William Davidson — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Spokane-County, Washington

Our Model Tree links this William Davidson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Spokane-County, Washington (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Spokane-County, Washington
Surname	Davidson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Spokane City
1935 Residence (County)	Spokane
Additional Details
Occupation	auto mechanic
Industry	state highway garage
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	S 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Auto Mechanic
Township / Ward	Spokane City
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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 William	Age	Birth yr
William Davidson	Head	—	62	~1878
Douglas Davidson	Son	—	22	~1918
Bertha Davidson	Spouse	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Spokane, Washington

Head, age 41

Spokane, Washington · implied b. ~1879 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davidson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Repair man
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Spokane, Washington

Head, age 52

Spokane, Washington · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davidson
Given Name	William E
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	auto
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	1500
Radio Set	yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Spokane-County, Washington

Head, age 62

Spokane-County, Washington · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

Surname	Davidson
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Spokane City
1935 Residence (County)	Spokane
Occupation	auto mechanic
Industry	state highway garage
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	1800
Highest Grade	S 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links William Davidson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

William Davidson

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Washington

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Spokane-County, Washington Open full size

Page Contents

36 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04384-00153)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Claude Shinnia	20	Head	Deliveryman	Idaho
42	Mels Moon	37	Head	Inspector	Sweden
43	Edith S Moon	31	Wife	—	Sweden
44	Donald Moon	5	Son	—	Wash
45	Richard Moon	2	Son	—	Wash
46	Oliver O Taylor	51	Head	Carpenter	Kansas
47	Harriet Taylor	48	Wife	—	Minnesota
48	Jean Taylor	21	Daughter	Beauty Operator	Wash
50	Frank Miller	41	Head	Mining Engineer	Missouri
51	Dorothy O Miller	35	Wife	—	Idaho
53	Richard Miller	15	Son	—	Idaho
54	Donald Miller	3	Son	—	Wash
56	Idella Miller	81	Mother	—	Iowa
57	Melvin Brown	29	Head	Waiter	Utah
58	Agnes Q Brown	35	Wife	Compositor	Scotland
59	William Graham	42	Head	Shoemaker	Iowa
60	Floy O Graham	42	Wife	—	Wash
61	Jennings Graham	15	Son	—	Wash
62	William Jr Graham	13	Son	—	Calif
63	Chris Coble	36	Head	Labor	Wash
64	Catharine A Coble	29	Wife	—	Wash
65	John Cutrutchen	34	Head	Mail Clerk	Colorado
66	Catharine A Cutrutchen	25	Wife	—	Idaho
67	Ilova C Cutrutchen	3	Daughter	—	Idaho
69	Cornelius O Harvey	62	Head	Printer	Pennsylvania
70	Clara J Harvey	59	Wife	Music Teacher	Pennsylvania
71	Brian Harvey	33	Son	Truck Driver	Wash
72	Albert Harvey	27	Son	Linotype Oper.	Wash
73	Francis Harvey	17	Son	—	Wash
74	Elizabeth Mason	80	Mother-in-law	—	Pennsylvania
75	William Davidson THIS PERSON	62	Head	Auto Mechanic	Kentucky
76	Bertha Q Davidson	57	Wife	—	N Dakota
77	Douglas Davidson	22	Son	Desk Clerk	Wash
78	Wald Rohrbach	24	Head	Deliveryman	Wash
79	Dorothy O Rohrbach	23	Wife	Stenographer	Wash
80	Lee Stanley Stanley	28	Head	Truck Driver	Minnesota

Search for William Davidson

All William Davidson Census Records Discover Davidson Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data