Ruth Hill — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Frederick-County, Maryland

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Hill across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Frederick-County, Maryland (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1899), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Female Spouse Born: Maryland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Frederick-County, Maryland
Surname	Hill
Given Name	Ruth E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	Lewistown
1935 Residence (County)	Frederick
Additional Details
Hours Worked	45
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland
Township / Ward	Lewistown
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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 Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Marcelene Hill	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Maxie Hill	Head	—	42	~1898
Addie Storr	Other	—	68	~1872
Maxie Hill	Son	—	18	~1922
Ruth Hill	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Frederick, Maryland

Spouse, age 21

Frederick, Maryland · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Ruth E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1930

Frederick, Maryland

Spouse, age 31

Frederick, Maryland · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Ruth E.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1940

Frederick-County, Maryland

Spouse, age 41

Frederick-County, Maryland · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

Surname	Hill
Given Name	Ruth E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	Lewistown
1935 Residence (County)	Frederick
Hours Worked	45
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

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Ruth Hill

Spouse · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Maryland

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01549-00514)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Yarnell Hill	4	Son	—	Maryland
2	Raymond Hill	1	Son	—	Maryland
3	Maxie A B Hill	42	Head	Storekeeper	Maryland
4	Ruth E Hill THIS PERSON	41	Wife	—	Maryland
5	Maxie Jr Hill	18	Son	—	Maryland
6	Marcelene Hill	11	Daughter	—	Maryland
7	Addie Storr	68	Mother in law	—	Maryland
8	Lulu B Dover	38	Head	Seamstress	Maryland
9	Thomas Dover	15	Son	—	Maryland
10	Irine Dover	14	Daughter	—	Maryland
11	James Dover	10	Son	—	Maryland
12	Lawrence Rothenhoefer	45	Head	Farm Laborer	Maryland
13	Frank B Hull	48	Head	—	Maryland
14	Ella Hull	50	Wife	—	Maryland
15	Joseph J B Thomas	42	Head	Laborer	Maryland
16	Mary R Thomas	38	Wife	—	Maryland
17	Bettie Thomas	16	Daughter	—	Maryland
18	Lewis Heffner	40	Head	Auto Mechanic	Maryland
19	Della Heffner	39	Wife	—	Maryland
20	Reuben Lease	66	Head	Night Watchman	Maryland
21	Emma B Lease	68	Wife	—	Maryland
22	Luther Phibbs	45	Head	House Painter	Maryland
23	Julia B Phibbs	35	Wife	—	Maryland
24	Luther Jr Phibbs	5	Son	—	Maryland
25	Irene Mullican	25	Head	—	Maryland
26	Daniel W Snook	50	Head	Merchant	Maryland
27	Daniel D Snook	17	Son	—	Maryland
28	Elsie C Snook	77	Mother	—	Maryland
29	Elsie F Snook	52	Sister	—	Maryland
30	Fred D Bowers	35	Head	Recreation Leader	Maryland
31	Florence Bowers	29	Wife	—	Maryland
32	Doris E Bowers	10	Daughter	—	Maryland
33	Navin W Stull	43	Head	Truck Driver	Maryland
34	Pauline Stull	39	Wife	—	Maryland
35	Mildred Stull	18	Daughter	—	Maryland
36	Martin L Dray	35	Head	Brushmaker	Maryland
37	Grace Dray	35	Wife	Seamstress	Maryland
38	Edward Dray	14	Son	—	Maryland
39	Florence Dray	13	Daughter	—	Maryland
40	Nelson Dray	5	Son	—	Maryland

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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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