John Johnston — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wayne-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this John Johnston across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wayne-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Scotland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wayne-County, Michigan
Surname	Johnston
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Milford Oakland
1935 Residence (County)	Oakland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Michigan
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland
Township / Ward	Detroit City
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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 Johnston	Head	—	59	~1881
Milburn Johnston	Son	—	37	~1903
Minnie Johnston	Spouse	—	64	~1876

Census Appearances

1920

Wayne, Michigan

Head, age 38

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1882 — 9 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Year of Immigration	1885
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Foreman
Industry	Automobile Plant
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Scotch
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth Country	Scotland
Year of Naturalization	1890
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1930

Wayne, Michigan

Head, age 49

Wayne, Michigan · implied b. ~1881 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1885
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Scotland
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Automobile factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	50
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

1940

Wayne-County, Michigan

Head, age 59

Wayne-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1881 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Scotland
1935 Residence (City)	Milford Oakland
1935 Residence (County)	Oakland
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Michigan
Birth Country	Scotland
Birthplace (normalized)	scotland

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John Johnston

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · Michigan

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01849-00040)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hugh Macmaster	47	Head	Stock Clerk	Scotland
42	Janet Macmaster	45	Wife	Saleslady	Scotland
43	Malcolm R. Forgie	54	Head	Executive	Scotland
44	Mary Forgie	53	Wife	—	Scotland
45	Frank H. Mcnorton	50	Head	Advertising Auditor	Indiana
46	Mary E. Mcnorton	43	Wife	—	Indiana
47	Douglas H. Repson	27	Head	Fireman	Michigan
48	Mildred O. Repson	33	Wife	Waitress	Tennessee
49	Nardi C. Besser	32	Head	—	Tennessee
50	Waldo G. Gernandt	52	Head	Engineer	New York
51	Ina May Gernandt	50	Wife	—	New York
52	Flora Gernandt	82	Mother	—	New York
53	Rose Fox	45	Head	Treasurer	New York
54	Helen A. Tucker	41	Head	Teacher	Pennsylvania
55	Paul A. Pelletier	28	Head	Tax Clerk	Michigan
56	Martha F. Pelletier	22	Wife	—	Kansas
57	David M. Pelletier	2	Son	—	Michigan
58	Elwin Schmidt	39	Head	Commercial Artist	Missouri
59	Roberta Schmidt	38	Wife	—	Missouri
60	Russel Scheinker	33	Head	Research Chemist	Germany
61	Bernice Scheinker	27	Wife	—	Illinois
62	David Berryman	35	Head	Office Man	Eire
63	Helen A. Berryman	32	Wife	Dictaphone Operator	Ireland
64	Archie Miltner	51	Head	Engineering Work	New York
65	Della M. Miltner	50	Wife	—	Indiana
66	Harry Zink	43	Head	Weeder	English
67	Frederick Schauck	40	Head	Auditor	Illinois
68	Thelma Schauck	34	Wife	—	Illinois
69	Barbara Schauck	7	Daughter	—	Illinois
70	Harvey Frank	36	Head	Electrical Engineer	Illinois
71	Bernice Frank	32	Wife	Saleslady	Illinois
72	Hubert Frank	10	Son	—	Iowa
73	V. Merrell Knowlson	46	Head	Dealer	Canada
74	Marion Knowlson	55	Wife	Bookkeeper	Michigan
75	Harry G. Edie	26	Head	File Clerk	New York
76	John Johnston THIS PERSON	59	Head	—	Scotland
77	Minnie Johnston	64	Wife	—	England
78	Milburn Johnston	37	Son	Copywriter	Michigan
79	Enoch Rector	65	Head	Engineer	Virginia
80	Laura Cruse	77	Head	—	Canada

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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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