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Samuel Price — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · New-Castle-County, Delaware
Our Model Tree links this Samuel Price across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 10-person household.
Age 42
b. ~1898
Male
Head
Born: Delaware
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | New-Castle-County, Delaware |
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Samuel |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R-D #3 |
| 1935 Residence (County) | New Castle |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Operator |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 50 |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 6 |
| 1935 Residence | Same Place |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
| Occupation | Operator |
| Township / Ward | Rd 3 |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1898 |
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.
10 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Samuel | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie Price | Spouse | — | 40 | ~1900 |
| Grace Price | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1928 |
| Samuel Sharpe | Other | — | 23 | ~1917 |
| Samuel Price | Head | — | 42 | ~1898 |
| Albert Price | Son | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Charles Price | Son | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| William Price | Son | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Samuel Price | Son | — | 16 | ~1924 |
| Edward Price | Son | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Bessie Sharpe | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
Census Appearances
1930
New Castle, …
Head, age 32
New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members
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Household
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Samuel |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 32 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| Age at First Marriage | 21 |
| Father's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Mother's Birthplace | Delaware |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Industry | General farm |
| Class of Worker | VVVV |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Home Owned/Rented | R |
| Veteran | No |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
1940
New-Castle-County, Delaware
Head, age 42
New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1898 — 10 household members
| Surname | Price |
| Given Name | Samuel |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Delaware |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R-D #3 |
| 1935 Residence (County) | New Castle |
| Occupation | Operator |
| Industry | Farm |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 50 |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | No 6 |
| 1935 Residence | Same Place |
| Birth State | Delaware |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | delaware |
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Our Model Tree links Samuel Price across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Samuel Price
Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Delaware
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1940 US Federal Census — New-Castle-County, Delaware
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1940 US Federal Census — New-Castle-County, Delaware
Page Contents
18 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00546-00883)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Samuel Price THIS PERSON | 42 | Head | Operator | Delaware |
| 42 | Bessie L Price | 40 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 43 | Samuel Jr Price | 16 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 44 | William Price | 14 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 45 | Grace Price | 12 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 46 | Albert Price | 10 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 47 | Edward Price | 8 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 48 | Charles Price | 5 | Son | — | Delaware |
| 49 | Samuel Sharpe | 23 | Son-in-law | Farm Hand | Delaware |
| 50 | Bessie E Sharpe | 19 | Daughter | — | Delaware |
| 51 | Martin Stapleton | 33 | Head | Truck Driver | Delaware |
| 52 | Virginia Stapleton | 28 | Wife | — | Connecticut |
| 53 | Howard Anderson | 67 | Head | Laborer | Delaware |
| 54 | Allie Johnson | 65 | Housekeeper | Maid | Delaware |
| 55 | Thomas Farrell | 64 | Head | Carpenter | Delaware |
| 56 | Arthur Vandegrift | 57 | Head | Inspector | Delaware |
| 57 | Eva Vandegrift | 51 | Sister | — | Delaware |
| 58 | Stanley Annett | 47 | Hired-hand | Farm Hand | Canada |
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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)