John Gillespie — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tooele-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this John Gillespie across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tooele-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Hannah — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tooele-County, Utah
Surname	Gillespie
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Tooele City
1935 Residence (County)	Tooele
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Smelter
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Tooele City
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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
Annie Gillespie	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Elaine Gillespie	Daughter	—	14	~1926
John Gillespie	Head	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Tooele, Utah

Son, age 21

Tooele, Utah · implied b. ~1899 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gillespie
Given Name	John G.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Smelter
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Tooele, Utah

Head, age 29

Tooele, Utah · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gillespie
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Apprentice
Industry	Smelter
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	1500
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Tooele-County, Utah

Head, age 39

Tooele-County, Utah · implied b. ~1901 — 3 household members

Surname	Gillespie
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Tooele City
1935 Residence (County)	Tooele
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Smelter
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Gillespie

b. ~1858

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Hannah Gillespie

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Gillespie

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · 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 — Tooele-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04218-00397)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sylvia Alago	7	Daughter	—	Utah
2	Hugh Alago	5	Son	—	Utah
3	Charles Randall	39	Head	Clerk	Utah
4	Jean Randall	37	Wife	—	Utah
5	Leland Randall	10	Son	—	Utah
6	April Randall	2	Daughter	—	Utah
7	—	None	—	—	—
8	Arthur Burr	40	Head	Merchant	Idaho
9	Edith Burr	42	Wife	—	Utah
10	Norman Burr	17	Son	—	Utah
11	George Burr	15	Son	—	Utah
12	Gordon Burr	10	Son	—	Utah
13	John Gillespie THIS PERSON	39	Head	Laborer	Utah
14	Annie Gillespie	39	Wife	—	Utah
15	Elaine Gillespie	14	Daughter	—	Utah
16	Grant England	23	Head	Laborer	Utah
17	Mayva England	18	Wife	—	Utah
18	Richard England	26	Head	Filter Press	Utah
19	Vera England	24	Wife	—	Utah
20	Richard Jr. England	1	Son	—	Utah
21	Melba Rougy	51	Head	Recorder	Utah
22	Foster Larson	37	Head	Mill Man	Utah
23	Sarah Larson	36	Wife	—	Utah
24	Richard Larson	17	Son	—	Utah
25	Dolores Larson	10	Daughter	—	Utah
26	Joan Larson	5	Daughter	—	Utah
27	Charles Hanks	56	Head	Carpenter	Utah
28	Emma P. Hanks	54	Wife	—	Utah
29	Alice Hanks	19	Daughter	—	Utah
30	Ruth Brown	32	Head	Mill Man	Utah
31	Elda Brown	30	Wife	Clerk	Utah
32	George A. Hanks	52	Head	Crane Man	Utah
33	Vera Hanks	43	Wife	—	Utah
34	Seymour Curry	62	Head	Custodian	Canada
35	Effie Curry	57	Wife	—	Utah
36	Arthur Curry	21	Son	Laborer	Utah
37	Margaret Curry	15	Daughter	—	Utah
38	Blanche Allgood	30	Head	Clerk	Utah
39	Richard Allgood	5	Son	—	Utah
40	Grant Fiddler	32	Head	Foreman	Utah

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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About This Record & Model Tree

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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