Sarah Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Summit-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Sarah Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Summit-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Summit-County, Ohio
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)	Akron
1935 Residence (County)	Summit
Additional Details
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania
Township / Ward	Akron
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Sarah	Age	Birth yr
Frances Thompson	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Clarence Thompson	Head	—	51	~1889
Sarah Thompson	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Summit, Ohio

Spouse, age 31

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1930

Summit, Ohio

Spouse, age 41

Summit, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Welsh
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1940

Summit-County, Ohio

Spouse, age 51

Summit-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Sarah
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)	Akron
1935 Residence (County)	Summit
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

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Sarah Thompson

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

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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 — Summit-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03175-00768)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Anna L. Higgins	56	Mother	Saleswoman	Georgia
2	Francis Ritenbach	22	Head	Printer	Ohio
3	Constance Ritenbach	27	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
4	Henry C. Wallack	45	Head	Carpenter & Contractor	Kentucky
5	Lammie M. Wallack	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
6	Richard Anderson	36	Head	Shipping Clerk	New York
7	Lucille Anderson	28	Wife	—	Ohio
8	John Padoa	29	Head	Mill Room	Ohio
9	Anna Padoa	27	Wife	—	Ohio
10	Joseph Padoa	3	Son	—	Ohio
11	Lucille Padoa	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
12	Frederick S. Brown	57	Head	Carpenter & Painter	Ohio
13	Lottie M. Brown	56	Wife	—	Ohio
14	Clarence Thompson	51	Head	Contractor	Ohio
15	Sarah Thompson THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
16	Frances Thompson	28	Daughter	Statistical Clerk	Ohio
17	Charles Hutchison	27	Head	Stock Clerk	Illinois
18	Josephine Hutchison	25	Wife	—	Ohio
19	Sylvia Ann Hutchison	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
20	Kenneth E. Hutchison	1	Son	—	Ohio
21	Cora Dice	57	Head	—	Ohio
22	Bernadette Digman	41	Lodger	Billing Machine Operator	West Virginia
23	Harold Hippert	33	Head	Manager & Billing Station	Ohio
24	Lorraine Hippert	33	Wife	—	Ohio
25	John Hippert	10	Son	—	Ohio
26	David J. Mccarthy	75	Head	—	Irish Free State
27	Catherine Mccarthy	67	Wife	—	Irish Free State
28	Wade M. Knotts	42	Head	Press Operator	West Virginia
29	Bernard Knotts	17	Son	—	West Virginia
30	Margaret Tenney	81	Mother-in-law	—	West Virginia
31	Walter Neill Glasgow	34	Head	Shipping Clerk	Kentucky
32	Nellie Leone Glasgow	32	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
33	Philip Glasgow	12	Son	—	Ohio
34	Charles Glasgow	11	Son	—	Ohio
35	Lois Jean Glasgow	1	Daughter	—	Ohio
36	William M. Tucker	40	Head	Salesman	Tennessee
37	Martha Tucker	37	Wife	Bead Builder	Tennessee
38	Opal Tucker	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Boy Tucker	15	Son	—	Tennessee
40	Wiley Tucker	13	Son	—	Tennessee

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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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