conrad	70	Head	Operator	New York
72	Idella O Conrad	60	Wife	—	New York
73	Charles Conrad	38	Son	Laborer	New York
74	Russell Conrad	31	Son	Laborer	New York
75	Grant Wright	71	Head	—	New York
76	Nellie Wright THIS PERSON	71	Wife	—	New York
77	Bessie Wright	50	Daughter	—	New York
78	Harry Wright	47	Son	Operator	New York
79	Katherine Wright	39	Daughter-in-law	Sales Lady	New York

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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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