George Bowman — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Franklin-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this George Bowman across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Franklin-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Harry & May — first a head (b.~1904), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1904 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Franklin-County, Ohio
Surname	Bowman
Given Name	George W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Madison Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Madison Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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 George	Age	Birth yr
George Bowman	Head	—	36	~1904
Mary Bowman	Spouse	—	27	~1913
Harry Bullock	Son	—	49	~1891

Census Appearances

1920

Franklin, Ohio

Son, age 15

Franklin, Ohio · implied b. ~1905 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bowman
Given Name	George W
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Franklin, Ohio

Son, age 26

Franklin, Ohio · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bowman
Given Name	George H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Truck Driver
Industry	Milk Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Franklin-County, Ohio

Head, age 36

Franklin-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1904 — 3 household members

Surname	Bowman
Given Name	George W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Madison Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Harry Bowman

b. ~1880

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

May Bowman

b. ~1879

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Bowman

Head · 1940 · age 36 · b. ~1904 · Ohio

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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 — Franklin-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03069-00331)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary E. Mcmillan	40	Wife	—	Ohio
2	Nancy A. Mcmillan	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
3	Anninta S. Mcmillan	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
4	D. W. Poor	65	Head	Operator	Ohio
5	Maggie E. Poor	70	Wife	—	Ohio
6	Daniel E. Poor	25	Son	Laborer	Ohio
7	Ruth E. Poor	22	Daughter	Teacher	Ohio
8	Louis L. Alfire	65	Head	Operator	Ohio
9	Grace E. Alfire	58	Wife	—	Michigan
10	Lynn D. Alfire	27	Son	Laborer	Ohio
11	E. W. Koebel	46	Head	Operator	Ohio
12	Minnie E. Koebel	48	Wife	—	Ohio
13	Floyd W. Koebel	23	Son	—	Ohio
14	Hilma E. Koebel	19	Daughter	—	Ohio
15	Donald W. Lamb	42	Head	Operator	Ohio
16	Inez S. Lamb	44	Wife	—	Ohio
17	Leo Donald Lamb	19	Son	—	Ohio
18	Betty J. Lamb	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
19	George A. Palsgrove	61	Head	Operator	Ohio
20	Maggie L. Palsgrove	53	Wife	—	Ohio
21	Maurice W. Palsgrove	27	Son	Welder	Ohio
22	Pauline E. Palsgrove	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
23	Mary K. Bowman	62	Head	—	Ohio
24	George W. Bowman THIS PERSON	36	Head	Operator	Ohio
25	Mary E. Bowman	27	Wife	—	Ohio
26	Harry Bullock	49	Son	Laborer	Ohio
27	William Smeltz	66	Head	—	Ohio
28	Paul K. Smeltz	31	Son	Laborer	Ohio
29	Edwin E. Poor	39	Head	Principal	Kentucky
30	Imagine V. Poor	37	Wife	—	Indiana
31	Keith W. Poor	14	Son	—	Indiana
32	John Dellinger	61	Head	Operator	Ohio
33	Mary E. Dellinger	64	Wife	—	Ohio
34	Clara M. Dellinger	31	Daughter	Clerical	Ohio
35	Howard E. Dellinger	20	Son	—	Ohio
36	Thomas A. Hicks	74	Head	Retired	Ohio
37	Jesse J. Arledge	47	Head	Operator	Ohio
38	Mamie L. Arledge	43	Wife	—	Ohio
39	Jessie L. Arledge	20	Daughter	—	Ohio
40	Louis E. Arledge	16	Son	—	Ohio

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Pedigree Summary

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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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