Harry Mitchell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Genesee-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this Harry Mitchell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Genesee-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Michigan Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Genesee-County, Michigan
Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Grand Blanc Township
1935 Residence (County)	Genesee
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Grand Blanc Township
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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 Mitchell	Head	—	55	~1885
Floyd Mitchell	Son	—	22	~1918
Mina Mitchell	Spouse	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Genesee, Michigan

Head, age 34

Genesee, Michigan · implied b. ~1886 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	laborer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1930

Genesee, Michigan

Head, age 45

Genesee, Michigan · implied b. ~1885 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Michigan
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Dairy Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	3000
Radio Set	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

1940

Genesee-County, Michigan

Head, age 55

Genesee-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1885 — 3 household members

Surname	Mitchell
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Michigan
1935 Residence (City)	Grand Blanc Township
1935 Residence (County)	Genesee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	own farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	michigan

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Harry Mitchell

Head · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Genesee-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01750-00379)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harry Mitchell THIS PERSON	55	Head	Farmer	Michigan
2	Mina Mitchell	54	Wife	H S	Michigan
3	Floyd Mitchell	22	Son	Farmer	Michigan
4	Gilbert Boland	66	Head	Farmer	Michigan
5	Emma Boland	76	Wife	H S	New York
6	Gilbert W Boland	24	Son	Farmer	Michigan
7	Dewey Butcher	39	Head	Farmer	Michigan
8	Elnora Butcher	38	Wife	H S	Michigan
9	Kenneth Butcher	19	Son	Driver	Michigan
10	Norene Butcher	16	Daughter	—	Michigan
11	Donald Butcher	12	Son	—	Michigan
12	Harry Butcher	8	Son	—	Michigan
13	Robert Mogg	31	Servant	Laborer	Michigan
14	Harry Bowman	35	Head	Welder	Pennsylvania
15	Olive Bowman	30	Wife	H S	Michigan
16	Christian Ehlers	35	Head	Metal Finisher	South Dakota
17	Herberta Ehlers	35	Wife	H S	Michigan
18	Marilyn Ehlers	3	Daughter	—	Michigan
19	Clarence Coon	31	Head	Service Man	Michigan
20	Arlene Coon	31	Wife	H S	Canada
21	Clarence L Coon	5	Son	—	Michigan
22	Jack W Coon	5	Son	—	Michigan
23	Joyce Coon	3	Daughter	—	Michigan
24	Ethel Coon	1	Daughter	—	Michigan
25	Carolee Coon	0	Daughter	—	Michigan
26	Ellsworth Beall	29	Head	Laborer	Minnesota
27	Florence Beall	26	Wife	H S	Kansas
28	Thomas Beall	5	Son	—	Michigan
29	Bonnylyn Beall	4	Daughter	—	Michigan
30	Robert Main	29	Head	Architect	Scotland
31	Rosamond Main	25	Wife	H S	Michigan
32	Luellan Bowman	18	Brother in law	Laborer	Michigan
33	Rose Pietsch	53	Head	Manager	Michigan
34	Homer Smith	31	Head	Machine Man	Arkansas
35	Tressie Smith	26	Wife	H S	Arkansas
36	Henry Smith	3	Son	—	Arkansas
37	Patsy B Smith	0	Daughter	—	Michigan
38	James Mahan	25	Brother in law	Truck Driver	Arkansas
39	Thomas Pippen	73	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin

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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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