John Dickson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cuyahoga-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this John Dickson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cuyahoga-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cuyahoga-County, Ohio
Surname	Dickson
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Cleveland Hts
1935 Residence (County)	Cuyahoga
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	Contractor
Industry	Building
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	5000
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Contractor
Township / Ward	Cleveland Hts
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Florence Mckay	Other	—	56	~1884
John Dickson	Head	—	64	~1876
Arthur Dickson	Son	—	21	~1919
Jeanette Dickson	Spouse	—	61	~1879
Lillian Mckay	Other	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Cuyahoga, Ohio

Head, age 44

Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1876 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dickson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1887
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Contractor
Industry	Houses
Class of Worker	oa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1897
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Cuyahoga, Ohio

Head, age 56

Cuyahoga, Ohio · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dickson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1884
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Contractor
Industry	Building
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	30,000
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Cuyahoga-County, Ohio

Head, age 64

Cuyahoga-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1876 — 5 household members

Surname	Dickson
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Cleveland Hts
1935 Residence (County)	Cuyahoga
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	Contractor
Industry	Building
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	5000
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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John Dickson

Head · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · Ohio

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Cuyahoga-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03050-00091)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Anne Linhart	32	Servant	Maid	Ohio
42	Hedy Burger	24	Servant	Maid	Switzerland
43	Edward H. Cheyney	54	Head	Dist. Manager	Penn
44	Josephine Cheyney	55	Wife	—	Penn
45	Charles H. Cheyney	23	Son	—	Ohio
46	Priscilla A. Cheyney	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
47	Kirke P. Jr. Lincoln	31	Son	Loan Agent	Penn
48	Anne Benavick	24	Servant	Maid	Penn
49	Bernadette Williams	32	Servant	Cook	Ohio
50	Albert L. Struven	43	Head	Executive	Maryland
51	Mildred Struven	43	Wife	—	Maryland
52	Mary Margaret Struven	19	Daughter	—	Michigan
53	Jean Struven	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
54	Virginia Struven	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
55	Robert Struven	9	Son	—	Michigan
56	Sarah Kineary	45	Servant	Maid	Irish Free St
57	Elmer Campbell	54	Head	Salesman	Ohio
58	Eveline Campbell	50	Wife	—	Canada Eng
59	Charles L. Eshleman	58	Head	Executive Pres	Penn
60	Lillian Eshleman	59	Wife	—	Penn
61	Robert Goodwin	35	Head	Executive	Idaho
62	Marian Goodwin	37	Wife	Social Worker	Penn
63	Robert D. Godfrey	51	Head	Lawyer	Ohio
64	Marjorie Godfrey	41	Wife	—	Ohio
65	Robert Jr. Godfrey	16	Son	—	Ohio
66	Constance W. Godfrey	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
67	Ruth Erion	29	Servant	Maid	Ohio
68	Joseph O'Donnell	34	Head	Adv Salesman	New York
69	Margaret O'Donnell	33	Wife	—	New York
70	Mary Alice O'Donnell	8	Daughter	—	New York
71	Martha Diri	70	Servant	Maid	Finland
72	John H. Dickson THIS PERSON	64	Head	Contractor	Scotland
73	Jeanette E. Dickson	61	Wife	—	Ohio
74	Arthur J. Dickson	21	Son	Accountant	Ohio
75	Lillian Mckay	59	Sister-in-law	—	Ohio
76	Florence Mckay	56	Sister-in-law	—	Ohio
77	Walter A. Maynard	45	Head	Eng. Mechanical	Michigan
78	Ruth M. Maynard	44	Wife	—	Indiana

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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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