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Helen Johnston — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Lorain, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Helen Johnston across the 1920 and 1930 US Censuses in Lorain, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1916), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 14 b. ~1916 Female Daughter Born: Ohio Single

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Lorain, Ohio
Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Additional Details
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Lorain City
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.

9 people recorded at the same address in the 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Helen	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Johnston	Daughter	—	11	~1919
Viola Johnston	Daughter	—	18	~1912
Clifford Johnston	Son	—	16	~1914
Harry Johnston	Son	—	9	~1921
Helen Johnston	Daughter	—	14	~1916
Gertrude Johnston	Other	—	41	~1889
Burlton Johnston	Head	—	45	~1885
Lillian Johnston	Daughter	—	20	~1910
John Graff	Other	—	45	~1885

Census Appearances

1920

Lorain, Ohio

Daughter, age 5

Lorain, Ohio · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Lorain, Ohio

Daughter, age 14

Lorain, Ohio · implied b. ~1916 — 9 household members

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	Helen
Relationship to Head	daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Helen Johnston across 2 US Census years (1920 and 1930) in Lorain, Ohio, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Anchor record

Helen Johnston

Daughter · 1930 · age 14 · b. ~1916 · Ohio

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Sibling

Margaret Johnston

Sibling · 1930 · age 11

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Viola Johnston

Sibling · 1930 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Harry Johnston

Sibling · 1930 · age 9

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Clifford Johnston

Sibling · 1930 · age 16

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lillian Johnston

Sibling · 1930 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Lorain, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:ohiocensus00reel1830:0586)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Anna Lou Mawhinney	4	daughter	None	Ohio
2	Albert Hunter	18	step son	Driver	Ohio
3	Grace Hunter	16	step daughter	None	Ohio
4	Jean Hunter	12	step daughter	None	Ohio
5	Burlton Johnston	45	Head	Bricklayer	Pennsylvania
6	Gertrude M Johnston	41	Wife-H	None	Ohio
7	Lillian Johnston	20	daughter	Operator	Ohio
8	Viola Johnston	18	daughter	Clerk	Ohio
9	Clifford Johnston	16	Son	—	Ohio
10	Helen Johnston THIS PERSON	14	daughter	—	Ohio
11	Margaret Johnston	11	daughter	—	Ohio
12	Harry Johnston	9	Son	—	Ohio
13	John Graff	45	Brother in law	Laborer	Ohio
14	Scott Paddock	55	Head	Florist	Michigan
15	Verna Paddock	58	Wife-H	—	Ohio
16	Esther Paddock	28	daughter	—	Ohio
17	Ward Paddock	15	Son	—	Ohio
18	Mary Horvath	41	Lodger	Seamstress	Ohio
19	Bee Whistler	21	Lodger	Clerk	Pennsylvania
20	Charles Tremaine	33	Head	Iron Worker	Ohio
21	Laura B Tremaine	28	Wife-H	—	Ohio
22	Marjory E Tremaine	9	daughter	None	Ohio
23	Violet R Tremaine	6	daughter	None	Ohio
24	Charles Jr Tremaine	4	Son	None	Ohio
25	Lewis Horton	53	Father in law	None	Missouri
26	Anton Jacovitz	39	Head	Laborer	Pennsylvania
27	Benedict Jacovitz	30	Brother	Engineer	Pennsylvania
28	Charles Ohler	40	Head	Laborer	Ohio
29	Laura Ohler	40	Wife-H	—	West Virginia
30	Margie Ohler	11	daughter	None	Ohio
31	Virginia Gery	22	Niece	Waitress	West Virginia
32	Jessie Stebbins	59	Head	None	Illinois
33	Dana Stebbins	24	Son	Storekeeper	Ohio
34	Ida M Mcinerney	22	daughter	Bookkeeper	Ohio
35	Frank E Streant	58	Head	Yard Master	Ohio
36	Luetta Streant	55	Wife-H	—	Ohio
37	Charles O Streant	33	Son	Detective	Ohio
38	Clifford L Streant	30	Son	Dancer	Ohio
39	Earl R Streant	26	Son	Salesman	Ohio
40	Ethel A Streant	24	daughter	Teacher	Ohio
41	Rolandus Overmyer	23	Head	Motorman	Ohio
42	Margaret Overmyer	20	Wife-H	—	Ohio
43	Ralph Holderman	33	Head	Electrician	West Virginia
44	Marie Holderman	28	Wife-H	—	West Virginia
45	Herbert Foote	64	Head	Manager	Michigan
46	Mary Foote	63	Wife-H	—	Ohio
47	John B Dennison	66	Head	Loftsman	Ohio
48	William Nesbit	61	Head	Engineer	Ohio
49	Emma Nesbit	56	Wife-H	—	Ohio
50	—	None	—	—	—

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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