Fred Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Portage-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Fred Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Portage-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Portage-County, Ohio
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Fred D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Palmyra Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Portage
Additional Details
Occupation	Fireman
Industry	Steel Industry
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	442
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Fireman
Township / Ward	Palmyra Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Fred	Age	Birth yr
Mildred Shanaberger	Daughter	—	39	~1901
Fred Jones	Head	—	64	~1876
Don Shanaberger	Son	—	4	~1936
Jay Shanaberger	Son	—	7	~1933
Anna Jones	Spouse	—	64	~1876

Census Appearances

1920

Portage, Ohio

Head, age 44

Portage, Ohio · implied b. ~1876 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	farm
Industry	own home
Class of Worker	oa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Portage, Ohio

Head, age 54

Portage, Ohio · implied b. ~1876 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Fred D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Laborer
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	9.00
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Portage-County, Ohio

Head, age 64

Portage-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1876 — 5 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Fred D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Palmyra Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Portage
Occupation	Fireman
Industry	Steel Industry
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	442
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Fred Jones

Head · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03131-00115)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Joe Cox	18	Son	Farmer	Pennsylvania
2	Rose Cox	16	Daughter	Farmer	Pennsylvania
3	Clara Cox	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
4	John A. Hornell	33	Head	Core Maker	Pennsylvania
5	Cara R. Hornell	27	Wife	—	Ohio
6	John Hornell	9	Son	—	Ohio
7	Ruth Hornell	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
8	Glenn Hornell	6	Son	—	Ohio
9	Richard Hornell	5	Son	—	Ohio
10	Arthur J. Davis	64	Head	Farmer	Ohio
11	Williams J. Davis	61	Brother	—	Ohio
12	Otto Aberegg	60	Head	Farmer	Switzerland
13	Emma Aberegg	52	Wife	—	Switzerland
14	Frank L. Aberegg	27	Son	Steel Worker	Ohio
15	Arthur Aberegg	25	Son	Draftsman	Ohio
16	Alfred Aberegg	23	Son	Farmer	Ohio
17	Paul Aberegg	19	Son	Farmer	Ohio
18	Norman Aberegg	17	Son	—	Ohio
19	William Aberegg	14	Son	—	Ohio
20	Dick Aberegg	10	Son	—	Ohio
21	Ettie Monroe	79	Head	—	Ohio
22	Emma F. Monroe	76	Sister	—	Pennsylvania
23	John Roberts	58	Boarder	Farmer	England
24	Henry Kapalka	45	Head	Farmer	Austria Hungary
25	Mary Kapalka	40	Wife	—	Austria Hungary
26	Emil Kapalka	22	Son	Laborer	Ohio
27	Charles Kapalka	20	Son	Farmer	Ohio
28	Dick Kapalka	18	Son	—	Ohio
29	Victor Hakla	61	Head	Farmer	Finland
30	Kuddy Hakla	54	Wife	—	Finland
31	Fred D. Jones THIS PERSON	64	Head	Fireman	Ohio
32	Anna Jones	64	Wife	—	Ohio
33	Mildred Shanaberger	39	Daughter	Teacher	Ohio
34	Jay E. Shanaberger	7	Son	—	Ohio
35	Don E. Shanaberger	4	Son	—	Ohio
36	Les Lewis	35	Head	Farmer	Ohio
37	Fern Lewis	26	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
38	John Lewis	9	Son	—	Pennsylvania
39	Theda Lewis	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
40	Kenneth Lewis	4	Son	—	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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