William Ingram — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Chester-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this William Ingram across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Chester-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1895), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Male Head Born: Pennsylvania Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Chester-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Ingram
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)	Downingtown Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Chester
Additional Details
Occupation	Machine Tender
Industry	Paper Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1495
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania
Occupation	Machine Tender
Township / Ward	Downingtown Borough
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Ingram	Head	—	45	~1895
Clara Ingram	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Helen Ingram	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Howard Ingram	Son	—	18	~1922
Jane Ingram	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Marlene Ingram	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Maxine Ingram	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Richard Ingram	Son	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1930

Chester, Pennsylvania

Head, age 34

Chester, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1896 — 9 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Ingram
Given Name	William G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Paper Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	5
Veteran	No
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

1940

Chester-County, Pennsylvania

Head, age 45

Chester-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1895 — 8 household members

Surname	Ingram
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Pennsylvania
1935 Residence (City)	Downingtown Borough
1935 Residence (County)	Chester
Occupation	Machine Tender
Industry	Paper Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1495
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Pennsylvania
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	pennsylvania

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William Ingram

Head · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · Pennsylvania

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03464-00658)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Howard Ross	60	Head	Signalman	Pennsylvania
2	George Laird	53	Head	Engineer	Pennsylvania
3	Jennie Laird	48	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
4	Madeline Laird	17	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
5	Martha Wilson	87	Mother-in-law	—	Pennsylvania
6	William Quinn	55	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
7	Mary Quinn	46	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
8	John Quinn	24	Son	Electric Welder	Pennsylvania
9	William, Jr Quinn	23	Son	Electric Welder	Pennsylvania
10	George Quinn	19	Son	—	Pennsylvania
11	James Quinn	17	Son	—	Pennsylvania
12	Thomas Quinn	15	Son	—	Pennsylvania
13	John Burkey	44	Head	Boiler Maker	Pennsylvania
14	Ruth Burkey	45	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
15	Mary Burkey	19	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
16	Eugene Burkey	17	Son	—	Pennsylvania
17	Elmer F. Scheumpf	35	Head	Special Movement Clerk - Pass. Dept.	New Jersey
18	Ruth Scheumpf	32	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
19	Ruth May Scheumpf	9	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
20	Elmer F., Jr Scheumpf	5	Son	—	Pennsylvania
21	Walter M. Fisher	58	Head	Asst Superintendent Spinning Dept	Pennsylvania
22	Hattie M. Fisher	54	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
23	George W. Lindsley	52	Brother-in-law	Carder	Pennsylvania
24	Edwin Eshelman	52	Head	Salesman	Pennsylvania
25	Lillian Eshelman	46	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
26	Roy Eshelman	22	Son	Book Keeper	Pennsylvania
27	Reba Eshelman	21	Daughter	Salesgirl	Pennsylvania
28	Viola Eshelman	20	Daughter	Salesgirl	Pennsylvania
29	William Eshelman	19	Son	Printer'S Helper	Ohio
30	Dorothy Eshelman	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
31	Ralph Eshelman	23	Head	Salesman	Pennsylvania
32	Grace Eshelman	21	Wife	—	Maryland
33	William Ingram THIS PERSON	45	Head	Machine Tender	Pennsylvania
34	Clara Ingram	42	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
35	Howard Ingram	18	Son	Laborer	Pennsylvania
36	Helen Ingram	16	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
37	Jane Ingram	14	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
38	Richard Ingram	12	Son	—	Pennsylvania
39	Marlene Ingram	4	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
40	Maxine Ingram	3	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania

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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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