John Delaney — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Brown-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this John Delaney across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Brown-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Brown-County, Ohio
Surname	Delaney
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Lincoln
1935 Residence (County)	Kentucky
Additional Details
Occupation	Lineman
Industry	Telegraph Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	2100
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Lineman
Township / Ward	Sardinia Village
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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
John Delaney	Head	—	59	~1881
Lawrence Delaney	Son	—	30	~1910
Carrie Delaney	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Brown, Ohio

Head, age 37

Brown, Ohio · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Delaney
Given Name	John J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Telegrapher
Industry	American Railroad
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	F
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	O
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Brown, Ohio

Head, age 46

Brown, Ohio · implied b. ~1884 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Delaney
Given Name	John L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Maintainer
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	4000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Brown-County, Ohio

Head, age 59

Brown-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1881 — 3 household members

Surname	Delaney
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Lincoln
1935 Residence (County)	Kentucky
Occupation	Lineman
Industry	Telegraph Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	2100
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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John Delaney

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03031-00610)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Dean Neal	15	Son	—	Ohio
2	Gary Neal	12	Son	—	Ohio
3	Edward D Jones	33	Head	Salesman	Ohio
4	Letha Jones	35	Wife	—	Ohio
5	John D Jones	7	Son	—	Ohio
6	Mearl L Jones	5	Son	—	Ohio
7	Barbara Ann Jones	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
8	Nellian Reedy	70	Mother in law	—	Ohio
9	Jessie Reedy	46	Sister in law	—	Michigan
10	Albert Reedy	55	Head	Laborer	Ohio
11	George W Reedy	73	Head	Laborer	Ohio
12	Howard Storts	26	Head	Laborer	Ohio
13	Iva Storts	23	Wife	—	Ohio
14	Robert Reedy	44	Head	Truck Driver	Montana
15	Leora Reedy	42	Wife	—	Ohio
16	William Francis Reedy	22	Son	Laborer	Ohio
17	Robert Donald Reedy	21	Son	Truck Driver	Ohio
18	Dorothy Reedy	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
19	Edward Reedy	13	Son	—	Ohio
20	Richard Reedy	10	Son	—	Ohio
21	Clarence Newman	21	Son in law	Laborer	Ohio
22	Jean V Newman	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
23	Ersel Bauer	53	Head	Proprietor	Ohio
24	Esther Bauer	43	Wife	—	Ohio
25	Pearl Marie Bauer	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
26	Delbert Earl Bauer	12	Son	—	Ohio
27	Lulu Mae Bauer	4	Daughter	—	Ohio
28	John Delaney THIS PERSON	59	Head	Lineman	Kentucky
29	Carrie Delaney	41	Wife	—	Kentucky
30	Lawrence Delaney	30	Son	—	Ohio
31	C. C. Hanselman	38	Head	Tinner	Ohio
32	Margaret Hanselman	37	Wife	—	Ohio
33	Geo William Hanselman	16	Son	—	Ohio
34	Bonnie Ruth Hanselman	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
35	Thomas Purdue	71	Head	—	Ohio
36	Emma Purdue	60	Wife	—	Ohio
37	Charles Hunt	40	Boarder	Laborer	Ohio
38	Herbert Brown	35	Head	Laborer	Ohio
39	Ruth Brown	26	Wife	Assembler	Ohio
40	Wayne Brown	4	Son	—	Ohio

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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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