John Nichols — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Steuben-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this John Nichols across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Steuben-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Steuben-County, Indiana
Surname	Nichols
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Otsego Township
1935 Residence (County)	Steuben
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Otsego Township
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Lenore Nichols	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Chloe Nichols	Daughter	—	12	~1928
John Nichols	Head	—	48	~1892
Dale Nichols	Son	—	18	~1922
Deane Nichols	Son	—	9	~1931
Callie Nichols	Spouse	—	46	~1894

Census Appearances

1920

Steuben, Indiana

Head, age 26

Steuben, Indiana · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nichols
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Steuben, Indiana

Head, age 38

Steuben, Indiana · implied b. ~1892 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nichols
Given Name	John O.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	$10
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Steuben-County, Indiana

Head, age 48

Steuben-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

Surname	Nichols
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Otsego Township
1935 Residence (County)	Steuben
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Nichols across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

John Nichols

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Indiana

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Steuben-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01096-00153)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elsa Oliver	27	Head	Proprietor	Ohio
2	Parnell Oliver	22	Wife	Cook	Indiana
3	Patricia Oliver	3	Daughter	—	Indiana
4	Glen Sweet	62	Head	Farmer	Indiana
5	Hattie Sweet	60	Wife	—	Indiana
6	Lee Sharp	53	Head	Farmer	Indiana
7	Mary Sharp	47	Wife	—	Indiana
8	Fred White	52	Head	Farmer	Indiana
9	Maud White	52	Wife	—	Indiana
10	John Nichols THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farmer	Indiana
11	Callie Nichols	46	Wife	—	Indiana
12	Dale Nichols	18	Son	Farmer	Indiana
13	Chloe Nichols	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
14	Lenore Nichols	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
15	Deane Nichols	9	Son	—	Indiana
16	Dale Waterhouse	36	Head	Housework	Indiana
17	Dorthy Waterhouse	33	Wife	—	Indiana
18	William Cox	16	Head	Proprietor	Missouri
19	John E. Krantz	69	Head	—	Indiana
20	Nora Krantz	67	Wife	—	Ohio
21	Edward Emel	75	Head	Contractor	Indiana
22	Laura Emel	76	Wife	—	Indiana
23	Charles Haggard	55	Head	Odd Job	Ohio
24	Ethel Haggard	53	Wife	—	Indiana
25	Auburn Haggard	31	Son	Farmer	Indiana
26	Homer Watkins	49	Head	Proprietor	Indiana
27	Emily Watkins	48	Wife	—	Indiana
28	Herald Watkins	47	Son	Farmer	Indiana
29	Josephine Watkins	17	Daughter	—	Indiana
30	Jacob Heckman	79	Head	Farmer	Ohio
31	James W. Cox	60	Head	Carpenter	Indiana
32	Myrtle Cox	58	Wife	—	Indiana
33	Clarence Fee	53	Head	Carpenter	Indiana
34	Mary L. Fee	59	Wife	—	Michigan
35	Merrill S. Fee	34	Son	Laborer	Indiana
36	Harold Fee	29	Son	Laborer	Indiana
37	Charles Oberlin	71	Head	Farmer	Indiana
38	Anna M. Oberlin	67	Wife	—	Ohio
39	Ella Oberlin	70	Head	—	Indiana
40	Clayton Oberlin	52	Son	Farmer	Indiana

Search for John Nichols

All John Nichols Census Records Discover Nichols Family Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data