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Sarah Butler — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Los-Angeles-County, California

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Butler across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Los-Angeles-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1854), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 86 b. ~1854 Female Head Born: Indiana Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationLos-Angeles-County, California
SurnameButler
Given NameSarah
Relationship to HeadHead
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age86
Marital StatusWidowed
BirthplaceIndiana
1935 Residence (City)Los Angeles City
1935 Residence (County)Los Angeles
Additional Details
Class of Worker0
Highest GradeHs 3
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateIndiana
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)indiana
Township / WardLos Angeles City
Est. Birth Year~1854

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Sarah Age Birth yr
Maude Butler Daughter — 53 ~1887
Clide Butler Daughter — 60 ~1880
Sarah Butler Head — 86 ~1854

Census Appearances

1920
Los Angeles, …
Head, age 65
Los Angeles, California · implied b. ~1855 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Butler
Given Name Sarah
Relationship to Head Head
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 65
Marital Status Widowed
Birthplace Indiana
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Free/Mortgaged F
Birth State Indiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) indiana
1930
Los Angeles, …
Other, age 76
Los Angeles, California · implied b. ~1854 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Butler
Given Name Sarah H.
Relationship to Head Mother
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 76
Marital Status Widowed
Birthplace Indiana
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Occupation none
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Indiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) indiana
1940
Los-Angeles-County, California
Head, age 86
Los-Angeles-County, California · implied b. ~1854 — 3 household members
Surname Butler
Given Name Sarah
Relationship to Head Head
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 86
Marital Status Widowed
Birthplace Indiana
1935 Residence (City) Los Angeles City
1935 Residence (County) Los Angeles
Class of Worker 0
Highest Grade Hs 3
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Indiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) indiana

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Our Model Tree links Sarah Butler across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Sarah Butler
Head · 1940 · age 86 · b. ~1854 · California
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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Los-Angeles-County, California Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00382-00105)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Joseph Goehner 26 Head Trucker Kansas
2 Velma Goehner 28 Wife Waitress Iowa
3 Eleanor Elliot 67 Head Typist Illinois
4 Ray L. Decamp 62 Head Proprietor Indiana
5 Regina Decamp 45 Wife — Missouri
6 Sarah Butler THIS PERSON 86 Head — Indiana
7 Clide Butler 60 Daughter Garment Worker Indiana
8 Maude Butler 53 Daughter Bookkeeper Kansas
9 Rule H. Spray 61 Head Secretary Indiana
10 Mary Spray 56 Wife — Missouri
11 Arlene Spray 25 Daughter — California
12 Joseph Zinko 32 Head Mailman California
13 Alice Zinko 29 Wife Comptometer Operator Canada-English
14 Theodore Meyers 50 Head Freight Clerk Texas
15 Bessie Meyers 43 Wife — Arkansas
16 Evelyn Meyers 20 Daughter Waitress Arkansas
17 Ruth Meyers 10 Daughter — California
18 Andrew Buckner 35 Head Narcotics Agent Missouri
19 Lola Buckner 34 Wife — California
20 Richard Buckner 12 Son — California
21 John Buckner 9 Son — California
22 Wally Gammon 30 Head Storeroom Clerk Utah
23 Genevieve Gammon 26 Wife — Utah
24 Robert Gammon 4 Son — California
25 Alfred Pilling 66 Head Baker England
26 Elizabeth Pilling 67 Wife — England
27 Walter Holcomb 35 Husband Postal Clerk Kansas
28 Emily Holcomb 32 Wife — England
29 Charles Nagel 59 Head Salesman Kansas
30 Julia Nagel 69 Wife — New York
31 John Grega 64 Head — Hungary
32 Clifford Griffith 43 Head Linotype Operator Colorado
33 Gertrude Griffith 32 Wife — Iowa
34 Dale Griffith 8 Son — California
35 Alan Griffith 3 Son — California
36 Marion Reynolds 42 Head Clergyman Kansas
37 Virginia Reynolds 41 Wife — Colorado
38 Virginia Reynolds 19 Daughter Typist California
39 Paul Reynolds 14 Son — California
40 Marjorie Reynolds 6 Daughter — California

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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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