Harry Howard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Harry Howard across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents George & Pearl — first a head (b.~1916), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jefferson-County, Ohio
Surname	Howard
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Smithfield Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Additional Details
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	21
Income (1939)	800
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Miner
Township / Ward	Smithfield Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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 Harry	Age	Birth yr
Harry Howard	Head	—	24	~1916
Melba Howard	Spouse	—	23	~1917
Larry Howard	Son	—	4	~1936

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Ohio

Son, age 5

Jefferson, Ohio · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Harry C.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Jefferson, Ohio

Son, age 16

Jefferson, Ohio · implied b. ~1914 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Harry E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Jefferson-County, Ohio

Head, age 24

Jefferson-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1916 — 3 household members

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Smithfield Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	21
Income (1939)	800
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

George Howard

b. ~1888

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Pearl Howard

b. ~1892

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Harry Howard

Head · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · Ohio

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

Original Census Page

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03090-00880)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Nick Michell	46	Head	Miner	Greece
2	Ester Michell	31	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
3	Elizabeth Michell	15	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
4	Manuel Michell	13	Son	—	Pennsylvania
5	Joseph Ficker	58	Head	Miner	Hungary
6	Arthur Gordon	27	Head	Miner	West Virginia
7	Agnes Gordon	22	Wife	—	West Virginia
8	Hubert Gordon	24	Brother	Miner	Virginia
9	Brinsley Crittendon	39	Head	Miner	Virginia
10	Bettie Crittendon	37	Wife	—	North Carolina
11	Katherine Crittendon	10	Daughter	—	North Carolina
12	Virginia Crittendon	8	Daughter	—	West Virginia
13	Thomas Crittendon	6	Son	—	West Virginia
14	Zaynell Crittendon	3	Daughter	—	West Virginia
15	James King	56	Head	Miner	Virginia
16	Mary King	51	Wife	—	Virginia
17	Robert King	20	Son	Miner	Pennsylvania
18	Virginia King	18	Daughter	Housekeeper	West Virginia
19	James King	16	Son	—	West Virginia
20	Warren King	9	Son	—	Ohio
21	Anna Glingal	50	Head	—	Austria
22	Mike Glingal	18	Son	Miner	Ohio
23	Julia Glingal	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
24	Annie Glingal	13	Son	—	Ohio
25	Rosey Glingal	6	Granddaughter	—	Ohio
26	Sam Damato	20	Son	Truck Driver	Pennsylvania
27	John Fabri	45	Head	Miner	Bohemia
28	Rose Fabri	36	Wife	—	West Virginia
29	John Jr. Fabri	17	Son	Miner	Ohio
30	Paul Fabri	16	Son	—	Ohio
31	Andrew Fabri	13	Son	—	Ohio
32	Martin Fabri	11	Son	—	Ohio
33	Mildred Fabri	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
34	Abram B. Tipton	48	Head	—	Kentucky
35	Sarah E. Tipton	53	Wife	—	Kentucky
36	Claude R. Tipton	23	Son	—	Ohio
37	Mary L. Tipton	17	Daughter	Housekeeper	Ohio
38	Harry Howard THIS PERSON	24	Head	Miner	Ohio
39	Melba Howard	23	Wife	—	West Virginia
40	Larry Howard	4	Son	—	West Virginia

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Harry

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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