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John Post — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Charles-County, Missouri

Our Model Tree links this John Post across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Charles-County, Missouri (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Frank & Anna — first a son (b.~1918), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Male Son Born: Missouri Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationSt.-Charles-County, Missouri
SurnamePost
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age22
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceMissouri
1935 Residence (City)Dardenne
1935 Residence (County)St. Charles
Additional Details
Highest GradeNo 8
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateMissouri
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)missouri
Township / WardDardenne
Est. Birth Year~1918

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Anthony Post Son — 27 ~1913
John Post Son — 22 ~1918
Anna Post Spouse — 66 ~1874
Frank Post Head — 69 ~1871
Johanna Post Daughter — 18 ~1922

Census Appearances

1920
St Charles, …
Son, age 2
St Charles, Missouri · implied b. ~1918 — 14 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Post
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 2
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Missouri
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Birthplace Missouri
Birth State Missouri
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) missouri
1930
St Charles, …
Son, age 12
St Charles, Missouri · implied b. ~1918 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Post
Given Name John
Relationship to Head son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 12
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Missouri
Father's Birthplace Missouri
Mother's Birthplace Missouri
Occupation none
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Missouri
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) missouri
1940
St.-Charles-County, Missouri
Son, age 22
St.-Charles-County, Missouri · implied b. ~1918 — 5 household members
Surname Post
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 22
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Missouri
1935 Residence (City) Dardenne
1935 Residence (County) St. Charles
Highest Grade No 8
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Missouri
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) missouri

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 Post across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Frank Post (~0.92 confidence) and mother Anna Post (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
Frank Post
b. ~1871
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Anna Post
b. ~1874
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
John Post
Son · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · Missouri
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Sibling
Johanna Post
Sibling · 1940 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Anthony Post
Sibling · 1940 · age 27
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — St.-Charles-County, Missouri Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02145-00232)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Frank D. Post 69 Head Farmer Missouri
42 Anna Post 66 Wife — Missouri
43 Anthony Post 27 Son — Missouri
44 John Post THIS PERSON 22 Son — Missouri
45 Johanna Post 18 Daughter Farm Laborer Missouri
46 Frank J. Jr. Post 35 Head Mechanic Missouri
47 Adeline Post 33 Wife — Missouri
48 Arlene Post 6 Daughter — Missouri
49 Delores Post 4 Daughter — Missouri
50 Oliver D. Bredfort 35 Head Laborer Missouri
51 Willie Bredfort 75 Father — Missouri
52 Eliza Bredfort 69 Mother — Missouri
53 Lydia Bredfort 41 Sister — Missouri
54 Mary Bredfort 34 Sister — Missouri
55 Casper J. Pesson 69 Head Farmer Missouri
56 Ella Pesson 52 Wife — Missouri
57 Albert Pesson 15 Son — Missouri
58 Otto Kurz 39 Head Tool And Die Maker Missouri
59 Norma Kurz 44 Wife — Wisconsin
60 Henry D. Post 29 Head Farmer Missouri
61 Irene Post 24 Wife — Missouri
62 Oscar D. Schierbaum 65 Head Farmer Missouri
63 Katie Schierbaum 54 Wife — Missouri
64 Mary Schierbaum 28 Daughter Professional Player Missouri
65 Alvia Schierbaum 22 Daughter Waitress Missouri
66 Donnie Schierbaum 18 Son — Missouri
67 Carrie Hoelkelmann 49 Head Farmer Missouri
68 Edward Hoelkelmann 21 Son — Missouri
69 Vernon Hoelkelmann 19 Son — Missouri
70 Anthony Hoelkelmann 57 Head Farmer Missouri
71 Hilda F. Hoelkelmann 57 Wife — Missouri
72 Aranth Hoelkelmann 20 Son — Missouri
73 Daniel D. Bryan 64 Head Farm Laborer Missouri
74 William D. Blake 57 Head Farmer Missouri
75 William Jr. Blake 19 Son Laborer Missouri
76 Edward Blake 17 Son New Worker Missouri
77 Arthur Blake 12 Son — Missouri
78 Richard Blake 11 Son — Missouri
79 Brother Looting None M Farming —

Pedigree Summary

John + 2 siblings
Gen 1 · 2 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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