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James Patton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cuyahoga-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this James Patton across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cuyahoga-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1919), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 21 b. ~1919 Male Son Born: Ohio Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationCuyahoga-County, Ohio
SurnamePatton
Given NameJames
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceBlack
Age21
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceOhio
1935 Residence (City)Cleveland
1935 Residence (County)Cuyahoga
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
IndustryWPA Project
Class of WorkerGW
Hours Worked30
Income (1939)288
Highest GradeNo 9
1935 ResidenceSame Place
Birth StateOhio
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)ohio
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardCleveland
Est. Birth Year~1919

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name Relation to head Relative to James Age Birth yr
Emma Patton Daughter — 17 ~1923
Beatrice Patton Spouse — 45 ~1895
Frankly Knox Other — 6 ~1934
Burns Patton Head — 62 ~1878
James Patton Son — 21 ~1919
Fred Patton Son — 20 ~1920
Burns Patton Son — 23 ~1917
William Patton Son — 18 ~1922

Census Appearances

1930
Cuyahoga, Ohio
Son, age 11
Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1919 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Patton
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 11
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Ohio
Father's Birthplace Alabama
Mother's Birthplace Alabama
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Ohio
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) ohio
1940
Cuyahoga-County, Ohio
Son, age 21
Cuyahoga-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1919 — 8 household members
Surname Patton
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race Black
Age 21
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Ohio
1935 Residence (City) Cleveland
1935 Residence (County) Cuyahoga
Occupation Laborer
Industry WPA Project
Class of Worker GW
Hours Worked 30
Income (1939) 288
Highest Grade No 9
1935 Residence Same Place
Birth State Ohio
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) ohio

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links James Patton across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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James Patton
Son · 1940 · age 21 · b. ~1919 · Ohio
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Sibling
Fred Patton
Sibling · 1940 · age 20
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Burns Patton
Sibling · 1940 · age 23
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
William Patton
Sibling · 1940 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Emma Patton
Sibling · 1940 · age 17
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 — Cuyahoga-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03221-00319)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 William Saulberry 51 Lodger Operator South Carolina
2 Robert Twyman 58 Head Operator Georgia
3 Cora Twyman 42 Wife — Ohio
4 Ralph Jones 23 Son Porter Ohio
5 Alice Dorson 27 Daughter Beauty Operator Indiana
6 Rea Banthany 9 Son — Ohio
7 Ano Banthany 6 Son — Ohio
8 Julia Smith 44 Lodger Factory Work Georgia
9 Pearl Miller 36 Lodger Beauty Operator South Carolina
10 John Henry 43 Lodger Presser Louisiana
11 Burns S Patton 62 Head Interior Decorator Alabama
12 Beatrice Patton 45 Wife — Alabama
13 Burns Patton 23 Son Porter Alabama
14 James Patton THIS PERSON 21 Son Laborer Ohio
15 Fred Patton 20 Son Laborer Ohio
16 Emma Patton 17 Daughter Housework Georgia
17 William Patton 18 Son Clerk Ohio
18 Frankly Knox 6 Lodger — Ohio
19 Lucas C Banks 28 Head Laborer Georgia
20 Eliza Banks 26 Wife — Alabama
21 Lillian Banks 5 Daughter — Ohio
22 Raymond Banks 2 Son — Ohio
23 John A Reddy 47 Head Labour Virginia
24 Edith Reddy 46 Wife — Michigan
25 Helen Lawson 38 Sister-in-law — Ohio
26 Clarence Redd 20 Daughter — Ohio
27 Cora Vaughan 31 Head — Alabama
28 Helen Vaughan 11 Daughter — Alabama
29 Bernice Vaughan 10 Daughter — Alabama
30 Leonard Vaughan 8 Son — Ohio
31 Mary Vaughan 7 Daughter — Ohio
32 Kenneth Brown 1 Son — Ohio
33 William Logan 30 Lodger Laborer Alabama
34 Magnolia Logan 28 Lodger — Mississippi
35 Barbara Logan 0 Lodger — Ohio
36 William Freeman 74 Head Laborer Mississippi
37 Geneva Freeman 49 Wife — Mississippi
38 Douglas Freeman 21 Son New Worker Mississippi
39 Louis Freeman 18 Daughter Maid Ohio
40 Artimisha Freeman 15 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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