Sarah Fisher — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lancaster-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Fisher across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lancaster-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lancaster-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Bareville
1935 Residence (County)	Lancaster
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Bareville
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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 Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Sarah Fisher	Spouse	—	51	~1889
Esther Fisher	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Sylvia Fisher	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Jonathan Fisher	Head	—	61	~1879
David Miller	Other	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 30

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
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

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 41

Lancaster, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Sarah B
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Lancaster-County, Pennsylvania

Spouse, age 51

Lancaster-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Bareville
1935 Residence (County)	Lancaster
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Sarah Fisher

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · Pennsylvania

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1940 US Federal Census — Lancaster-County, Pennsylvania Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03535-00271)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary Lou Hensel	2	Granddaughter	—	Penna.
2	Earle S Bowers	76	Son-in-law	Contractor	Penna.
3	Celia Farmer	48	Lodger	Sewing Operator	Penna.
4	Elizabeth Neff	24	Servant	Domestic	Penna.
5	Benj. B. Bahman	62	Head	Carpenter	Penna.
6	Anna Bahman	27	Daughter	Sewing Operator	Penna.
7	Kathryn Bahman	23	Daughter	Sewing Operator	Penna.
8	Emma Neuneman	47	Head	—	Penna.
9	Lester Neuneman	22	Son	Machine Operator	Penna.
10	Magdalene Neuneman	18	Daughter	—	Penna.
11	Julia Neuneman	16	Daughter	—	Penna.
12	Reta Neuneman	12	Daughter	—	Penna.
13	Elias R Hess	62	Head	Farming	Penna.
14	Emma B Hess	60	Wife	—	Penna.
15	Lester Risser	21	Cousin	Farm Laborer	Penna.
16	David H Horst	58	Head	Salesman	Penna.
17	Sadie Horst	21	Daughter	Sewing Operator	Penna.
18	Mary Horst	18	Daughter	Sewing Operator	Penna.
19	Lydia Horst	14	Daughter	—	Penna.
20	Eli Horst	11	Son	—	Penna.
21	Noah M Hess	38	Head	Farming	Penna.
22	Lydia Hess	32	Wife	—	Penna.
23	Clarence Hess	13	Son	—	Penna.
24	Verna Hess	10	Daughter	—	Penna.
25	Alta Hess	5	Daughter	—	Penna.
26	Benj. B. Landis	64	Head	Farming	Penna.
27	Emma F. Landis	65	Wife	—	Penna.
28	Celia Groff	68	Head	—	Penna.
29	Paul K. Burkholder	44	Son-in-law	Carpenter	Penna.
30	Ethel Burkholder	41	Daughter	—	Penna.
31	Paul G. Burkholder	10	Grandson	—	Penna.
32	Earl G. Burkholder	6	Grandson	—	Penna.
33	Eli G. Sauder	51	Head	Farming	Penna.
34	Carrie Sauder	47	Wife	—	Penna.
35	Morris Sauder	15	Son	—	Penna.
36	Jonathan B Fisher	61	Head	—	Penna.
37	Sarah Fisher THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Ohio
38	Esther Fisher	19	Daughter	Farming	Penna.
39	Sylvia Fisher	17	Daughter	Waitress	Penna.
40	David Miller	25	Lodger	Machine Operator	Penna.

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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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