John Arnold — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this John Arnold across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ella & John — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Arnold
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Occupation	Assembly line
Industry	Hudson Motors
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	H-1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Assembly Line
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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 John	Age	Birth yr
Nora Arnold	Daughter	—	4	~1936
John Arnold	Head	—	29	~1911
Nora Arnold	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Son, age 8

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1912 — 17 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Arnold
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Son, age 19

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1911 — 14 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Arnold
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Head, age 29

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

Surname	Arnold
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Occupation	Assembly line
Industry	Hudson Motors
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	496
Highest Grade	H-1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Ella Arnold

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

John Arnold

b. ~1875

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Arnold

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Michigan

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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 — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01861-00277)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Florine Ivey	31	Head	Maid	North Carolina
42	Clarice Ivey	31	Sister	Maid	North Carolina
43	Pearl Ivey	25	Sister	Maid	North Carolina
44	Julius Dempsey	36	Head	Investigator	Georgia
45	Willie Dempsey	33	Wife	—	Georgia
46	Leroy Dempsey	3	Son	—	Michigan
47	George Street	16	Lodger	—	Georgia
48	Mabel Dempsey	31	Sister	Maid	Georgia
49	Pleasant Moore	48	Head	Plaster	Kentucky
50	Marguerite Moore	39	Wife	Laundress	North Carolina
51	William A. B. Moore	21	Son	New Worker	Ohio
52	Pleasant Jr. Moore	16	Son	New Worker	Ohio
53	Leroy Berry	40	Head	Janitor	Georgia
54	Mary Berry	40	Wife	—	Georgia
55	Lee Garland Berry	26	Son	—	Georgia
56	Brown Crayers	67	Brother-in-law	—	Georgia
57	Carl Bryson	33	Lodger	Helper	Georgia
58	David Steel	36	Head	Molder	Georgia
59	Alice Steel	28	Wife	—	Illinois
60	Dannie Steel	10	Daughter	—	Michigan
61	Donelda Steel	6	Daughter	—	Michigan
62	Joel Roy Steel	4	Daughter	—	Michigan
63	Carl Swift	47	Lodger	Repairman	Georgia
64	Viola Swift	51	Lodger	—	Georgia
65	Barbara Steiger	52	Head	Janitress	Michigan
66	Alfred Steiger	26	Son	Accountant	Michigan
67	John Arnold THIS PERSON	29	Head	Assembly Line	Iowa
68	Nora Arnold	26	Wife	—	Ireland
69	Nora Jayne Arnold	4	Daughter	—	Michigan
70	Abe George	35	Head	Machine Operator	Pennsylvania
71	Paul Michael	30	Partner	Machine Operator	Pennsylvania
72	Albino Boasi	38	Head	Construction Dept.	Italy
73	Mary Boasi	35	Wife	—	Michigan
74	Rose Mary Boasi	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
75	Josephine Boasi	9	Daughter	—	Michigan
76	Delores Boasi	7	Daughter	—	Michigan
77	Rose Boroni	57	Mother-in-law	Janitress	Italy
78	Aboud Hannah	56	Head	Repair Man	Syria
79	Mercedes Hannah	44	Wife	—	Syria
80	Elizabeth Hannah	24	Daughter	Arm Rest	Pennsylvania

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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