John Kenny — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · San-Francisco-County, California

Our Model Tree links this John Kenny across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in San-Francisco-County, California (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Alice — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: California Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	San-Francisco-County, California
Surname	Kenny
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	California
1935 Residence (City)	Portland
Additional Details
Occupation	Sales
Industry	Medical Surgical
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	C-4
1935 Residence	Oregon
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california
Occupation	Sales
Township / Ward	San Francisco
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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 Kenny	Head	—	32	~1908
Helen Kenny	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Michael Kenny	Son	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1920

Alameda, California

Son, age 11

Alameda, California · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Kenny
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

1930

Alameda, California

Son, age 21

Alameda, California · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Kenny
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	California
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Pac. Gas & Elec.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

1940

San-Francisco-County, California

Head, age 32

San-Francisco-County, California · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

Surname	Kenny
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	California
1935 Residence (City)	Portland
Occupation	Sales
Industry	Medical Surgical
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	C-4
1935 Residence	Oregon
Birth State	California
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	california

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Kenny

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Alice Kenny

b. ~1883

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Kenny

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · California

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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 — San-Francisco-County, California Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00310-00535)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Roy George	37	Head	Truck-	Washington
2	Ida George	34	Wife	—	California
3	Roy Jr George	11	Son	—	California
4	Harry George	9	Son	—	California
5	John Kenny THIS PERSON	32	Head	Sales	California
6	Helen Kenny	30	Wife	—	Oregon
7	Michael Kenny	1	Son	—	California
8	Bill Ashby	55	Head	Cook	California
9	Betty Ashby	50	Wife	House-Keeper	California
10	Larrill Decker	51	Head	Clerk	Kansas
11	Anna Decker	45	Wife	—	California
12	Marie Decker	23	Daughter	Clerk	California
13	Loraine Decker	21	Daughter	Clerk	California
14	Lenord Decker	15	Son	—	California
15	Ronald Decker	7	Son	—	California
16	Philip Wiegand	40	Head	Clerk	Germany
17	Violet Wiegand	30	Wife	—	California
18	Barbara Wiegand	9	Daughter	—	California
19	James Nyhan	31	Head	R-Road	Iowa
20	Catherin Nyhan	31	Wife	—	Iowa
21	James Nyhan	0	Son	—	California
22	Fred Nesbitt	64	Head	Barber	Ohio
23	Naomi Nesbitt	62	Wife	—	Kansas
24	Edward Alexander	46	Head	Clerk	California
25	Margaret Alexander	40	Wife	—	Montana
26	Edward Alexander	18	Son	New Worker	California
27	William Alexander	5	Son	—	California
28	Kenneth Ishmael	48	Head	Repair Auto	Nevada
29	Adele Ishmael	49	Wife	—	Kansas
30	Don Ishmael	7	Son	—	California
31	James Faebuster	33	Head	Engineer	California
32	Lavon Faebuster	29	Wife	—	Russia
33	Jimmy Faebuster	2	Son	—	California
34	Lenord Palmer	51	Head	Traffic Mgr.	Missouri
35	Pearl Palmer	51	Wife	—	Texas
36	Winafred Palmer	16	Daughter	—	California
37	James Graves	31	Head	Credit-Mgr.	Kentucky
38	Iown Graves	31	Wife	—	Nebraska
39	Edward Little	60	Head	Forman	California
40	Laura Little	58	Wife	—	California

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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