Sarah Scott — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Guthrie-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Scott across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Guthrie-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1864), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 76 b. ~1864 Female Spouse Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Guthrie-County, Iowa
Surname	Scott
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Victory T.
1935 Residence (County)	Guthrie
Additional Details
Occupation	4
Industry	7
Class of Worker	U
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	4
Township / Ward	Victory T
Est. Birth Year	~1864

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Blanche Scott	Daughter	—	30	~1910
Sarah Scott	Spouse	—	76	~1864

Census Appearances

1920

Guthrie, Iowa

Spouse, age 54

Guthrie, Iowa · implied b. ~1866 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Guthrie, Iowa

Spouse, age 65

Guthrie, Iowa · implied b. ~1865 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Sarah J
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Guthrie-County, Iowa

Spouse, age 76

Guthrie-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1864 — 2 household members

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Victory T.
1935 Residence (County)	Guthrie
Occupation	4
Industry	7
Class of Worker	U
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Sarah Scott

Spouse · 1940 · age 76 · b. ~1864 · Iowa

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Guthrie-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01163-00915)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sarah Scott THIS PERSON	76	Wife	4	Illinois
2	Blanche Scott	30	Daughter	H 5	Iowa
3	Arch Middleton	38	Head	Hoisting Engineer	Iowa
4	Elsie Middleton	32	Wife	H 5	Iowa
5	Edgar Ranes	44	Head	Coal Miner	Kansas
6	Steven Lewis	49	Head	Coal Miner	Iowa
7	Ocie E. Webber	46	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
8	Bertha Webber	47	Wife	H 5	Iowa
9	Wayne Webber	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
10	Owen Webber	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
11	Mary Webber	14	Son	S 6	Iowa
12	Mary Webber	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
13	Joseph B. Dargan	55	Head	Farm Laborer	Iowa
14	Thomas Nolan	59	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
15	Virginia Nolan	19	Daughter	H 5	Texas
16	James Nolan	26	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
17	Dorothy Nolan	25	Wife	H 5	South Dakota
18	Donavon Nolan	4	Son	—	Iowa
19	Charlotte Nolan	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	Raymond Nolan	2	Son	—	Iowa
21	Glen K. Gibson	49	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
22	Cecil Gibson	48	Wife	H 5	Iowa
23	Lorene Gibson	15	Daughter	S 6	Iowa
24	Tom Flannery	35	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
25	Velma Flannery	31	Wife	H 5	Iowa
26	Kathryn Flannery	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
27	Josephine Flannery	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
28	Anthony Flannery	7	Son	—	Iowa
29	Mary Etta Flannery	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
30	Agnes Flannery	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
31	Lewis Le Fleur	44	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
32	Frances Le Fleur	24	Wife	H 5	Missouri
33	Marie Le Fleur	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Lester Le Fleur	5	Son	—	Iowa
35	Mary Le Fleur	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
36	William Le Fleur	3	Son	—	Iowa
37	Jerry Le Fleur	1	Son	—	Iowa
38	Oral Moore	43	Head	W. P. A.	Iowa
39	Bertha Moore	32	Wife	H 5	Oklahoma
40	Howell Moore	15	Son	S 6	Iowa

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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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