Ruth Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Ruth Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Onondaga-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Merton — first a spouse (b.~1910), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Female Spouse Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Onondaga-County, New York
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Solvay Village
1935 Residence (County)	Onondaga
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Solvay Village
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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
Ruth Wright	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Jeanne Wright	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Walter Wright	Head	—	32	~1908
Russell Wright	Son	—	6	~1934
Ronald Wright	Son	—	3	~1937

Census Appearances

1920

Onondaga, New …

Daughter, age 10

Onondaga, New York · implied b. ~1910 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Onondaga, New …

Daughter, age 20

Onondaga, New York · implied b. ~1910 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Day Worker
Industry	Housework
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Onondaga-County, New …

Spouse, age 30

Onondaga-County, New York · implied b. ~1910 — 5 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Ruth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Solvay Village
1935 Residence (County)	Onondaga
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links Ruth Wright across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Merton Wright (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Father

Merton Wright

b. ~1884

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Ruth Wright

Spouse · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · New York

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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02704-00234)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clark P. Smith	47	Head	Machinist	New York
42	Catherine M. Smith	40	Wife	Assembler	New York
43	George Haaf	62	Head	Foreman	New York
44	Nellie Haaf	61	Wife	—	New York
45	Nicholas Luchessi	40	Head	Butcher	Italy
46	Rose Luchessi	33	Wife	—	New York
47	Fanny Luchessi	12	Daughter	—	New York
48	Louis Luchessi	11	Son	—	New York
49	Donna Luchessi	8	Daughter	—	New York
50	Nicholas Luchessi	6	Son	—	New York
51	Anthony Boycheck	32	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
52	Mary Boycheck	27	Wife	—	Poland
53	Eleanor Boycheck	9	Daughter	—	New York
54	Dorothy M. Boycheck	8	Daughter	—	New York
55	Marion F. Boycheck	1	Daughter	—	New York
56	Thomas Louise	51	Head	Grocery Store	Italy
57	Carrie Louise	57	Wife	Helps In Store	Italy
58	John Louise	27	Son	Meat Cutter	New York
59	Rose Louise	21	Daughter	Helper	New York
60	Ludwig Buselli	53	Head	Stoker Man	Austria
61	Elyria Buselli	49	Wife	—	Austria
62	Albert Heim	38	Head	Clerical	New York
63	Gladys S. Heim	36	Wife	—	New York
64	Robert Heim	14	Son	—	New York
65	William A. Heim	10	Son	—	New York
66	Elizabeth Heim	7	Daughter	—	New York
67	Carolyn Heim	2	Daughter	—	New York
68	Walter Wright	32	Head	Utility Man	New York
69	Ruth Wright THIS PERSON	30	Wife	—	New York
70	Jeanne W. Wright	9	Daughter	—	New York
71	Russell D. Wright	6	Son	—	New York
72	Ronald W. Wright	3	Son	—	New York
73	William O'Neil	28	Head	Laborer	New York
74	Frances O'Neil	27	Daughter	—	New York
75	William O'Neil	6	Son	—	New York
76	Gary O'Neil	2	Son	—	New York
77	Roger O'Neil	0	Son	—	New York
78	Anthony Gaspar	50	Head	Laborer	Portugal
79	Mary Gaspar	52	Wife	—	Portugal
80	Catra Gaspar	15	Son	—	New York

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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