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Walter Wood — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Walter Wood across the 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ontario-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Vanness & Ida — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationOntario-County, New York
SurnameWood
Given NameWalter
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age51
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceNew York
1935 Residence (City)Naples
1935 Residence (County)Ontario
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerOA
Hours Worked40
Income (1939)0
Highest Grade8
1935 ResidenceNew York
Birth StateNew York
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)new york
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardNaples
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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Walter Age Birth yr
Carlton Wood Daughter — 19 ~1921
Walter Wood Head — 51 ~1889
Amy Wood Spouse — 45 ~1895
William Wood Other — 56 ~1884
Doris Wood Daughter — 17 ~1923
Robert Wood Son — 12 ~1928

Census Appearances

1900
Ontario, New …
Son, age 12
Ontario, New York · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Wood
Given Name Walter A
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 11
Marital Status Single
Birthplace New York
Birth Month Aug
Birth Year 1888
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1910
Ontario, New …
Head, age 21
Ontario, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Wood
Given Name Walter
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 21
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Years Married 2
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Occupation Farm Laborer
Industry Farm
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English English
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1920
Ontario, New …
Head, age 31
Ontario, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Wood
Given Name Walter R.
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 31
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Occupation Farm laborer
Industry Working out
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Home Owned/Rented O
Home Free/Mortgaged M
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1930
Ontario, New …
Head, age 41
Ontario, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 2 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Wood
Given Name Walter
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 41
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
Age at First Marriage 20
Father's Birthplace New York
Mother's Birthplace New York
Occupation Farmer
Industry General Farm
Class of Worker OA
Can Read/Write Yes
Home Owned/Rented R
Home Value / Rent 15
Veteran No
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york
1940
Ontario-County, New …
Head, age 51
Ontario-County, New York · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members
Surname Wood
Given Name Walter
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 51
Marital Status Married
Birthplace New York
1935 Residence (City) Naples
1935 Residence (County) Ontario
Occupation Farmer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker OA
Hours Worked 40
Income (1939) 0
Highest Grade 8
1935 Residence New York
Birth State New York
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) new york

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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
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Our Model Tree links Walter Wood across 5 US Census years (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Vanness Wood (~0.92 confidence) and mother Ida Wood (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Vanness Wood
b. ~1857
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Ida Wood
b. ~1861
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Walter Wood
Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · New York
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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02707-00342)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Harry Denton 46 Head Farmer Penn
42 Mildred Denton 41 Wife — New York
43 Helen Denton 18 Daughter — New York
44 Elizabeth Denton 14 Daughter — New York
45 Blanche Denton 71 Mother — New York
46 William Wheaton 65 Head Farmer New York
47 Minnie Wheaton 66 Wife — New York
48 William Jr Wheaton 28 Son Labourer New York
49 John Vanauken 76 Head Labourer New York
50 Paul Vanauken 33 Son Laborer New York
51 Walter Polmanteer 52 Head Bus Driver New York
52 Maude Oakley 64 Head Farmer New York
53 Walter Wood THIS PERSON 51 Head Farmer New York
54 Amy Wood 45 Wife — New York
55 Carlton Wood 19 Daughter — New York
56 Doris Wood 17 Daughter — New York
57 Robert Wood 12 Son — New York
58 William Wood 56 Brother Laborer New York
59 Frank Zake 68 Head Farmer New York
60 Stella Zake 66 Wife — New York
61 Hubert Knook 64 Head Farmer New York
62 Gertrude Knook 62 Wife — New York
63 Jay Wheat 59 Head Farmer New York
64 Linda Wheat 57 Wife — New York
65 Paul Wheat 20 Son Laborer New York
66 Donald Wheat 17 Son — New York
67 Elizabeth Cheney 83 Mother — New York
68 Merton Larrabee 28 Head Laborer New York
69 Lillian Larrabee 24 Wife — New York
70 Merton Jr Larrabee 4 Son — New York
71 Frank Larrabee 2 Son — New York
72 Charles Paine 39 Head Farmer New York
73 Lena Paine 40 Wife — New York
74 Wendell Paine 18 Son — New York
75 Albert Whitman 64 Hired Man Laborer New York
76 Tracy Newell 44 Head Farmer New York
77 Anna Newell 48 Wife — New York
78 Helen Newell 8 Daughter — New York
79 Albert Westbrook 58 Head Farmer New York
80 Margit Westbrook 63 Wife — New York

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Walter
Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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