Harry Wood — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hamilton-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Harry Wood across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hamilton-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hamilton-County, Ohio
Surname	Wood
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cincinnati
1935 Residence (County)	Hamilton
Additional Details
Occupation	Asst Principal
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	3164
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Asst Principal
Township / Ward	Cincinnati
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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 Harry	Age	Birth yr
Catherine Wood	Daughter	—	28	~1912
Catherine Wood	Spouse	—	54	~1886
Paul Wood	Son	—	22	~1918
Harry Wood	Head	—	51	~1889
Frances Wood	Daughter	—	18	~1922
John Wood	Son	—	16	~1924
Margaret Wood	Daughter	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Hamilton, Ohio

Head, age 30

Hamilton, Ohio · implied b. ~1890 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Woods
Given Name	Harry A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Hamilton, Ohio

Head, age 40

Hamilton, Ohio · implied b. ~1890 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Woods
Given Name	Harry H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Plaster
Industry	Contracting
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	58
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Hamilton-County, Ohio

Head, age 51

Hamilton-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1889 — 7 household members

Surname	Wood
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cincinnati
1935 Residence (County)	Hamilton
Occupation	Asst Principal
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	3164
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Harry Wood

Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03192-00774)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Freda Hoff	42	Head	Laundry	Ohio
2	Florence Leyl	44	Head	Cook	Ohio
3	Louis Schindler	21	Head	—	Germany
4	Adeline Schindler	34	Daughter	Piano Teacher	Ohio
5	Harry Wood THIS PERSON	51	Head	Asst Principal	Ohio
6	Catherine Wood	54	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
7	Catherine Wood	28	Daughter	Sec. Budget	Ohio
8	Paul Wood	22	Son	Chemist	Ohio
9	Margaret Wood	20	Daughter	Office	Ohio
10	Frances Wood	18	Daughter	House Work	Ohio
11	John Wood	16	Son	—	Ohio
12	Nick Wersching	47	Head	Grocery	Yugo Slavia
13	Elizabeth Wersching	42	Wife	Grocery	Yugo Slavia
14	Florence Wersching	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
15	Susanna Wersching	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
16	Mike Salmel	54	Head	—	Hungary
17	Katie Salmel	33	Wife	House Wife	Hungary
18	Eva Salmel	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
19	Joseph Salmel	13	Son	—	Ohio
20	John Herbert	60	Head	—	Germany
21	Rudolph Eichenlaub	31	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
22	Stella Eichenlaub	30	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
23	Ruth Eichenlaub	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
24	Robert Eichenlaub	7	Son	—	Ohio
25	Gail Eichenlaub	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
26	John Engel	37	Head	Baker	Hungary
27	Theresa Engel	31	Wife	House Wife	Hungary
28	Marion Engel	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
29	John Engel	11	Son	—	Ohio
30	Betty Engel	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
31	Catherine Engel	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
32	Gottfried Safer	38	Head	Baker	Switzerland
33	Agatha Safer	35	Wife	—	Ohio
34	Elizabeth Theis	71	Mother-in-law	House Wife	Ohio
35	Earl Rayburn	15	Head	Laborer	Ohio
36	Berta Rayburn	11	Wife	House Wife	Ohio
37	Mike Beyer	48	Head	Shoe Worker	Ohio
38	Jacob Lender	40	Head	Fly Machine Op	Ohio
39	Stella Lender	27	Wife	Punch Press	Ohio
40	June Lender	5	Daughter	—	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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