Ruth Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Livingston-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Livingston-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1896), then head of a 4-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Livingston-County, Michigan
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Brighton City
1935 Residence (County)	Livingston
Additional Details
Occupation	Housewife
Industry	at home
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Housewife
Township / Ward	Brighton City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ruth	Age	Birth yr
Robert Phillips	Other	—	13	~1927
Guy Wright	Head	—	53	~1887
Donald Wright	Son	—	16	~1924
Ruth Wright	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Livingston, Michigan

Spouse, age 23

Livingston, Michigan · implied b. ~1897 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Livingston, Michigan

Spouse, age 34

Livingston, Michigan · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Livingston-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 44

Livingston-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1896 — 4 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Brighton City
1935 Residence (County)	Livingston
Occupation	Housewife
Industry	at home
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Ruth Wright

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Livingston-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01780-00025)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lloyd Pearsall	30	Head	Technical	Michigan
2	Henrietta Pearsall	28	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
3	Raymon Pearsall	2	Son	—	Michigan
4	Guy Wright	53	Head	Salesman	Michigan
5	Ruth Wright THIS PERSON	44	Wife	Housewife	Ohio
6	Donald Wright	16	Son	At School	Michigan
7	Robert Phillips	13	Lodger	At School	Ohio
8	Raymond Benear	26	Head	Press Operator	Michigan
9	Edna Benear	17	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
10	Floyd Benear	40	Brother	Watchman	Michigan
11	Minerva Broadmore	46	Head	Housework	Michigan
12	Clarence Devine	50	Lodger	Machinist	Michigan
13	Harvey Pinney	68	Head	Retired R.R.	Wisconsin
14	Meda Pinney	69	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
15	Rose Navarre	40	Head	Machine Operator	Michigan
16	Gerald Navarre	19	Son	Stock Room	Michigan
17	Norene Navarre	15	Daughter	At School	Michigan
18	William Navarre	13	Son	At School	Michigan
19	Harold Ballard	34	Head	Meatman	Missouri
20	Florence Ballard	32	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
21	James Ballard	3	Son	—	Michigan
22	Dale Whal	27	Head	Maintenance	Michigan
23	Gertrude Whal	26	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
24	Otto Mount	52	Father	Retired Farmer	Michigan
25	Bertha Mount	42	Mother	Housewife	Michigan
26	William Banyert	35	Head	Machinist	Michigan
27	Mary Banyert	31	Wife	Housewife	Indiana
28	Cora Belle Banyert	55	Mother	At Home	Michigan
29	Sandra Lou Banyert	0	Daughter	—	Michigan
30	William Lee	24	Head	Die Setter	Michigan
31	Georgia Lee	23	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
32	Judith Lee	1	Daughter	—	Michigan
33	Louise Smitt	26	Head	Housework	Germany
34	Gerald Morgan	35	Head	Salesman	Michigan
35	Mary Morgan	22	Wife	Housewife	Michigan
36	Theodore James Morgan	14	Son	—	Michigan
37	Jacqulyn Morgan	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
38	Julia C. Young	75	Head	Housework	Michigan

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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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