James Ward — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Gallia-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this James Ward across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Gallia-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Fred & Cristina — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Gallia-County, Ohio
Surname	Ward
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cheshire Tp.
1935 Residence (County)	Gallia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Cheshire Tp
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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 James	Age	Birth yr
Emogene Ward	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Beatrice Ward	Daughter	—	8	~1932
James Ward	Head	—	38	~1902
Leon Wallace	Other	—	15	~1925
Christena Ward	Other	—	74	~1866
Orin Ward	Other	—	24	~1916
James Ward	Son	—	13	~1927
Robert Ward	Son	—	4	~1936
Thelma Ward	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Gallia, Ohio

Son, age 17

Gallia, Ohio · implied b. ~1903 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ward
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Gallia, Ohio

Head, age 28

Gallia, Ohio · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ward
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Genl. farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Gallia-County, Ohio

Head, age 38

Gallia-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1902 — 9 household members

Surname	Ward
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cheshire Tp.
1935 Residence (County)	Gallia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Fred Ward

b. ~1863

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Cristina Ward

b. ~1870

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Ward

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · 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 — Gallia-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03072-00067)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	George N Lemley	32	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
42	Nancy Lemley	26	Wife	—	West Virginia
43	Frank Belville	21	Brother in law	Laborer	West Virginia
44	Dale Mulford	32	Head	Farmer	Ohio
45	Lucille Mulford	29	Wife	—	Ohio
46	Galen Mulford	8	Son	—	Ohio
47	Robert Mulford	6	Son	—	Ohio
48	Vivian Mulford	4	Daughter	—	Ohio
49	Wendell Mulford	3	Son	—	Ohio
50	Martha Mulford	1	Daughter	—	Ohio
51	Benjamin Rupe	45	Head	Painter	Ohio
52	Garnett Rupe	43	Wife	—	Ohio
53	Francis Larue	31	Head	Carpenter	West Virginia
54	Ella Larue	29	Wife	—	Ohio
55	Charles Larue	8	Son	—	Ohio
56	Donnie Larue	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
57	Lewis Larue	4	Son	—	Ohio
58	Elizabeth Larue	27	Sister	—	West Virginia
59	John Hayhill	76	Head	—	Ohio
60	Floyd Hayhill	37	Son	Miner	Ohio
61	Ruth Hayhill	26	Daughter	—	Ohio
62	Oscar Coulter	33	Head	Miner	West Virginia
63	Zylphia Coulter	36	Wife	—	West Virginia
64	Edna Mae Coulter	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
65	Jane Lee Coulter	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
66	Austin Coulter	6	Son	—	Ohio
67	Beulah Coulter	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
68	Ross E Harding	45	Head	Miner	Ohio
69	Hazel Harding	43	Wife	—	Ohio
70	Walter Harding	21	Son	—	Ohio
71	Warren Harding	18	Son	Farmer	Ohio
72	James Ward THIS PERSON	38	Head	Farmer	Ohio
73	Thelma Ward	36	Wife	—	Ohio
74	James Jr Ward	13	Son	—	Ohio
75	Emogene Ward	11	Daughter	—	Ohio
76	Beatrice Ward	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
77	Robert Ward	4	Son	—	Ohio
78	Leon Wallace	15	Step son	—	Ohio
79	Christena Ward	74	Mother	—	Ohio
80	Orin Ward	24	Nephew	Farm Hand	Ohio

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Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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