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Donald White — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Kalamazoo-County, Michigan
Our Model Tree links this Donald White across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kalamazoo-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1920), then head of a 11-person household.
Age 20
b. ~1920
Male
Head
Born: Michigan
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Kalamazoo-County, Michigan |
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Donald |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Comstock |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Kalamazoo |
| Additional Details | |
| Occupation | Steel worker |
| Industry | Standard Steel |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 55 |
| Income (1939) | 300 |
| Highest Grade | H-2 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
| Occupation | Steel Worker |
| Township / Ward | Comstock |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1920 |
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.
11 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Donald | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Reynolds | Son | — | 17 | ~1923 |
| Lorene Reynolds | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1928 |
| Joseph Reynolds | Son | — | 6 | ~1934 |
| Mildred White | Daughter | — | 17 | ~1923 |
| Donald White | Head | — | 20 | ~1920 |
| Lila Reynolds | Daughter | — | 15 | ~1925 |
| Lawrence Reynolds | Son | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Lydia White | Other | — | 42 | ~1898 |
| Margrette Romsek | Other | — | 47 | ~1893 |
| William Reynolds | Other | — | 48 | ~1892 |
| Donald White | Son | — | 18 | ~1922 |
Census Appearances
1930
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Other, age 10
Kalamazoo, Michigan · implied b. ~1920 — 9 household members
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XGBoost
Household
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Donald |
| Relationship to Head | Grandson |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 10 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| Father's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Mother's Birthplace | Ohio |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
1940
Kalamazoo-County, Michigan
Head, age 20
Kalamazoo-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1920 — 11 household members
| Surname | White |
| Given Name | Donald |
| Relationship to Head | Head |
| Sex | M |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 20 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Michigan |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Comstock |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Kalamazoo |
| Occupation | Steel worker |
| Industry | Standard Steel |
| Class of Worker | PW |
| Hours Worked | 55 |
| Income (1939) | 300 |
| Highest Grade | H-2 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | michigan |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Donald White across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Donald White
Head · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · Michigan
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Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — Kalamazoo-County, Michigan
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1940 US Federal Census — Kalamazoo-County, Michigan
Page Contents
39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01770-00274)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald White THIS PERSON | 20 | Head | Steel Worker | Michigan |
| 2 | Margrette Romsek | 47 | Boarder | House Keeper | Ohio |
| 3 | Lydia White | 42 | Mother | Plummer | Ohio |
| 4 | Donald White | 18 | Son | House Keeper | Dakota |
| 5 | Mildred White | 17 | Daughter | Laborer | Same place |
| 6 | William Reynolds | 48 | Boarder | Paper Maker | Michigan |
| 7 | William Jr. Reynolds | 17 | Son | Student | Michigan |
| 8 | Lila Reynolds | 15 | Daughter | Student | Same place |
| 9 | Lorene Reynolds | 12 | Daughter | — | Same place |
| 10 | Lawrence Reynolds | 10 | Son | — | Same place |
| 11 | Joseph Reynolds | 6 | Son | — | Same place |
| 12 | William Summerville | 54 | Head | Bus Driver | Michigan |
| 13 | Alta Summerville | 41 | Wife | House Keeper | Michigan |
| 14 | Eugene Hathe | 43 | Head | Salesman | Michigan |
| 15 | Katherine Hathe | 43 | Wife | House Keeper | Michigan |
| 16 | Clara Hathe | 13 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 17 | Jacqueline Hathe | 11 | Daughter | — | Same place |
| 18 | Ernest Johnson | 39 | Head | Metal Finisher | Indiana |
| 19 | Mary Johnson | 35 | Wife | House Keeper | Indiana |
| 20 | Lowell Johnson | 15 | Daughter | — | Indiana |
| 21 | Robert Johnson | 10 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 22 | George Johnson | 8 | Son | — | Indiana |
| 23 | Darlene Johnson | 1 | Daughter | — | Michigan |
| 24 | Robert Clark | 36 | Head | Painter | Same place |
| 25 | Marjorie Clark | 34 | Wife | House Keeper | Ohio |
| 26 | Robert Clark | 15 | Son | School | Same place |
| 27 | Bernard Clark | 8 | Son | — | Same place |
| 28 | Dale Clark | 6 | Son | — | Same place |
| 29 | Bill Clark | 5 | Son | — | Same place |
| 30 | Susan Clark | 2 | Daughter | — | Same place |
| 31 | George Wellington | 28 | Head | Enameler | Michigan |
| 32 | Elsie Wellington | 28 | Wife | House Keeper | Same place |
| 33 | Bruce Wellington | 9 | Son | — | Same place |
| 34 | Larry Wellington | 4 | Son | — | Same place |
| 35 | Orie Daufin | 43 | Head | House Keeper | Ohio |
| 36 | Bernard Daufin | 16 | Son | School | Michigan |
| 37 | Ronald Daufin | 2 | Son | — | Michigan |
| 38 | Etta Morse | 69 | Head | House Keeper | Michigan |
| 39 | Merith Galiger | 40 | Daughter | Clerk | Michigan |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)