William Saunders — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Chenango-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this William Saunders across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Chenango-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: New York Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Chenango-County, New York
Surname	Saunders
Given Name	William H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Broome
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	90
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Greene
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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
Bert Babcock	Other	—	71	~1869
Arthur Saunders	Son	—	23	~1917
William Saunders	Head	—	48	~1892
Etta Saunders	Spouse	—	43	~1897
William Saunders	Other	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1920

Broome, New …

Head, age 28

Broome, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Saunders
Given Name	William H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1930

Broome, New …

Head, age 38

Broome, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 8 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Saunders
Given Name	William H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	laborer
Industry	Feed mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Chenango-County, New …

Head, age 48

Chenango-County, New York · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

Surname	Saunders
Given Name	William H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Broome
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	90
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	New York
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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William Saunders

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · New York

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1940 US Federal Census — Chenango-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02515-00255)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Russel Moore	18	Son	Laborer	New York
42	Estella Moore	84	Mother	—	New York
43	Austin Anson	20	Hired man	Laborer	New York
44	William Marshman	49	Head	Farmer	New York
45	Beulah Marshman	44	Wife	—	New York
46	Robert Brown	41	Hired man	Laborer	New York
47	William Salisbury	71	Head	—	New York
48	Hattie V. Salisbury	73	Wife	—	New York
49	Katherine Roberts	30	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Pennsylvania
50	Leonard W. Daniels	45	Head	Fireman	Pennsylvania
51	Edna Daniels	41	Wife	—	Canada English
52	Father Merritt	None	M	—	—
53	Amanda Merritt	70	Mother	—	New York
54	Vern D. Hurlburt	49	Head	—	New York
55	Maie R. Hurlburt	62	Wife	—	New York
56	Julia Rockwell	93	Mother-in-law	—	New York
57	John S. Burrows	61	Head	Raising Dogs	New York
58	Olivia Burrows	59	Wife	—	New York
59	Philo Thorne	61	Head	Foreman	Michigan
60	Maude Thorne	55	Wife	—	New York
61	William Thorne	22	Son	Laborer	New York
62	Louise Harrington	52	Head	—	New York
63	Harold E. Cook	34	Grandson	Laborer	New York
64	Francis G. Cook	31	Grandson	Poultry Man	New York
65	Freda Oueblett \| Queblett	15	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	New York
66	Floyd Warner	33	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
67	Ida Warner	34	Wife	—	New York
68	Edward Warner	13	Son	—	New York
69	Martin S. Eccleston	34	Head	Farmer	New York
70	Ellen S. Eccleston	22	Wife	—	New York
71	Albert M. Eccleston	3	Son	—	New York
72	Earl S. Eccleston	1	Son	—	New York
73	William H. Saunders THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farmer	New York
74	Etta M. Saunders	43	Wife	—	New York
75	Arthur Saunders	23	Son	—	New York
76	William Saunders	1	Grandson	—	New York
77	Bert Babcock	71	Uncle	—	New York
78	Stewart French	45	Head	Farmer	New York
79	Florence French	44	Wife	—	New York
80	Charles Howard French	22	Son	Laborer	New York

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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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