George Simpson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Paulding-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this George Simpson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Paulding-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents William & Matilda — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Paulding-County, Ohio
Surname	Simpson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Crane Township
1935 Residence (County)	Paulding
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	101
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Crane Township
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
Ilo Simpson	Daughter	—	10	~1930
George Simpson	Head	—	44	~1896
John Simpson	Son	—	16	~1924
George Simpson	Son	—	14	~1926
Gerald Simpson	Son	—	12	~1928
Jeremiah Simpson	Son	—		~1940
Maude Simpson	Spouse	—	35	~1905

Census Appearances

1920

Paulding, Ohio

Son, age 23

Paulding, Ohio · implied b. ~1897 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Simpson
Given Name	George W.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Labourer
Industry	Auto Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Paulding, Ohio

Son, age 34

Paulding, Ohio · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Simpson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Paulding-County, Ohio

Head, age 44

Paulding-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1896 — 7 household members

Surname	Simpson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Crane Township
1935 Residence (County)	Paulding
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	101
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

William Simpson

b. ~1861

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Matilda Simpson

b. ~1866

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Simpson

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · 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 — Paulding-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03126-00242)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Donald Lee Colvin	7	Son	—	Ohio
2	William H. Ross	59	Head	Farmer	Indiana
3	Edith M. Ross	59	Wife	—	Ohio
4	Gleason Woodring	43	Head	Farmer	Ohio
5	Effie Pearl Woodring	42	Wife	—	Ohio
6	Richard Woodring	18	Son	Farm Hand	Ohio
7	Robert Woodring	18	Son	Farm Hand	Ohio
8	Ivah Belle Woodring	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
9	John M. Wortman	37	Head	Farmer	Ohio
10	Florence Elizabeth Wortman	36	Wife	—	Ohio
11	John Jr. Wortman	16	Son	—	Ohio
12	Byron Lee Wortman	13	Son	—	Ohio
13	Lawrence Edward Wortman	10	Son	—	Ohio
14	Patsy Ruth Wortman	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
15	Phyllis Jean Wortman	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
16	Walter Casper	32	Head	—	Ohio
17	Berniece Casper	28	Wife	—	Ohio
18	Betty Casper	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
19	John Casper	7	Son	—	Ohio
20	Shirley Casper	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
21	Robert Casper	1	Son	—	Ohio
22	Marilyn Joyce Casper	0	Daughter	—	Ohio
23	Floyd D. Woodring	47	Head	Farmer	Ohio
24	Elizabeth Woodring	44	Wife	—	Ohio
25	Glen Woodring	18	Son	—	Ohio
26	Donald Woodring	15	Son	—	Ohio
27	Wayne Woodring	5	Son	—	Ohio
28	Albert Phillips	61	Head	—	Ohio
29	Rose Phillips	53	Wife	—	Ohio
30	Mary Phillips	24	Daughter	Farmer	Ohio
31	Charles A. Vogel	67	Head	Farmer	Ohio
32	Barbara Vogel	79	Sister	—	Ohio
33	Sarah Vogel	72	Sister	—	Ohio
34	George Simpson THIS PERSON	44	Head	Farmer	Ohio
35	Maude Simpson	35	Wife	—	Ohio
36	John Simpson	16	Son	—	Ohio
37	George William Simpson	14	Son	—	Ohio
38	Gerald Simpson	12	Son	—	Ohio
39	Ilo Dene Simpson	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
40	Jeremiah Simpson	0	Son	—	Ohio

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Pedigree Summary

George

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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