Ruth Wagner — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Wagner across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cattaraugus-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1902), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Female Spouse Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cattaraugus-County, New York
Surname	Wagner
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Hinsdale town
1935 Residence (County)	Cattaraugus
Additional Details
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Hinsdale Town
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Faith Wagner	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Dale Wagner	Son	—	7	~1933
Raymond Wagner	Son	—	6	~1934
Ruth Wagner	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Wayne Wagner	Son	—	13	~1927
Chauncey Wagner	Head	—	40	~1900
Joyce Wagner	Daughter	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1930

Cattaraugus, New …

Spouse, age 27

Cattaraugus, New York · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wagner
Given Name	Ruth M.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Cattaraugus-County, New …

Spouse, age 38

Cattaraugus-County, New York · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

Surname	Wagner
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Hinsdale town
1935 Residence (County)	Cattaraugus
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Ruth Wagner

Spouse · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · New York

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02505-00572)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Fred Price	56	Head	Machinist	Ohio
42	Gertrude Price	52	Wife	Housewife	Pennsylvania
43	Norman Price	16	Son	—	New York
44	John Underwood	57	Head	Farmer	New York
45	Elena Underwood	60	Wife	—	New York
46	Norman Underwood	17	Son	—	New York
47	Fred Underwood	61	Head	—	New York
48	Elvira Underwood	54	Wife	—	New York
49	Shirley Lyman	18	Visitor	—	New York
50	Richard Underwood	23	Son	—	New York
51	French	None	Head	—	—
52	Frank Wagner	72	Head	Retired Farmer	New York
53	Mary Wagner	65	Wife	Housewife	New York
54	Chauncey Wagner	40	Head	—	New York
55	Ruth Wagner THIS PERSON	38	Wife	—	Ohio
56	Wayne Wagner	13	Son	—	New York
57	Joyce Wagner	10	Daughter	—	New York
58	Dale Wagner	7	Son	—	New York
59	Raymond Wagner	6	Son	—	New York
60	Faith Wagner	1	Daughter	—	New York
61	Herman Miles	30	Head	Laborer	New York
62	Thelma Miles	18	Wife	Laborer	New York
63	Willard Miles	1	Son	—	New York
64	Albert Sweeten	36	Head	Laborer	New York
65	Erla Sweeten	34	Wife	—	New York
66	Carl Sweeten	7	Son	—	New York
67	Josephine Sweeten	5	Daughter	—	New York
68	Betty Louise Sweeten	4	Daughter	—	New York
69	Mary Alberta Sweeten	3	Daughter	—	New York
70	Lillian Sweeten	1	Daughter	—	New York
71	Dennis Mcmahon	63	Head	Farming	New York
72	Florence Mcmahon	51	Wife	—	New York
73	John Mcmahon	33	Son	—	New York
74	Melvin Smith	61	Head	—	New York
75	Mary E. Smith	52	Wife	Woodsman	New York
76	Melvin Smith	27	Son	—	New York
77	Charlie Smith	19	Son	—	New York
78	Daniel E. Smith	16	Son	—	New York
79	Clifford H. Smith	13	Son	—	New York
80	Harold Buchanan	27	Head	Truck Dr.	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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