Ralph Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Whatcom-County, Washington

Our Model Tree links this Ralph Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Whatcom-County, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Bertha — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Washington Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Whatcom-County, Washington
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
1935 Residence (City)	Lynden
1935 Residence (County)	Whatcom
Additional Details
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Retail Grocery Store
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington
Occupation	Proprietor
Township / Ward	Lynden
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ralph	Age	Birth yr
Doris Taylor	Spouse	—	25	~1915
Karen Taylor	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Ralph Taylor	Head	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Whatcom, Washington

Son, age 4

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1916 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Washington
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1930

Whatcom, Washington

Son, age 15

Whatcom, Washington · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ralph J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Washington
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

1940

Whatcom-County, Washington

Head, age 25

Whatcom-County, Washington · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Washington
1935 Residence (City)	Lynden
1935 Residence (County)	Whatcom
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Retail Grocery Store
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Washington
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	washington

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Our Model Tree links Ralph Taylor across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father John Taylor (~0.92 confidence) and mother Bertha Taylor (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Taylor

b. ~1892

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bertha Taylor

b. ~1890

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ralph Taylor

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Washington

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Whatcom-County, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04369-00370)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gertrude	20	daughter	Bookkeeper	Washington
2	Henry Markworth	44	Head	Miller	Washington
3	Margaret Markworth	36	Wife	—	New Jersey
4	Billy Jean Markworth	14	daughter	—	Washington
5	Ralph Taylor THIS PERSON	25	Head	Proprietor	Washington
6	Doris Taylor	25	Wife	—	North Dakota
7	Karen Ann Taylor	1	daughter	—	Washington
8	Nick Pooserdaal	33	Head	Carpenter	Netherlands
9	Winifred Pooserdaal	23	Wife	—	Canada-English
10	Clarence Pooserdaal	2	Son	—	Washington
11	Le Roy Taylor	32	Head	Partner	Washington
12	Pansy Taylor	32	Wife	—	Kansas
13	Ross Taylor	1	Son	—	Washington
14	Peter Noteboom	63	Head	—	Iowa
15	Nellie Noteboom	66	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Harriett Noteboom	36	daughter	Trained Nurse	Iowa
17	Harold Skilling	47	Head	—	California
18	Helen Skilling	47	Wife	—	California
19	Virginia Skilling	19	daughter	—	California
20	John Skilling	18	Son	—	California
21	Donald Skilling	15	Son	—	California
22	William Skilling	10	Son	—	California
23	Helen Skilling	9	daughter	—	California
24	Ethan Breen	35	Head	Salesman	Illinois
25	Doris Breen	31	Wife	—	Wisconsin
26	Everett Breen	11	Son	—	Washington
27	Anthony Breen	7	Son	—	Washington
28	George P. Snapper	26	Head	Salesman	Iowa
29	Jeannette Snapper	25	Wife	—	Michigan
30	Rosalie Snapper	3	daughter	—	Washington
31	Kathleen Snapper	2	daughter	—	Washington
32	Arie Noteboom	39	Head	Shoe Salesman	Iowa
33	Alice Noteboom	41	Wife	—	Iowa
34	Priscilla Noteboom	18	daughter	—	Iowa
35	Mildred Noteboom	12	daughter	—	Iowa
36	Phyllis Noteboom	3	daughter	—	Washington
37	Bert Segel	29	Head	Salesman	Washington
38	Nada Segel	23	Wife	—	Canada-English
39	Jerry Segel	2	Son	—	Washington
40	Omitted By Mistake	None	—	—	—

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Ralph

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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