William Buckley — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Douglas-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this William Buckley across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Douglas-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Margaret — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: Connecticut Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Douglas-County, Nebraska
Surname	Buckley
Given Name	William H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Connecticut
1935 Residence (City)	Omaha City
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Additional Details
Occupation	Bookkeeper
Industry	County
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	2109
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Connecticut
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	connecticut
Occupation	Bookkeeper
Township / Ward	Omaha City
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Buckley	Son	—	9	~1931
Thomas Buckley	Son	—	8	~1932
Jerry Buckley	Son	—	5	~1935
Adeline Buckley	Spouse	—	41	~1899
William Buckley	Head	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Douglas, Nebraska

Son, age 21

Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Buckley
Given Name	William F
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Connecticut
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	County Treasurer
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Connecticut
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	connecticut

1930

Douglas, Nebraska

Head, age 31

Douglas, Nebraska · implied b. ~1899 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Buckley
Given Name	William J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Connecticut
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Clerk Office
Industry	County Office
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	30
Birth State	Connecticut
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	connecticut

1940

Douglas-County, Nebraska

Head, age 41

Douglas-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

Surname	Buckley
Given Name	William H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Connecticut
1935 Residence (City)	Omaha City
1935 Residence (County)	Douglas
Occupation	Bookkeeper
Industry	County
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	2109
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Connecticut
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	connecticut

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Buckley

b. ~1865

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Margaret Buckley

b. ~1871

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Buckley

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Nebraska

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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 — Douglas-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

29 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02272-00234)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
3	Emmet B Cunningham	21	Head	Yard Man	Nebraska
4	Dolores Cunningham	21	Wife	—	Nebraska
5	Kenneth D Smith	24	Head	Salesman	Nebraska
6	Helen Smith	20	Wife	—	Nebraska
7	Lucille D Harold	32	Head	Stenographer	Nebraska
8	Anna C Harold	60	Mother	—	Germany
10	William H Buckley THIS PERSON	41	Head	Bookkeeper	Connecticut
11	Adeline Buckley	41	Wife	—	Illinois
12	William Jr Buckley	9	Son	—	Nebraska
13	Thomas Buckley	8	Son	—	Nebraska
14	Jerry Buckley	5	Son	—	Nebraska
16	Ardath D Srb	35	Head	Teacher	Nebraska
18	Charles E Vesely	23	Head	Sergeant	Nebraska
19	Marguerite W Vesely	23	Wife	—	Nebraska
20	Charles Joseph Vesely	2	Son	—	Nebraska
21	James B Mitchell	46	Head	General Clerk	South Dakota
22	Millicent Mitchell	39	Wife	—	Colorado
24	William Son Pierson	9	Son	—	Nebraska
26	Mary D Novak	45	Head	Stenographer	Nebraska
28	Joan Howard	8	Son	—	Nebraska
29	Robert Howard	5	Son	—	Texas
30	Anabelle Howard	2	Daughter	—	Nebraska
32	Patricia King	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
33	Richard King	1	Son	—	Nebraska
35	William Couries	50	Cousin	Clerk	Greece
37	Martin Swanson	55	Head	Salesman	Sweden
38	Lillian V Swanson	58	Wife	—	Iowa
40	Charles Frazier	38	Brother	Assistant Manager	Iowa
41	Phyllis D Frazier	25	Wife	—	Nebraska

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William

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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