John Barber — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this John Barber across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Barber
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Additional Details
Occupation	nursing
Industry	dept store
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	2300
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Nursing
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1901

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Beverly Barber	Daughter	—	16	~1924
John Barber	Head	—	39	~1901
Kenneth Barber	Son	—	14	~1926
Maybelle Barber	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Other, age 19

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1901 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Barber
Given Name	John A.
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Soldier
Industry	U.S. Army
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Other, age 29

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1901

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Barber
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Lodger
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Machine oper.
Industry	Bearing Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Head, age 39

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

Surname	Barber
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Detroit City
1935 Residence (County)	Wayne
Occupation	nursing
Industry	dept store
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	2300
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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John Barber

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Michigan

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1940 US Federal Census — Wayne-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01861-00464)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gino Peluzzi	8	son	—	Michigan
2	Joseph Peluzzi	2	son	—	Michigan
3	Sam A. Ida	47	Head	Furnaceman	Italy
4	Nancy A. Ida	44	wife	—	Italy
5	John A. Ida	21	son	Furnaceman	Penn
6	Teresa Ida	19	daughter	New Worker	Penn
7	Rita Ida	16	daughter	New Worker	Penn
8	Tony Ida	27	nephew	Machinist	Penn
9	John A. Barber THIS PERSON	39	Head	Nursing	Indiana
10	Maybelle E. Barber	36	wife	—	Michigan
11	Beverly Barber	16	daughter	—	Michigan
12	Kenneth Barber	14	son	—	Michigan
13	Marie S. Arend	61	Head	—	Michigan
14	Alfred Barber	24	lodger	Assembler	Michigan
15	Madeline Barber	22	lodger wife	—	Michigan
16	Teresa Kwisky	28	lodger	Assembler	Michigan
17	John A. Myers	51	Head	Assembler	Michigan
18	Magdalene Myers	53	wife	—	Michigan
19	Marguerite Myers	24	daughter	New Worker	Michigan
20	Rita Myers	20	daughter	Sorter	Michigan
21	Daniel Myers	15	son	—	Michigan
22	Jeannette Myers	14	daughter	—	Michigan
23	Mary Ann Myers	8	daughter	—	Michigan
24	David H. Leppard	47	Head	Millwright	Canada
25	Lillian Leppard	45	wife	—	Michigan
26	Eleanor Leppard	19	daughter	Saleslady	Michigan
27	Donald Leppard	10	son	—	Michigan
28	Robert Hopkins	49	Head	Trucker	Michigan
29	Matilda Hopkins	48	wife	—	Michigan
30	William Hopkins	18	son	—	Michigan
31	Robert Hopkins	15	son	—	Michigan
32	Virginia Hopkins	15	daughter	—	Michigan
33	James Hopkins	9	son	—	Michigan
34	Harvey Hopkins	4	son	—	Michigan
35	Charles Schulz	39	Head	Machinist	Michigan
36	Verna Schulz	38	wife	—	Michigan
37	Joanne Schulz	11	daughter	—	Michigan
38	Warren Schulz	9	son	—	Michigan
39	Karen Schulz	5	daughter	—	Michigan
40	Elsie B. Sanger	55	lodger	Pantry Cook	Germany

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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.

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