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Henry Watson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Brown-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Henry Watson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Brown-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1928), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1928 Male Son Born: Ohio Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Brown-County, Ohio
Surname	Watson
Given Name	Henry J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	R.
1935 Residence (County)	Brown
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Jackson Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1928

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 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Henry	Age	Birth yr
Henry Watson	Son	—	12	~1928
Earhest Watson	Son	—	13	~1927
Nora Watson	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Ars Watson	Head	—	60	~1880
James Watson	Son	—	5	~1935
Raleigh Watson	Son	—	15	~1925
Ruth Watson	Daughter	—	7	~1933
George Watson	Son	—	26	~1914
Mattie Watson	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1930

Clermont, Ohio

Son, age 2

Clermont, Ohio · implied b. ~1928

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Watson
Given Name	Harry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Brown-County, Ohio

Son, age 12

Brown-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1928 — 9 household members

Surname	Watson
Given Name	Henry J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	R.
1935 Residence (County)	Brown
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Henry Watson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Henry Watson

Son · 1940 · age 12 · b. ~1928 · Ohio

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Sibling

Raleigh Watson

Sibling · 1940 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Earhest Watson

Sibling · 1940 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ruth Watson

Sibling · 1940 · age 7

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Nora Watson

Sibling · 1940 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

James Watson

Sibling · 1940 · age 5

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

George Watson

Sibling · 1940 · age 26

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

1940 US Federal Census — Brown-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03031-00209)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lorana Fisher	26	Daughter	Housekeeper	Ohio
42	Cletis Fisher	21	Son	Farmer	Ohio
43	Roy L. Fisher	19	Son	Farmer	Ohio
44	Fred Fisher	17	Son	Farmer	Ohio
45	Milford Fisher	8	Son	—	Ohio
46	Granville	28	Head	Farmer	Ohio
47	Mary E. Granville	18	Wife	Housekeeper	Kentucky
48	Shirley R. Granville	0	Daughter	0	Ohio
49	Laf. A. Slade	73	Head	Farmer	Ohio
50	Mary A. Slade	65	Wife	Housekeeper	Ohio
51	Laurlee P. Slade	40	Son	Farmer	Ohio
52	Ars. E. Watson	60	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
53	Mattie Watson	44	Wife	Housekeeper	Kentucky
54	George D. Watson	26	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
55	Nora S. Watson	19	Daughter	Housekeeper	Kentucky
56	Raleigh F. Watson	15	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
57	Earhest C. Watson	13	Son	—	Ohio
58	Henry J. Watson THIS PERSON	12	Son	—	Ohio
59	Ruth E. Watson	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
60	James D. Watson	5	Son	—	Ohio
61	John Purdin	42	Head	Farmer	Ohio
62	Anna Purdin	36	Wife	Housekeeper	Ohio
63	Lloyd Purdin	15	Son	Laborer	Ohio
64	Dorothy Purdin	14	Daughter	Housekeeper	Ohio
65	Gerald Purdin	9	Son	—	Ohio
66	Lowell Purdin	7	Son	—	Ohio
67	Florence Purdin	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
68	Glenn Purdin	4	Son	—	Ohio
69	Gene Purdin	2	Son	—	Ohio
70	Paul Purdin	1	Son	—	Ohio
71	Ella Denniston	75	Head	Housekeeper	Ohio
72	Robert Denniston	62	Brother-in-law	—	Ohio
73	Gilbert Denniston	33	Brother-in-law	Farmer	Ohio
74	Charles Denniston	9	Great-nephew	—	Ohio
75	Annie Williams	48	Head	Housekeeper	Ohio
76	Floyd E. Williams	26	Son	Farmer	Ohio
77	George B. Williams	23	Son	Farmer	Ohio
78	William D. Williams	18	Son	Laborer	Ohio
79	Ruby F. Williams	16	Daughter	Housekeeper	Ohio
80	Joe S. Williams	11	Son	—	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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