Charles Jacobs — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Oceana-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Charles Jacobs across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Oceana-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Gertrude — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Oceana-County, Michigan
Surname	Jacobs
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Elbridge Twp
Additional Details
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Co road work
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	8
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Truck Driver
Township / Ward	Elbridge Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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 Charles	Age	Birth yr
Herschel Jacobs	Son	—	11	~1929
Charles Jacobs	Head	—	32	~1908
Verna Jacobs	Spouse	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Oceana, Michigan

Son, age 12

Oceana, Michigan · implied b. ~1908 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jacobs
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Oceana, Michigan

Head, age 23

Oceana, Michigan · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jacobs
Given Name	Charlie E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Rented Farm
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	3
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Oceana-County, Michigan

Head, age 32

Oceana-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

Surname	Jacobs
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Elbridge Twp
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Co road work
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	8
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Jacobs

b. ~1879

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Gertrude Jacobs

b. ~1886

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Charles Jacobs

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Michigan

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Oceana-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01805-00077)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bud Hovey	20	Son	Farm Labor	Michigan
2	Lucy Hovey	16	Daughter	—	Michigan
3	Frank Hovey	14	Son	—	Michigan
4	Cecil Hovey	12	Son	—	Michigan
5	William Bower	54	Head	Farmer	Michigan
6	Rhoda Bower	44	Wife	—	Michigan
7	Evelyn Bower	18	Daughter	—	Michigan
8	Geneva Bower	12	Daughter	—	Michigan
9	Verlin Eisenlohr	28	Head	Farmer	Michigan
10	Mattie Eisenlohr	30	Wife	—	Michigan
11	Robert Eisenlohr	8	Son	—	Michigan
12	Priscilla Eisenlohr	7	Daughter	—	Michigan
13	Richard Eisenlohr	6	Son	—	Michigan
14	Kathryn Eisenlohr	4	Daughter	—	Michigan
15	Charles Jacobs THIS PERSON	32	Head	Truck Driver	Indiana
16	Verna Jacobs	29	Wife	—	Michigan
17	Herschel Jacobs	11	Son	—	Michigan
18	William Tate	64	Head	Farmer	Michigan
19	Robie Tate	54	Wife	—	Oregon
20	Archie Mitchel	44	Hired boy	Labor	Michigan
21	Howard Russell	42	Head	Farmer	Michigan
22	Margie Russell	35	Wife	—	Michigan
23	Rex Russell	11	Son	—	Michigan
24	Joel Timarons	65	Head	Farmer	Michigan
25	Sarah Greene	80	Head	—	Michigan
26	Frank Trimble	59	Lodger	Farmer	Illinois
27	John Rasmussen	70	Head	Farmer	Michigan
28	Liddie Rasmussen	62	Wife	—	Michigan
29	Lawrence Slocum	43	Head	Farmer	Michigan
30	Ruth Slocum	40	Wife	—	Michigan
31	Wanda Slocum	16	Daughter	—	Michigan
32	Wanetta Slocum	15	Daughter	—	Michigan
33	Gerald Slocum	5	Son	—	Michigan
34	Theadore Slocum	3	Son	—	Michigan
35	Emma Jane Slocum	1	Daughter	—	Michigan
36	Jake Schellekens	51	Head	Farmer	Belgium
37	Marie Schellekens	44	Wife	—	Belgium
38	Francis Preerner	17	Head	Labor	Michigan
39	Raymond Whitney	46	Head	Farmer	Michigan
40	Miranda Whitney	38	Wife	—	Ohio

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Pedigree Summary

Charles

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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