Walter Bennett — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Chenango-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this Walter Bennett across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Chenango-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Bert & Bert — first a son (b.~1916), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Male Son Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Chenango-County, New York
Surname	Bennett
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Plymouth Town
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	20
Highest Grade	Hs 1
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	Plymouth Town
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Walter Bennett	Son	—	24	~1916
Bert Bennett	Head	—	61	~1879

Census Appearances

1920

Chenango, New …

Son, age 6

Chenango, New York · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bennett
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Chenango, New …

Son, age 16

Chenango, New York · implied b. ~1914 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bennett
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Chenango-County, New …

Son, age 24

Chenango-County, New York · implied b. ~1916 — 2 household members

Surname	Bennett
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Plymouth Town
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	20
Highest Grade	Hs 1
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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Our Model Tree links Walter Bennett across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Bert Bennett (~0.92 confidence) and father Bert Bennett (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Bert Bennett

b. ~1879

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Bert Bennett

b. ~1882

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Walter Bennett

Son · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · New York

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Chenango-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

41 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02515-00924)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William H Marston	29	Head	Farm Laborer	New York
2	Emmaline Marston	27	Wife	—	New York
3	George Marston	5	Son	—	New York
4	Irene Marston	2	Daughter	—	New York
5	Thomas Q Coffin	51	Head	Farmer	Rhode Island
6	Hilda Coffin	37	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
7	Thomas Coffin	13	Son	—	Connecticut
8	June Coffin	12	Daughter	—	New York
9	Raymond Coffin	10	Son	—	New York
10	John Coffin	7	Son	—	New York
11	Cyral Silvernail	37	Head	Farmer	New York
12	Winifred Q Silvernail	34	Wife	—	New York
13	Kenneth Silvernail	8	Son	—	New York
14	Silvernail	5	Son	—	New York
15	Chester Silvernail	3	Son	—	New York
16	Mary Silvernail	2	Daughter	—	New York
17	Steward, Corey Silvernail	65	Uncle	—	New York
18	Stanley Green	27	Head	Farmer	New York
19	Margerite Q Green	30	Wife	—	Minnesota
20	Beletta Miller	10	Daughter	—	New York
21	George Costilmon	55	Hired man	Farm Laborer	New York
22	Robert Munkrater	62	Father-in-law	Farm Laborer	Germany
23	Merton D Gibson	70	Head	Farmer	New York
24	Ruby Gibson	63	Wife	—	New York
25	Graydon Gibson	25	Son	Mechanic	New York
26	Raymond Abbot	26	Head	Farm Laborer	New York
27	Louesa Q Abbot	21	Wife	—	New York
28	Florence A Abbot	67	Mother	—	New York
29	Henry Stevens	51	Head	Farmer	New York
30	Bessie Q Stevens	47	Wife	—	New York
31	William Stevens	21	Son	Farm Laborer	New York
32	D. Will Q Davis	51	Head	—	New York
33	Jane Davis	56	Wife	—	New York
34	Bert Q Bennett	61	Head	Farmer	New York
35	Walter Bennett THIS PERSON	24	Son	Farm Laborer	New York
36	Howard Morgan	63	Head	Farm Laborer	New York
37	Mildred Q Morgan	46	Wife	Farmer	New York
38	Ward Morgan	21	Son	—	New York
39	Janice Morgan	16	Daughter	Farm Laborer	New York
40	Walter Tirrell	59	Head	—	New York
41	Tirrell	None	—	Farmer	—

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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