Ruth Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Essex-County, New Jersey

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Taylor across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex-County, New Jersey (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 14-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: New Jersey Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Essex-County, New Jersey
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ruth W.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Jersey
1935 Residence (City)	Caldwell Boro
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey
Township / Ward	Caldwell Boro
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Nancy Tanker	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Timothy Corg	Daughter	—	23	~1917
Virginia Taylor	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Janet Taylor	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Ruth Thompson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Edith Thompson	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Eugene Thompson	Head	—	50	~1890
Albert Thompson	Son	—	14	~1926
Elliot Thompson	Son	—	19	~1921
Loris Tanker	Son	—	17	~1923
Emmie Corg	Spouse	—	44	~1896
Euphemia Libert	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Ruth Taylor	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Lucy Tanker	Spouse	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1930

Essex, New …

Spouse, age 40

Essex, New Jersey · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ruth H.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Jersey
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	New Jersey
Mother's Birthplace	New Jersey
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

1940

Essex-County, New …

Spouse, age 50

Essex-County, New Jersey · implied b. ~1890 — 14 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ruth W.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Jersey
1935 Residence (City)	Caldwell Boro
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New Jersey
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new jersey

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Ruth Taylor

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · New Jersey

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1940 US Federal Census — Essex-County, New Jersey Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02330-00428)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James H. Mclaughlin	51	Head	Steward	New Jersey
2	Irene E. Mclaughlin	51	Wife	—	New Jersey
3	Charlotte L. Mclaughlin	40	Daughter	Secretary	New Jersey
4	Betty Mclaughlin	15	Daughter	—	New Jersey
5	Doris Mclaughlin	11	Son	—	New Jersey
6	Selma Anderson	28	Daughter	Grade Teacher	New Jersey
7	Irving Anderson	27	Son	Accountant	New Jersey
8	Bernadine Anderson	25	Daughter	Music Teacher	New Jersey
9	Pauline Neill	43	Daughter	Saleslady	New Jersey
10	Irene J. Neill	41	Daughter	Millinery Mgr.	New Jersey
11	Ruth Neill	34	Daughter	Steno. Secy.	New Jersey
12	Doris Neill	32	Daughter	Steno. Secy.	New Jersey
13	Margaret Johnson	63	Wife	—	New Jersey
14	Mary E. Flanagan	28	Daughter	—	New Jersey
15	Mary H. Flanagan	5	Granddaughter	—	New Jersey
16	Martha Flanagan	4	Granddaughter	—	New Jersey
17	Barbara Flanagan	3	Granddaughter	—	New Jersey
18	Ethel Maclean	60	Wife	—	Canada
19	Elizabeth S. Entwistle	30	Wife	—	New York
20	Elizabeth V. Entwistle	8	Daughter	—	New Jersey
21	William S. Entwistle	3	Son	—	New Jersey
22	Betty Hayden	18	Servant	Servant	Maryland
23	Nettie M. Straub	58	Wife	—	New Jersey
24	Charlotte C. Decamp	60	Wife	—	New York
25	Clara M. Breining	50	Wife	—	New Jersey
26	Eugene Thompson	50	Head	—	New York
27	Edith W. Thompson	21	Daughter	Steno Clerk	New York
28	Elliot Thompson	19	Son	Clerk Asst.	New York
29	Ruth Thompson	17	Daughter	—	New Jersey
30	Albert Thompson	14	Son	—	New Jersey
31	Ruth W. Taylor THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	New Jersey
32	Janet F. Taylor	17	Daughter	—	New Jersey
33	Virginia Taylor	14	Daughter	—	New Jersey
34	Euphemia Libert	30	Wife	—	New Jersey
35	Lucy Tanker	46	Wife	—	New York
36	Loris Tanker	17	Son	—	New York
37	Nancy Tanker	8	Daughter	—	New Jersey
38	Timothy E. Corg	23	Daughter	Secretary	New Jersey
39	Emmie Corg	44	Wife	—	New Jersey

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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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