Ruby Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Salt-Lake-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this Ruby Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Salt-Lake-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1896), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Female Spouse Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Salt-Lake-County, Utah
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 4
1935 Residence (County)	Salt Lake
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Township / Ward	Precinct 4
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruby	Age	Birth yr
Horace Taylor	Son	—	16	~1924
Alden Taylor	Son	—	19	~1921
Le Taylor	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Noel Taylor	Son	—	4	~1936
Dale Taylor	Son	—	13	~1927
Ruby Taylor	Spouse	—	44	~1896
Archie Taylor	Head	—	46	~1894
Virgil Taylor	Son	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Salt Lake, …

Spouse, age 24

Salt Lake, Utah · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Wyoming
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Salt Lake, …

Other, age 34

Salt Lake, Utah · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ruby M.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Wyoming
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Salt-Lake-County, Utah

Spouse, age 44

Salt-Lake-County, Utah · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ruby
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 4
1935 Residence (County)	Salt Lake
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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Ruby Taylor

Spouse · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Utah

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1940 US Federal Census — Salt-Lake-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04215-00981)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Beth Stones	20	Wife	—	Utah
2	Evan Davis	45	Head	Machinist	Arkansas
3	Flora Davis	43	Wife	—	Utah
4	Irene Davis	17	Daughter	—	Utah
5	Robert Davis	14	Son	—	Utah
6	Archie Taylor	46	Head	Asst Shipping Agent	Utah
7	Ruby Taylor THIS PERSON	44	Wife	—	Utah
8	Virgil Taylor	22	Son	Common Labor Yard Cleaning	Utah
9	Alden Taylor	19	Son	Helper Foundry	Utah
10	Horace Taylor	16	Son	—	Utah
11	Dale Taylor	13	Son	—	Utah
12	Le Lila Taylor	7	Daughter	—	Utah
13	Noel Taylor	4	Son	—	Utah
14	John M. Beattie	23	Head	Helper Machinist	California
15	Katharine Beattie	23	Wife	—	Utah
16	Katharine L. Beattie	3	Daughter	—	Utah
17	John M. Beattie	0	Son	—	Utah
18	James M. Gillette	41	Head	Screen Repairman	Utah
19	Ro Vona Gillette	31	Wife	—	Utah
20	Julianne Gillette	16	Daughter	—	Utah
21	Richard Gillette	13	Son	—	Utah
22	Ronnie Gillette	6	Son	—	Utah
23	Warren Gillette	19	Brother	Roll Floor Operator	Utah
24	Walter Gillette	31	Brother	Common Laborer	Utah
25	Eugene Snow	52	Head	Pipe Fitter	Utah
26	Mary Snow	52	Wife	—	Utah
27	Virginia Snow	19	Daughter	—	Utah
28	Erna Snow	17	Daughter	—	Utah
29	Helen Snow	14	Daughter	—	Utah
30	Wilbert Snow	13	Son	—	Utah
31	Lee Snow	9	Son	—	Utah
32	La Velle Singleton	32	Head	Ore Crusher Man	Utah
33	Helen Singleton	29	Wife	—	Utah
34	Patricia Singleton	4	Daughter	—	Utah
35	Edward W. Fuller	37	Head	Tabulating Clerk	New Mexico
36	Gillerma Fuller	37	Wife	—	Colorado
37	Patricia Fuller	4	Daughter	—	Utah
38	Robert F. Spainhower	33	Head	Helper Carpenter	Utah
39	Rhea Spainhower	28	Wife	—	Utah
40	Gerald Spainhower	5	Son	—	Utah

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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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