John Grant — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Multnomah-County, Oregon

Our Model Tree links this John Grant across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Multnomah-County, Oregon (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Multnomah-County, Oregon
Surname	Grant
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Portland city
1935 Residence (County)	Multnomah
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	re-sawyer
Industry	lumber mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	1900
Highest Grade	H 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Occupation	Re-Sawyer
Township / Ward	Portland City
Est. Birth Year	~1879

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 Grant	Head	—	61	~1879
John Grant	Son	—	19	~1921
Avis Grant	Spouse	—	55	~1885

Census Appearances

1920

Multnomah, Oregon

Head, age 40

Multnomah, Oregon · implied b. ~1880 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Grant
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1888
Naturalization Status	Alien
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Sawyer
Industry	Lumber Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Multnomah, Oregon

Head, age 50

Multnomah, Oregon · implied b. ~1880 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Grant
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1892
Age at First Marriage	39
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Resawyer
Industry	Saw Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	1500
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Multnomah-County, Oregon

Head, age 61

Multnomah-County, Oregon · implied b. ~1879 — 3 household members

Surname	Grant
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Portland city
1935 Residence (County)	Multnomah
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	re-sawyer
Industry	lumber mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	1900
Highest Grade	H 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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John Grant

Head · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Oregon

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Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03394-00629)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	John Grant THIS PERSON	61	Head	Re-Sawyer	Scotland
42	Avis Ann Grant	55	Wife	None	Canada
43	John Allen Grant	19	Son	Park Attendant	Oregon
44	Raymond Krueger	25	Head	Auto Mechanic	Oregon
45	Leona Krueger	22	Wife	—	Oregon
46	Fred C Krueger	34	Head	40	Oregon
47	Helen Krueger	29	Wife	—	Washington
48	C. Ross Beavinder	37	Head	Plant Salesman	Oregon
49	Olive F. Beavinder	57	Mother	None	Tennessee
50	John M. Doyle	51	Head	Planerman	Australia
51	Charles W. Gore	53	Head	Electrical Engineer	Minnesota
52	Elizabeth R Gore	50	Wife	None	Oregon
53	David Mck. Wilson	45	Head	Partner And Manager	Michigan
54	Katherine S. Wilson	45	Wife	None	Maryland
55	Herman F. Mcinturff	52	Head	Attorney At Law	North Carolina
56	Lulu Mcinturff	52	Wife	Office Clerk	Oregon
57	Marie Berge	21	House Keeper	60	North Dakota
58	Edmond E. Charboneau	48	Head	Re-Sawyer	Minnesota
59	Catharine Charboneau	51	Wife	None	Illinois
60	Edward F Charboneau	22	Son	Tier	Minnesota
61	Genevieve Charboneau	20	daughter	House Work	Minnesota
62	Edmund J. Charboneau	18	son	New Worker	Minnesota
63	Catherine C Charboneau	15	daughter	None	Oregon
64	Agnes M. Charboneau	13	daughter	None	Oregon
65	Lorraine Charboneau	10	daughter	None	Oregon
66	Ferdinand Charboneau	50	Head	Green Chain	Minnesota
67	Mable Charboneau	19	daughter	None	Minnesota
68	Roy Charboneau	16	son	None	Minnesota
69	Arnold H. Olsen	35	Head	Plant Man	Oregon
70	Ruth G. Olsen	36	Wife	None	Minnesota
71	Wayne Olsen	12	son	None	Oregon
72	Peter Olsen	4	son	None	Oregon
73	David Olsen	2	son	None	Oregon
74	Arnold O. Olsen	66	Head	Planerman	Norway
75	Nora Olsen	53	Wife	Manager	Oregon
76	Henry Hasala	48	Head	Planer Off Bearer	Finland
77	Rudolph Hasala	24	son	Crane Chaser	Minnesota
78	Oscar Hasala	19	son	New Worker	Oregon

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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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