Bernice Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cuyahoga-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Bernice Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cuyahoga-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Head Born: Ohio Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cuyahoga-County, Ohio
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Bernice D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cleveland
1935 Residence (County)	Cuyahoga
Additional Details
Occupation	Maid
Industry	Private home
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	520
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Maid
Township / Ward	Rocky River City
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Bernice	Age	Birth yr
Bernice Jones	Head	—	42	~1898
Marilyn Jones	Daughter	—	17	~1923

Census Appearances

1920

Cuyahoga, Ohio

Spouse, age 22

Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Bernice
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Cuyahoga, Ohio

Other, age 32

Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Bernice G
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Cuyahoga-County, Ohio

Head, age 42

Cuyahoga-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Bernice D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cleveland
1935 Residence (County)	Cuyahoga
Occupation	Maid
Industry	Private home
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	520
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Bernice Jones

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Ohio

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1940 US Federal Census — Cuyahoga-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03058-00143)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Bernice D. Jones THIS PERSON	42	Head	Maid	Ohio
42	Marilyn Jones	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
43	Bruff Reagan	42	Head	District Mgr.	Texas
44	Lucille Reagan	37	Wife	—	Michigan
45	Mary Lou Reagan	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
46	Patricia Reagan	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
47	Nancy Carolyn Reagan	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
48	Edith Garret	19	Housekeeper	Maid	Ohio
49	Arthur Allen	40	Head	Communication Engineer	England
50	Evelyn Allen	40	Wife	—	Canada Eng
51	Lloyd Allen	15	Son	—	Canada Eng
52	Frederick Hiechert	47	Head	Tr. Salesman	Ohio
53	Mary B. Hiechert	45	Wife	—	Massachusetts
54	Miriam Hiechert	11	Daughter	—	New York
55	Mary Lou Hiechert	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
56	Robert E. Adler	52	Head	Proprietor	New Jersey
57	May Adler	47	Wife	—	Ohio
58	Jean Adler	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
59	Russell C. Brown	33	Head	Salesman	Ohio
60	Margaret E. Brown	30	Wife	—	Ohio
61	Russell C. Jr. Brown	3	Son	—	Ohio
62	Elmer J. Myers	46	Head	Sales Manager	Michigan
63	Charlotte Myers	40	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
64	Charles Myers	14	Son	—	Ohio
65	John Myers	10	Son	—	Ohio
66	Arthur Myers	10	Son	—	Ohio
67	James Myers	5	Son	—	Ohio
68	Charles Myers	70	Father	—	Michigan
69	Rose Irene Slijter	24	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Ohio
70	James Gordon Mclean	46	Head	Tr. Salesman	Texas
71	Anne Mclean	42	Wife	—	New Jersey
72	Gordon Morris Mclean	18	Son	—	Ohio
73	William E. Smith	55	Head	Consulting Eng.	Ohio
74	Ruth Smith	40	Wife	—	Ohio
75	William E. Jr. Smith	21	Son	—	Ohio
76	William John Ockayne	52	Head	Teacher	England
77	Clara Frieda Ockayne	52	Wife	—	Ohio
78	Cecil Jordan	36	Head	—	Indiana
79	Mary Jordan	38	Wife	—	Indiana
80	Theodore Jordan	6	Son	—	Indiana

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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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