Frank Shaw — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Frank Shaw across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Everett & Ella — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Kentucky
Surname	Shaw
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Cropper
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	140
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Labor
Township / Ward	Cropper
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 Frank	Age	Birth yr
Mary Shaw	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Frank Shaw	Head	—	27	~1913
Pauline Shaw	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Kentucky

Son, age 7

Shelby, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	Frank O
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Shelby, Kentucky

Son, age 17

Shelby, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	Frank J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	On Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Shelby-County, Kentucky

Head, age 27

Shelby-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Cropper
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	140
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Everett Shaw

b. ~1889

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Ella Shaw

b. ~1893

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Frank Shaw

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Kentucky

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Shelby-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01356-00388)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Paula Tucker	79	Head	—	Kentucky
2	Jesse Swindler	51	Head	Sheriff	Kentucky
3	Hettie Swindler	48	Wife	—	Kentucky
4	Harold Swindler	19	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
5	James R Price	23	Head	Teacher	Kentucky
6	Marjorie Price	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
7	Preston Hedden	23	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
8	Ruby M Hedden	19	Wife	—	Kentucky
9	Earl K Hedden	1	Son	—	Kentucky
10	Reuben Johnson	37	Head	Labor	Kentucky
11	Ollie Johnson	37	Wife	—	Kentucky
12	Kenneth Johnson	14	Son	Labor	Kentucky
13	Dorothy Johnson	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
14	Naomi Johnson	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Dean E Johnson	10	Son	—	Kentucky
16	Billy R Johnson	7	Son	—	Kentucky
17	Betty J Johnson	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
18	Bobby A Johnson	1	Son	—	Kentucky
19	Joseph E Bruce	30	Head	Mechanic	Kentucky
20	Mary E Bruce	29	Wife	—	Kentucky
21	Frank Shaw THIS PERSON	27	Head	Labor	Kentucky
22	Pauline Shaw	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
23	Mary J Shaw	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
24	Raymond Richardson	25	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
25	Ruby Richardson	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
26	Betty J Richardson	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
27	Sue C Richardson	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
28	Gale Owner	45	Head	Labor	Kentucky
29	Joe Tipton	42	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
30	Bessie Tipton	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
31	J B Rodgers	21	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
32	Virginia Rodgers	17	Wife	—	Kentucky
33	Bobby G Rodgers	1	Son	—	Kentucky
34	Montra Wood	56	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
35	Effie Wood	52	Wife	—	Kentucky
36	Anita Wood	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
37	Delbert Woods	26	Head	Labor	Kentucky
38	Avalana Woods	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
39	Joan Woods	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
40	Darlene Woods	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

Frank

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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