Ruth Simmons — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Simmons across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Oswego-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1897), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Oswego-County, New York
Surname	Simmons
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Oswego
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Constantia
Est. Birth Year	~1897

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruth	Age	Birth yr
George Simmons	Head	—	53	~1887
Willard Simmons	Son	—	16	~1924
Walter Simmons	Son	—	1	~1939
Louis Simmons	Son	—	21	~1919
Ruth Simmons	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Oswego, New …

Spouse, age 24

Oswego, New York · implied b. ~1896 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Simmons
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	24
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

Oswego, New …

Spouse, age 33

Oswego, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Simmons
Given Name	Ruth A
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	17
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

Oswego-County, New …

Spouse, age 43

Oswego-County, New York · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

Surname	Simmons
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Oswego
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Ruth Simmons

Spouse · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02714-00095)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank R. Peck	37	Son	Farmer	New York
2	Marianne Peck	31	Daughter	—	New York
3	Joseph Bastaunup	58	Head	Farmer	Austria
4	Samuel Hrywnak	50	Head	Farmer	Austria
5	Anna Hrywnak	48	Wife	—	Austria
6	Thomas Hrywnak	17	Son	—	New York
7	Herbert Lake	60	Head	Steam Engineer	New York
8	Herman Lake	55	Brother	Engineer	New York
9	Bertha Lake	68	Sister	—	New York
10	Volney Munnell	36	Son in law	Diesel Engineer	New York
11	Della Munnell	34	Wife	—	New York
12	Herbert Lake	22	Nephew	Repairman	New York
13	Dorothy Lake	13	Niece	—	New York
14	Delbert Griffin	54	Head	Farmer	New York
15	Ida Griffin	51	Wife	—	New York
16	Walter Ferris	37	Head	Farmer	New York
17	Marian Ferris	38	Wife	—	New York
18	Walter Ferris	11	Son	—	New York
19	Dorothy Ferris	9	Daughter	—	New York
20	Grace Ferris	6	Daughter	—	New York
21	Edward Ferris	3	Son	—	New York
22	Frank Harrington	26	Head	Farmer	New York
23	Edith Harrington	20	Wife	—	New York
24	Evelyn Harrington	3	Daughter	—	New York
25	Donald Harrington	1	Son	—	New York
26	Roosevelt Woodridge	89	Head	—	New York
27	George Simmons	53	Head	Carpenter	New York
28	Ruth Simmons THIS PERSON	43	Wife	—	New York
29	Louis Simmons	21	Son	Carpenter	New York
30	Willard Simmons	16	Son	Farmer	New York
31	Walter Simmons	1	Son	—	New York
32	Fred Corrette	36	Head	Painter	New York
33	Leona Corrette	33	Wife	—	New York
34	June Corrette	11	Daughter	—	New York
35	Bernard Corrette	9	Son	—	New York
36	Beverly Corrette	6	Daughter	—	New York
37	Delores Corrette	5	Daughter	—	New York
38	Norman Corrette	4	Son	—	New York
39	Neil Corrette	2	Son	—	New York
40	Donald Corrette	0	Son	—	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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