Sarah Dunn — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Dunn across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Spouse Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Dunn
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit city
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Township / Ward	Detroit City
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Sarah Dunn	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Abner Dunn	Son	—	21	~1919
Louis Dunn	Head	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 23

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dunn
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Russia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Jewish
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Spouse, age 33

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1897 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dunn
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Russia
Mother's Birthplace	Warsaw
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Spouse, age 42

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

Surname	Dunn
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit city
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Sarah Dunn

Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Michigan

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01857-00380)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Anna Glerschhut	55	Wife	—	Canada
2	Arthur S. Roberts	58	Head	Salesman	Wales
3	Irene Roberts	48	Wife	Proprietor	New York
4	Edna Roberts	22	Daughter	Cashier	Ohio
5	Frederick Matthei	49	Head	Mfr.	Michigan
6	Mildred Matthei	37	Wife	—	Michigan
7	Frederick C. Matthei	14	Son	—	Michigan
8	Konrad Matthei	10	Son	—	Michigan
9	Rose Brown	30	Servant	Housework	Michigan
10	Fred Blanchard	60	Head	Physician	Canada
11	Alice Blanchard	58	Wife	—	Michigan
12	Alice M. Sanders	30	Daughter	—	Michigan
13	Willard Sanders	42	Son	Salesman	Illinois
14	Saul Levin	42	Head	Attorney	Illinois
15	Bess Levin	42	Wife	—	Michigan
16	Hannah Levin	6	Daughter	—	Michigan
17	Sander Levin	8	Son	—	Michigan
18	Carl Levin	5	Son	—	Michigan
19	Marga Shell	16	Servant	Housework	Germany
20	Jacob Burrows	57	Head	Proprietor	Russia
21	Mollie Burrows	50	Wife	—	Canada
22	Albert Burrows	28	Son	Salesman	Michigan
23	Newton Burrows	22	Son	—	Michigan
24	Margaret Hawkins	43	Servant	Housework	Pennsy.
25	J. H. Holbrook	53	Head	Salesman	Georgia
26	Zoe Holbrook	55	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Franklyn Holbrook	10	Son	—	Michigan
28	Helen A. Holbrook	9	Daughter	—	Michigan
29	Edward Drury	65	Servant	Caretaker	New York
30	George K. Fingel	47	Head	Chemist	Michigan
31	Grace Fingel	45	Wife	—	Michigan
32	Charles P. Fingel	7	Son	—	Michigan
33	Philip R. Rein	77	Father in law	—	Ohio
34	Elva Cunningham	37	Servant	Housework	Michigan
35	Joseph B. Kass	54	Head	Physician	Russia
36	Mollie Kass	48	Wife	—	Poland
37	Libby Gastman	27	Daughter	Music Teacher	Michigan
38	Louis Dunn	42	Head	Proprietor	Michigan
39	Sarah Dunn THIS PERSON	42	Wife	—	Michigan
40	Abner Dunn	21	Son	Steward'S Asst	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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