John Higgins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Schuylkill-County, Pennsylvania

Our Model Tree links this John Higgins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Schuylkill-County, Pennsylvania (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 67 b. ~1873 Male Head Born: England Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Schuylkill-County, Pennsylvania
Surname	Higgins
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Pottsville City
1935 Residence (County)	Schuylkill
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england
Township / Ward	Pottsville City
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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 Higgins	Head	—	67	~1873
John Higgins	Son	—	35	~1905
Edward Higgins	Son	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

Head, age 47

Schuylkill, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1873 — 7 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Higgins
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Year of Immigration	1870
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	labour
Industry	foundry W.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1930

Schuylkill, Pennsylvania

Head, age 56

Schuylkill, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Higgins
Given Name	John J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1873
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Irish Free State
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Foundry
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	3000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

1940

Schuylkill-County, Pennsylvania

Head, age 67

Schuylkill-County, Pennsylvania · implied b. ~1873 — 3 household members

Surname	Higgins
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	England
1935 Residence (City)	Pottsville City
1935 Residence (County)	Schuylkill
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	England
Birthplace (normalized)	england

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John Higgins

Head · 1940 · age 67 · b. ~1873 · Pennsylvania

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Page Contents

37 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03605-00066)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Thomas D Anderson	54	Head	Laborer	Penna.
2	Virginia Anderson	56	Wife	—	Penna.
3	Thomas Anderson	21	Son	—	Penna.
4	Paul Anderson	19	Son	—	Penna.
5	Ellie D Mcdonald	69	Head	Cashier	Penna.
6	Edward Mcdonald	42	Son	—	Penna.
7	Charles D Mcdonald	40	Head	Laborer	Penna.
8	Anna Mcdonald	32	Wife	Salesman	Penna.
9	Gloria Mcdonald	6	Daughter	—	Penna.
10	Constance Mcdonald	2	Daughter	—	Penna.
11	Charles Mcdonald	12	Son	—	Penna.
12	William D Umberger	21	Head	Truck Driver	Penna.
13	Gloria Umberger	19	Wife	—	Penna.
14	Lynne Umberger	0	Daughter	—	Penna.
15	Charles Q Cullen	37	Head	Clerk	Penna.
16	Anne Cullen	27	Wife	—	Penna.
17	Suzanne Cullen	4	Daughter	—	Penna.
18	Joseph Q Higgins	45	Head	Watchman	Penna.
19	Juliet Higgins	40	Wife	—	France
20	Jean Higgins	18	Daughter	—	Penna.
21	Germaine Higgins	16	Daughter	—	Penna.
22	Annie Claude Higgins	6	Daughter	—	France
23	John D Higgins THIS PERSON	67	Head	—	England
24	John Higgins	35	Son	Laborer	Penna.
25	Edward Higgins	30	Son	Salesman	Penna.
26	Block	None	—	—	—
27	Charles Wildermuth	32	Head	Clerk	Penna.
28	Edna Q Wildermuth	31	Wife	—	Penna.
29	Peter Q Swoboda	25	Head	Agent	Penna.
30	Ann Swoboda	24	Wife	—	Delaware
31	David Swoboda	2	Son	—	Penna.
32	Elizabeth Q Banker	70	Head	—	England
33	Alexius Banker	25	Heir	—	Penna.
34	Charles Prigelman	25	Boarder	Manager	Penna.
35	Richard Q Folan	41	Head	Laborer	Penna.
36	Catherine Folan	29	Wife	—	Penna.
37	William Folan	14	Son	—	Penna.

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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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