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John Mitchell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Salt-Lake-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this John Mitchell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Salt-Lake-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Rollin & Rollin — first a son (b.~1917), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Male Son Born: Utah Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationSalt-Lake-County, Utah
SurnameMitchell
Given NameJohn F
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age23
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceUtah
1935 Residence (City)Salt Lake City
1935 Residence (County)Salt Lake
Additional Details
OccupationCivil Engineer
IndustryPower & Light
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked44
Income (1939)1250
Highest GradeC 4
1935 ResidenceSame Place
Birth StateUtah
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)utah
OccupationCivil Engineer
Township / WardSalt Lake City
Est. Birth Year~1917

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
Rollin Mitchell Head — 58 ~1882
John Mitchell Son — 23 ~1917
Laura Mitchell Spouse — 51 ~1889

Census Appearances

1920
Salt Lake, …
Son, age 3
Salt Lake, Utah · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Mitchell
Given Name John F.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 3
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Utah
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Birth State Utah
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) utah
1930
Salt Lake, …
Son, age 13
Salt Lake, Utah · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Mitchell
Given Name John F.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 13
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Utah
Father's Birthplace Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Utah
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) utah
1940
Salt-Lake-County, Utah
Son, age 23
Salt-Lake-County, Utah · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members
Surname Mitchell
Given Name John F
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 23
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Utah
1935 Residence (City) Salt Lake City
1935 Residence (County) Salt Lake
Occupation Civil Engineer
Industry Power & Light
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 44
Income (1939) 1250
Highest Grade C 4
1935 Residence Same Place
Birth State Utah
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) utah

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
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Our Model Tree links John Mitchell across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Rollin Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and father Rollin Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and father Rollin Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Laura Mitchell (~0.92 confidence) and mother Laura Mitchell (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Rollin Mitchell
b. ~1882
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Rollin Mitchell
b. ~1882
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
Rollin Mitchell
b. ~1889
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Laura Mitchell
b. ~1887
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Laura Mitchell
b. ~1889
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
John Mitchell
Son · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · 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 — Salt-Lake-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04223-01052)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Nellie Dalton 47 Head Cutter Missouri
2 Willis S Dalton 23 Son Asst Cutter Kansas
3 Nellarmae Dalton 9 Daughter — Utah
4 Ralph H Fullerton 54 Head Salesman Ohio
5 Mary H Fullerton 49 Wife — Utah
6 Mary B Fullerton 24 Daughter Typist Utah
7 Alice M Fullerton 22 Daughter Typist Utah
8 Ralph H Fullerton 19 Son — Utah
9 Wilford Craven 42 Head Printer England
10 Mary Craven 43 Wife — England
11 Willard G Craven 15 Son — Utah
12 Norville Craven 13 Son — Utah
13 Yvonne Craven 9 Daughter — Utah
14 Rollin M Mitchell 58 Head Purchasing Agent Pennsylvania
15 Laura A Mitchell 51 Wife — Maryland
16 John F Mitchell THIS PERSON 23 Son Civil Engineer Utah
17 Judith Lundquist 51 Head — Sweden
18 Ruth Lundquist 19 Daughter Waitress Sweden
19 Milton Lundquist 16 Son — Utah
20 William Lundquist 12 Son — Utah
21 Judy Lundquist 10 Daughter — Utah
22 Harold E Troyer 47 Head Salesman Michigan
23 La Vergne Troyer 36 Wife — Iowa
24 Lawton Clark 15 Step Son — Colorado
25 Carol Clark 14 Step Daughter — Colorado
26 Orrin Fisher 51 Head Assayer Utah
27 Isabel W Fisher 47 Wife — Utah
28 Calvin W Fisher 17 Son — Utah
29 Charles B Luckey 65 Head Grocer Missouri
30 Sonona Luckey 55 Wife Clerk California
31 Martin Mure 36 Head Attendant Holland
32 Allie Mure 30 Wife — Hawaii
33 Howard Owen 40 Head Forest Guard Utah
34 Creighton Owen 9 Son — California
35 Wayne Owen 4 Son — Utah
36 Lucille Quayle 33 Servant House Keeper Utah
37 George R Bollschweiler 37 Head Salesman Utah
38 Verda Bollschweiler 36 Wife — Utah
39 Joy Bollschweiler 10 Daughter — Utah
40 Robert Bollschweiler 7 Son — Utah

Pedigree Summary

John
Gen 1 · 5 parents ~0.92
Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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