James Lamb — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hardin-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this James Lamb across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hardin-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Stella — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hardin-County, Ohio
Surname	Lamb
Given Name	James L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hardin
Additional Details
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Fruit & Truck
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Truck Driver
Township / Ward	Cessna Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 James	Age	Birth yr
James Lamb	Head	—	27	~1913
Ida Lamb	Spouse	—	24	~1916
Clyde Lamb	Son	—	4	~1936

Census Appearances

1920

Hardin, Ohio

Son, age 8

Hardin, Ohio · implied b. ~1912 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lamb
Given Name	James J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Hardin, Ohio

Son, age 18

Hardin, Ohio · implied b. ~1912 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lamb
Given Name	James J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
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

Hardin-County, Ohio

Head, age 27

Hardin-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Lamb
Given Name	James L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hardin
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Fruit & Truck
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Lamb

b. ~1884

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Stella Lamb

b. ~1887

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Lamb

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Ohio

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03082-00305)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Elva Steiner	58	Wife	—	Ohio
42	Ray Steiner	18	Son	Farmer	Ohio
43	Paul Steiner	13	Son	—	Ohio
44	Jacob F. Casper	66	Head	Farmer	Ohio
45	Emma Casper	52	Wife	—	Ohio
46	Ruth Ella Casper	25	Daughter	—	Ohio
47	Walter Casper	20	Son	Farmer	Ohio
48	Clarence Hensel	49	Head	Farmer	Ohio
49	Correne K. Hensel	44	Wife	—	Ohio
50	Dennis Hensel	13	Son	—	Ohio
51	Delmer Hensel	7	Son	—	Ohio
52	Eugene Cray	57	Head	Farmer	Ohio
53	Mary Cray	57	Wife	—	Ohio
54	George Stoll	25	Head	Farmer	Ohio
55	Audra Stoll	24	Wife	—	Ohio
56	William Joe Stoll	0	Son	—	Ohio
57	Glen Bowdle	52	Head	Farmer	Ohio
58	Grace Bowdle	47	Wife	—	Ohio
59	Rosa Bowdle	19	Daughter	Housemaid	Ohio
60	Daniel W. Hatcher	70	Head	Farmer	Ohio
61	Sarah Maud Hatcher	63	Wife	—	Ohio
62	Donald Hatcher	17	Son	Farm Hand	Ohio
63	Alfred Kahler	48	Head	Farmer	Ohio
64	Sarah Kahler	46	Wife	—	Ohio
65	Frank W. Kahler	17	Son	—	Ohio
66	Virgil Kahler	11	Son	—	Ohio
67	Delano Kahler	6	Son	—	Ohio
68	Rebecca Kahler	73	Mother	—	Ohio
69	James L. Lamb THIS PERSON	27	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
70	Ida Lee Lamb	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
71	Clyde E. Lamb	4	Son	—	Ohio
72	Clarence Smith	33	Head	Farm Hand	Ohio
73	Juanita Smith	36	Wife	—	Ohio
74	Donald Smith	15	Son	—	Ohio
75	Ralph Smith	11	Son	—	Ohio
76	Kathryn Smith	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
77	Josephine Smith	63	Daughter	—	Ohio
78	Sophia Heskett	65	Head	—	Ohio
79	Martha Staadt	66	Sister	—	Ohio
80	Wilson Marshall	55	Head	Farm Hand	Kentucky

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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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