Floyd Davis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Licking-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Floyd Davis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Licking-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Licking-County, Ohio
Surname	Davis
Given Name	Floyd
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Newark
1935 Residence (County)	Licking
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Stove foundry
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Newark
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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 Floyd	Age	Birth yr
Floyd Davis	Head	—	51	~1889
Blanch Davis	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Pauline Smothers	Daughter	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Licking, Ohio

Head, age 31

Licking, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Floyd E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Shipping Clerk
Industry	Foundry
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	R
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Licking, Ohio

Head, age 41

Licking, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Floyd E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Stove foundry
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	15
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Licking-County, Ohio

Head, age 51

Licking-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 3 household members

Surname	Davis
Given Name	Floyd
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Newark
1935 Residence (County)	Licking
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Stove foundry
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Floyd Davis

Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03098-00761)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Dorothy Johnson	29	Wife	—	Ohio
42	Fridrich Crescentia Johnson	35	Maid	Maid	S. Dakota
43	James E. Saterfield	55	Head	Proprietor	Virginia
44	Mary E. Moran	35	Head	Bookkeeper	Ohio
45	Effie Ward	58	Head	Saleswoman	Ohio
46	Mary Atkinson	62	Head	House Work	Ohio
47	Charles Sears	76	Head	—	Maryland
48	Oscar Mckinn	76	Head	—	Ohio
49	Clyde H. Irwin	55	Head	Civil Engineer	Ohio
50	Lillian C. Irwin	55	Wife	—	Ohio
51	Elizabeth Irwin	23	Daughter	—	Ohio
52	Joseph Bentley	27	Lodger	Meter Worker	Indiana
53	Cecil E. Day	23	Lodger	Stockman	Virginia
54	Marshall Larimore	32	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
55	Clarence Coder	56	Head	Janitor	Ohio
56	Elizabeth Cope	45	Head	Bookkeeper	Ohio
57	James Cope	19	Son	Section Hand	Ohio
58	Martha Manville	58	Head	Practical Nursing	Ohio
59	Willie Hester	67	Lodger	—	Ohio
60	William H. Betts	55	Head	Salesman	Ohio
61	Isolena Betts	78	Mother	—	Ohio
62	Margaret Baker	42	Head	Nurse	Ohio
63	Emma Mae York	47	Head	Feeding Tubes	Ohio
64	Floyd Davis THIS PERSON	51	Head	Laborer	Ohio
65	Blanch Davis	50	Wife	—	Ohio
66	Pauline Smothers	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
67	Elwin Boring	35	Head	Machinist Helper	Ohio
68	Ellen Boring	29	Wife	—	Ohio
69	Mary Jane Boring	6	Daughter	—	Ohio
70	Peter Ambrontose	49	Head	Proprietor	Greece
71	Sam White	65	Lodger	—	Ohio
72	Guy Westbrook	46	Head	Painter	Ohio
73	Catherine Westbrook	20	Daughter	—	Ohio
74	Carry Nelson	65	Head	Proprietor	Ohio
75	Georgia Nelson	42	Wife	—	Indiana
76	Joseph Montenaro	27	Head	Machinist	Ohio
77	Margaret Montenaro	23	Wife	Waitress	Ohio
78	Brother Jones	25	Brother	Driver	Ohio
79	Delmar Frazier	36	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
80	Mabel Frazier	29	Wife	—	Ohio

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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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