William Riley — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Latah-County, Idaho

Our Model Tree links this William Riley across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Latah-County, Idaho (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Barney & Amelia — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Idaho Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Latah-County, Idaho
Surname	Riley
Given Name	William A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Idaho
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Latah
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	450
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Idaho
Birth State	Idaho
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	idaho
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Genesee Precinct
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Arlene Riley	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Lois Riley	Daughter	—	14	~1926
William Riley	Head	—	38	~1902
Donald Riley	Son	—	12	~1928
Leland Riley	Son	—	6	~1934
Ray Riley	Son	—	8	~1932
Matilda Riley	Spouse	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

Latah, Idaho

Son, age 17

Latah, Idaho · implied b. ~1903 — 12 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Riley
Given Name	William E.
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Idaho
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Idaho
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	idaho

1930

Latah, Idaho

Head, age 27

Latah, Idaho · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Riley
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Idaho
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	$2000
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Idaho
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	idaho

1940

Latah-County, Idaho

Head, age 38

Latah-County, Idaho · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

Surname	Riley
Given Name	William A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Idaho
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Latah
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	450
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Idaho
Birth State	Idaho
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	idaho

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Barney Riley

b. ~1846

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Amelia Riley

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Riley

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Idaho

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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 — Latah-County, Idaho Open full size

Page Contents

22 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00749-00396)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harold A Bartlett	30	Son	Laborer	Oregon
2	Lawrence G Bartlett	18	Son	Laborer	Idaho
3	William A Riley THIS PERSON	38	Head	Farmer	Idaho
4	Matilda M Riley	37	Wife	Housewife	Idaho
5	Donald R Riley	12	Son	—	Idaho
6	Lois J Riley	14	Daughter	Housewife	Idaho
7	Arlene M Riley	10	Daughter	—	Idaho
8	Ray W Riley	8	Son	—	Idaho
9	Leland A Riley	6	Son	—	Idaho
10	Jack E Bailey	23	Head	Sawyer	Idaho
11	Marcella L Bailey	24	Wife	Housewife	Washington
12	Dale D Bailey	1	Son	—	Idaho
13	Charles J Barbelow	37	Lodger	Laborer	Idaho
14	Everett D Weeks	49	Head	Farmer	Washington
15	Myrtle Weeks	48	Wife	Housewife	Idaho
16	Nolan V Weeks	18	Son	Laborer	Canada
17	Ernest F Willman	43	Hired hand	Laborer	Montana
18	Gary E Abbott	2	Grandson	—	Idaho
19	Ray P Bailey	46	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
20	Gladys M Bailey	44	Wife	Housewife	Nebraska
21	Esther Bailey	15	Daughter	Housewife	Idaho
22	Ray V De Paul	64	Brother in law	Laborer	Michigan

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Pedigree Summary

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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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