John Barnes — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Haven-County, Connecticut

Our Model Tree links this John Barnes across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Haven-County, Connecticut (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Finland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Haven-County, Connecticut
Surname	Barnes
Given Name	John G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Branford
1935 Residence (County)	New Haven
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Own Business
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	336
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland
Occupation	Painter
Township / Ward	Branford
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Eleanor Barnes	Daughter	—	20	~1920
John Barnes	Head	—	47	~1893
A Barnes	Son	—	23	~1917
Anna Barnes	Spouse	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

New Haven, …

Other, age 27

New Haven, Connecticut · implied b. ~1893 — 8 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Barnes
Given Name	John A
Relationship to Head	Son-in-law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Year of Immigration	1909
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Painter
Industry	House
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Birth Country	Finland
Year of Naturalization	1918
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1930

New Haven, …

Head, age 37

New Haven, Connecticut · implied b. ~1893 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Barnes
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1908
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Finland
Mother's Birthplace	Finland
Occupation	Painter
Industry	On his own
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Swedish
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	4,000
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

1940

New-Haven-County, Connecticut

Head, age 47

New-Haven-County, Connecticut · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

Surname	Barnes
Given Name	John G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Finland
1935 Residence (City)	Branford
1935 Residence (County)	New Haven
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Own Business
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	336
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth Country	Finland
Birthplace (normalized)	finland

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John Barnes

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Connecticut

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1940 US Federal Census — New-Haven-County, Connecticut Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00514-00823)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Harold R Horn	39	Head	Stationary Engineer	N. Y.
42	Charlotte Horn	29	Wife	—	N. Y.
43	Calvin Horn	15	Son	—	N. Y.
44	Russell Horn	4	Son	—	Conn
45	Knute P Hansen	46	Head	Galvanizer	Denmark
46	Emily Hansen	41	Wife	—	Conn
47	Knute Jr. Hansen	5	Son	—	Conn
48	Michael Hanchak	48	Head	Laborer	Austria
49	Frances Hanchak	42	Wife	—	Poland
50	John Hanchak	22	Son	Draftsman	Conn
51	Mary Hanchak	21	Daughter	Correspondence Clerk	Conn
52	Christina Holmes	59	Head	—	Finland
53	Valdemar Holmes	35	Son	Wire Wrapper	Conn
54	Ellen Holmes	20	Daughter	Clock Tester	Conn
55	Alfred Johnson	49	Lodger	Molder	Finland
56	Gus Nelson	55	Lodger	Mach. Operator	Sweden
57	Alex Brommels	63	Head	Molder	Finland
58	Ida Brommels	70	Wife	—	Finland
59	Helen Songard	28	Lodger	Typist	Conn
60	Richard Brown	47	Head	Chauffeur	Conn
61	Louise Brown	42	Wife	—	Conn
62	Margaret Brown	18	Daughter	New Worker	Conn
63	John G. Barnes THIS PERSON	47	Head	Painter	Finland
64	Anna T Barnes	46	Wife	—	Conn
65	A Vernon Barnes	23	Son	Oiler	Conn
66	Eleanor Barnes	20	Daughter	Tabulating Clerk	Conn
67	Chris Bontadibus	34	Head	Wire Drawer	Conn
68	Amelia Bontadibus	30	Wife	—	Penn
69	Anna M Bontadibus	4	Daughter	—	Conn
70	Everett W Mason	78	Head	Flask Repairman	Conn
71	Adrie L Mason	73	Wife	—	Conn
72	Forrest W Mason	35	Son	Galvanizer	Conn
73	Sarah W Wharton	85	Sister-in-law	—	Conn
74	Carl Margo	47	Head	Carpenter	Finland
75	Wendela Margo	52	Wife	—	Finland
76	Carl Jr Margo	19	Son	Laborer	Conn
77	John Margo	16	Son	—	Conn
78	Joseph Johnson	63	Head	Galvanizer	Finland
79	Ida Johnson	56	Wife	—	Finland

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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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