William Cannon — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Castle-County, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this William Cannon across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Delaware Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Cannon
Given Name	William V.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	Representative District 7
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	1080
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Representative District 7
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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 Cannon	Son	—	7	~1933
Agnes Cannon	Spouse	—	34	~1906
William Cannon	Head	—	34	~1906
Eva Cannon	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Samuel Powell	Other	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Other, age 12

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1908 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cannon
Given Name	William M
Relationship to Head	Grandson
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1930

New Castle, …

Other, age 22

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1908 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cannon
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Delaware
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Head, age 34

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1906 — 5 household members

Surname	Cannon
Given Name	William V.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	Representative District 7
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	1080
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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William Cannon

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · Delaware

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1940 US Federal Census — New-Castle-County, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00545-00525)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Joseph Philip Potts	57	Head	Gardener	Delaware
2	Helen Lacey Potts	55	Wife	Housewife	Delaware
3	Daniel Hottenstein	46	Head	Dairyman	North Carolina
4	Mary C. Hottenstein	40	Wife	Housewife	Delaware
5	Samuel F. King	51	Head	Farmer	Delaware
6	Stella B. King	48	Wife	Housewife	Maryland
7	Cora D. Bishop	71	Mother-in-law	Retired	Delaware
8	Peter P. Dillon	51	Boarder	Gardener	England
9	William S. Bradway	49	Head	Farm Manager	Pennsylvania
10	Annie E. Bradway	45	Wife	Housewife	Pennsylvania
11	Joseph B. Bradway	19	Son	Farmer	Delaware
12	Andrew Bradway	10	Son	—	Delaware
13	William V. Cannon THIS PERSON	34	Head	Farmer	Delaware
14	Agnes E. Cannon	34	Wife	Housewife	Delaware
15	Eva Betty Cannon	9	Daughter	—	Delaware
16	William V. Jr. Cannon	7	Son	—	Delaware
17	Samuel W. Powell	48	Boarder	Beaterman	Delaware
18	Charles L. Meredith	34	Head	Gardener	Delaware
19	Lois M. Meredith	24	Wife	Housewife	Delaware
20	Charles Jr. Meredith	1	Son	—	Delaware
21	Walter J. Shaffer	58	Head	Papermaker	Pennsylvania
22	Mabel G. Shaffer	56	Wife	Housewife	Pennsylvania
23	Mervin L. Blank	30	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
24	Annabelle Blank	27	Wife	Housewife	Pennsylvania
25	Charlotte Blank	5	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
26	Norman Urif	18	Boarder	Farmer	Delaware
27	Susan D. Baker	57	Head	Housewife	Delaware
28	Harry F. Baker	57	Head	Office	Pennsylvania
29	H. Franklin Baker	24	Son	Bank	Delaware
30	Charles S. Baker	21	Son	—	Delaware
31	Anita S. Cox	23	Servant	House Work	Pennsylvania
32	Milton S. De Morra	64	Head	Carpenter	Maryland
33	Della E. De Morra	57	Wife	Housewife	Maryland
34	Della S. De Morra	20	Daughter	—	Delaware
35	Milton C. De Morra	17	Son	—	Delaware
36	Joseph Cemini	40	Head	Laborer	Italy
37	Dora Cemini	33	Wife	Housewife	Delaware
38	Philomena Cemini	11	Daughter	—	Delaware
39	Joseph Jr. Cemini	7	Son	—	Delaware
40	Edward Ralph	33	Head	Chemist Helper	Maryland

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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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