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Sarah Long — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Mcdowell-County, West Virginia
Our Model Tree links this Sarah Long across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Mcdowell-County, West Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 42
b. ~1898
Female
Spouse
Born: Virginia
Married
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Mcdowell-County, West Virginia |
| Surname | Long |
| Given Name | Sarah |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Eckert |
| 1935 Residence (County) | McDowell |
| Additional Details | |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same House |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
| Township / Ward | Eckert |
| 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.
11 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Sarah | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Disharne | Daughter | — | 24 | ~1916 |
| Sarah Long | Spouse | — | 42 | ~1898 |
| Nina Long | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Nancy Uniel | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Brady Long | Head | — | 42 | ~1898 |
| Carlie Long | Son | — | 8 | ~1932 |
| Walter Disharne | Other | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| George Disharne | Son | — | 4 | ~1936 |
| Blanche Long | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Agnes Long | Daughter | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Alice Long | Daughter | — | 4 | ~1936 |
Census Appearances
1930
Mcdowell, West …
Other, age 33
Mcdowell, West Virginia · implied b. ~1897 — 8 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Lang |
| Given Name | Sarah |
| Relationship to Head | Wife-H |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 33 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| Age at First Marriage | 18 |
| Father's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Mother's Birthplace | Virginia |
| Occupation | none |
| Can Read/Write | Yes |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
1940
Mcdowell-County, West …
Spouse, age 42
Mcdowell-County, West Virginia · implied b. ~1898 — 11 household members
| Surname | Long |
| Given Name | Sarah |
| Relationship to Head | Wife |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 42 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Birthplace | Virginia |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Eckert |
| 1935 Residence (County) | McDowell |
| Income (1939) | 0 |
| Highest Grade | 5 |
| 1935 Residence | Same House |
| Birth State | Virginia |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | virginia |
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Our Model Tree links Sarah Long across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Sarah Long
Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · West Virginia
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1940 US Federal Census — Mcdowell-County, West Virginia
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1940 US Federal Census — Mcdowell-County, West Virginia
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04421-00276)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Bertha Trentadue | 41 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 42 | Joe Trentadue | 19 | Son | Laborer | West Virginia |
| 43 | Fred Trentadue | 18 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 44 | Sam Trentadue | 16 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 45 | Jessie Trentadue | 13 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 46 | Rose Trentadue | 11 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 47 | Dorothy Trentadue | 9 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 48 | Brady Long | 42 | Head | Miner | Virginia |
| 49 | Sarah Long THIS PERSON | 42 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 50 | Agnes Long | 19 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 51 | Nina Long | 14 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 52 | Blanche Long | 11 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 53 | Carlie Long | 8 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 54 | Alice Long | 4 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 55 | Dorothy Disharne | 24 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 56 | George Disharne | 4 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 57 | Walter Disharne | 1 | Grand son | — | West Virginia |
| 58 | Nancy Uniel | 19 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 59 | William Owens | 30 | Head | Miner | Tennessee |
| 60 | Minnie Owens | 21 | Wife | — | North Carolina |
| 61 | Irene Owens | 10 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 62 | Charles Owens | 8 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 63 | Shirley Owens | 5 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 64 | Grace Owens | 1 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 65 | Roscoe Matthews | 27 | Head | Laborer | West Virginia |
| 66 | Olivia Matthews | 25 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 67 | Jean Matthews | 5 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 68 | Marvin Matthews | 4 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 69 | Roscoe Jr. Matthews | 2 | Son | — | West Virginia |
| 70 | Ursula Matthews | 0 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 71 | Floyd Puckett | 41 | Head | Miner | Virginia |
| 72 | Elizabeth Puckett | 38 | Wife | — | Virginia |
| 73 | Mae Puckett | 13 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 74 | James Puckett | 10 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 75 | Mary Kate Puckett | 8 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 76 | Thomas Puckett | 6 | Son | — | Virginia |
| 77 | Chris Puckett | 4 | Daughter | — | Virginia |
| 78 | Sally Puckett | 1 | Daughter | — | West Virginia |
| 79 | Arthur Lang | 21 | Head | Miner | Virginia |
| 80 | Lucille Lang | 19 | Wife | — | West Virginia |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)