Walter Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Piatt-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Walter Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Piatt-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Emory & Ida — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Piatt-County, Illinois
Surname	Wright
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Champaign
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	65
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Illinois
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Blue Ridge Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Beverly Wright	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Walter Wright	Head	—	33	~1907
Addie Wright	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Piatt, Illinois

Son, age 13

Piatt, Illinois · implied b. ~1907 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Piatt, Illinois

Head, age 23

Piatt, Illinois · implied b. ~1907 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Piatt-County, Illinois

Head, age 33

Piatt-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Champaign
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	65
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Illinois
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Emory Wright

b. ~1867

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Ida Wright

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Wright

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Illinois

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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 — Piatt-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00867-00102)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary Helen Prahl	4	Daughter	—	Illinois
2	Alice Ann Prahl	0	Daughter	—	Illinois
3	Clarence Wright	45	Head	Farmer	Illinois
4	Laura Wright	45	Wife	—	Illinois
5	Madge Wright	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
6	Walter Wright THIS PERSON	33	Head	Farmer	Illinois
7	Addie Wright	35	Wife	—	Illinois
8	Beverly Wright	5	Daughter	—	Illinois
9	Wilson Miller	47	Head	Farmer	Illinois
10	Dora Miller	41	Wife	—	Illinois
11	Gwendolin Miller	17	Daughter	—	Illinois
12	Willard Wright	36	Head	Farmer	Illinois
13	Martha Wright	35	Wife	—	Illinois
14	Bertha Wright	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
15	Roger Wright	5	Son	—	Illinois
16	Fred Mckee	59	Head	Farm Laborer	Ohio
17	James Mckee	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois
18	Carl Mckee	12	Son	—	Illinois
19	Merle Meyer	38	Head	Farm Laborer	Illinois
20	Emma Meyer	35	Wife	—	Illinois
21	Richard Bedford	16	Stepson	—	Illinois
22	Wayne Bedford	9	Son	—	Illinois
23	Willy F. Mance	45	Head	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
24	Cora Mance	54	Wife	—	Kentucky
25	Ted Elmore	34	Head	Farmer	Illinois
26	Ramola Elmore	27	Wife	—	Illinois
27	David Elmore	3	Son	—	Illinois
28	Janette Elmore	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
29	Edward Lett	56	Head	Farmer	Illinois
30	Rhoda Lett	57	Wife	—	Missouri
31	Bert Henis	65	Friend	—	Illinois
32	Paul B. Miller	26	Head	Farmer	Illinois
33	Evelyn M. Miller	26	Wife	—	Illinois
34	Rodney W. Miller	2	Son	—	Illinois
35	R. D. Hanas	55	Head	Farmer	Illinois
36	Bertha Hanas	50	Wife	—	Illinois
37	Lucille Hanas	21	Daughter	—	Illinois
38	Roy Hanas	19	Son	—	Illinois
39	Ray Hanas	16	Son	—	Illinois
40	Fred Shepard	48	Head	Farmer	Illinois

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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