John Gardner — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Salt-Lake-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this John Gardner across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Salt-Lake-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Bertha — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Salt-Lake-County, Utah
Surname	Gardner
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Salt Lake City
1935 Residence (County)	Salt Lake
Additional Details
Occupation	carpenter helper
Industry	railroad co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	950
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Carpenter Helper
Township / Ward	Salt Lake City
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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 Gardner	Head	—	25	~1915
John Gardner	Son	—	1	~1939
Vera Gardner	Spouse	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Salt Lake, …

Son, age 5

Salt Lake, Utah · implied b. ~1915 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gardner
Given Name	John S.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	none
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Salt Lake, …

Son, age 15

Salt Lake, Utah · implied b. ~1915 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gardner
Given Name	John S.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Salt-Lake-County, Utah

Head, age 25

Salt-Lake-County, Utah · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members

Surname	Gardner
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Salt Lake City
1935 Residence (County)	Salt Lake
Occupation	carpenter helper
Industry	railroad co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	950
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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Our Model Tree links John Gardner across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father John Gardner (~0.92 confidence) and mother Bertha Gardner (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Gardner

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bertha Gardner

b. ~1888

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Gardner

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Utah

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Salt-Lake-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04225-00548)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Carl M. Lind	42	Head	Statistician	Iowa
42	Ellen Lind	52	Wife	—	Iowa
43	Carl M. Jr. Lind	15	Son	—	Utah
44	Joan Lind	13	Daughter	—	Utah
45	Marie Nordstrom	77	Head	—	Sweden
46	Mary Apa	37	Head	—	Italy
47	Rose Mary Apa	16	Daughter	—	Montana
48	Frank Apa	15	Son	—	Montana
49	Gino Apa	9	Son	—	Montana
50	Alexander Buchanan	65	Head	Secretary	Scotland
51	Rose B. Buchanan	63	Wife	—	Utah
52	Richard Buchanan	27	Son	Clerk	Utah
53	Robert Buchanan	22	Son	Clerk	Utah
54	Reynoldo Clyne	42	Head	Barber	Utah
55	Zeltha Clyne	37	Wife	—	Idaho
56	Deloris Clyne	16	Daughter	—	Utah
57	Blanche Claypool	34	Sister-in-law	Floor Lady	Utah
58	Susan Halpin	56	Head	—	Utah
59	Delbert Halpin	26	Son	—	Utah
60	Robert Halpin	17	Son	—	Utah
61	Glennie Halpin	14	Daughter	—	Utah
62	Frank M. King	52	Head	Plumber Helper	Utah
63	Laura King	48	Wife	—	Utah
64	Mackray J. King	22	Son	Deliveryman	Utah
65	Frank M. King	14	Son	—	Utah
66	Eugene Powell	43	Head	Transfer Man	Utah
67	Jennie Powell	38	Wife	—	Utah
68	Betty J. Powell	16	Daughter	—	Utah
69	Joyce L. Powell	5	Daughter	—	Utah
70	Ira Chapman Bird	44	Head	Truck Driver	Utah
71	Ada Bird	32	Wife	—	Utah
72	Betty Bird	11	Daughter	—	Utah
73	Gordon Bird	6	Son	—	Utah
74	Donald Bird	5	Son	—	Utah
75	Henry J. Reese	60	Head	—	Utah
76	Caroline Reese	56	Wife	—	Utah
77	John Gardner THIS PERSON	25	Head	Carpenter Helper	Utah
78	Vera Gardner	24	Wife	—	Utah
79	John E. Gardner	1	Son	—	Utah
80	Ferrin W. Jensen	23	Head	Office Clerk	Idaho

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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