John Coleman — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dewey-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this John Coleman across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dewey-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Kansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dewey-County, Oklahoma
Surname	Coleman
Given Name	John G
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Boyd Township
1935 Residence (County)	Dewey
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Boyd Township
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Norma Coleman	Daughter	—	12	~1928
John Coleman	Head	—	44	~1896
William Coleman	Son	—	16	~1924
Richard Coleman	Son	—	18	~1922
Robert Coleman	Son	—	14	~1926
Oleta Coleman	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Dewey, Oklahoma

Head, age 24

Dewey, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1896 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Coleman
Given Name	John G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1930

Dewey, Oklahoma

Head, age 34

Dewey, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Coleman
Given Name	John G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Dealer
Industry	Produce
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	1250
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1940

Dewey-County, Oklahoma

Head, age 44

Dewey-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1896 — 6 household members

Surname	Coleman
Given Name	John G
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Boyd Township
1935 Residence (County)	Dewey
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

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John Coleman

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Oklahoma

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1940 US Federal Census — Dewey-County, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03291-00026)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George H Hatter	60	Head	Farmer	Iowa
2	Rollie F Shaw	22	Head	Farmer	Okla
3	Evelyn Shaw	18	Wife	—	Okla
4	Laban J Dilocker	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
5	Alpha Dilocker	41	Wife	—	Okla
6	Leslie Dilocker	12	Son	—	Okla
7	Louise Dilocker	7	Daughter	—	Okla
8	Arley Wills	44	Head	Farmer	Missouri
9	Flossie Wills	41	Wife	—	Okla
10	Earl Wills	20	Son	Helper	Okla
11	Gale Wills	15	Son	—	Okla
12	John Lawson	42	Lodger	Helper	Kentucky
13	Lewis E O Heim	66	Head	None	Illinois
14	Gertrude L Heim	63	Wife	—	Illinois
15	Claude Johnson	50	Tenant	Farmer	Kansas
16	John G Coleman THIS PERSON	44	Head	Farmer	Kansas
17	Oleta M Coleman	41	Wife	—	Okla
18	Richard A Coleman	18	Son	Helper	Okla
19	William E Coleman	16	Son	—	Okla
20	Robert D Coleman	14	Son	—	Okla
21	Norma Ruth Coleman	12	Daughter	—	Okla
22	Henry H Klohn	61	Head	Farmer	Germany
23	Maud Klohn	54	Wife	—	Texas
24	Floyd Klohn	25	Son	Helper	Okla
25	Virgil Klohn	9	Son	—	Okla
26	Ray Klohn	31	Head	Farmer	Okla
27	Ida Klohn	28	Wife	—	Okla
28	Bobby Klohn	5	Son	—	Okla
29	Lavode Klohn	1	Daughter	—	Okla
30	Henry O O Bath	41	Head	Farmer	Okla
31	Sarah Bath	39	Wife	—	Okla
32	Dorothy L Bath	12	Daughter	—	Okla
33	Elmer Ruth	18	Head	Helper	Okla
34	Velma Ruth	19	Wife	—	Okla
35	Curtis E O Donald	71	Head	—	Ohio
36	Walter F Harrison	39	Head	Farmer	Texas
37	Bertha Harrison	32	Wife	—	Arkansas
38	Mabel Harrison	14	Daughter	—	Okla
39	Jack Harrison	12	Son	—	Okla
40	Jean Harrison	8	Daughter	—	Okla

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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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