John Pratt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Chittenden-County, Vermont

Our Model Tree links this John Pratt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Chittenden-County, Vermont (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1867), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 73 b. ~1867 Male Head Born: Vermont Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Chittenden-County, Vermont
Surname	Pratt
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	Williston Town
1935 Residence (County)	Chittenden
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Williston Town
Est. Birth Year	~1867

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Lillian Pratt	Daughter	—	36	~1904
John Pratt	Head	—	73	~1867

Census Appearances

1920

Chittenden, Vermont

Head, age 53

Chittenden, Vermont · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Pratt
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Father's Birthplace	Canada
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	French
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1930

Chittenden, Vermont

Head, age 63

Chittenden, Vermont · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Pratt
Given Name	John S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Vermont
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Canada French
Mother's Birthplace	Vermont
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

1940

Chittenden-County, Vermont

Head, age 73

Chittenden-County, Vermont · implied b. ~1867 — 2 household members

Surname	Pratt
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Vermont
1935 Residence (City)	Williston Town
1935 Residence (County)	Chittenden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Vermont
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	vermont

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John Pratt

Head · 1940 · age 73 · b. ~1867 · Vermont

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04231-01327)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Janice Masha	9	Daughter	—	Vermont
2	William Masha	5	Son	—	—
3	Ronald Masha	2	Son	—	—
4	Alanson Gero	39	Head	Farm Labor	Vermont
5	Muriel Gero	35	Wife	—	Vermont
6	George Gero	15	Son	—	Vermont
7	Clyde Gero	6	Son	—	Vermont
8	Orville Fanslow	44	Head	Farmer	Vermont
9	Agnes Fanslow	38	Wife	—	Vermont
10	Orville Fanslow	19	Son	—	Vermont
11	Ira Fanslow	17	Son	—	Vermont
12	Joseph Couillard	33	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Vermont
13	Desire Paquette	66	Head	Farmer	Vermont
14	Mable Paquette	54	Wife	—	Vermont
15	Howard Gero	45	Head	Market Garden	Vermont
16	Geraldine Gero	42	Wife	—	Vermont
17	Vernon Gero	39	Head	Farmer	Vermont
18	Marie Gero	32	Wife	—	Canada
19	Ellen Gero	5	Daughter	—	Vermont
20	Mark Gero	2	Son	—	Vermont
21	Shirley Gero	0	Daughter	—	Vermont
22	Estelle Gero	77	Mother	—	Vermont
23	Joseph Manning	39	Head	Farmer	Canada
24	Marguerite Manning	35	Wife	—	Vermont
25	Anne Manning	7	Daughter	—	Vermont
26	Andrew Manning	2	Son	—	Vermont
27	Eugene Blair	75	Manager	—	Canada
28	Arthur Metivier	42	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Canada
29	Martin Dewyea	60	Head	Farmer	Vermont
30	Lena Dewyea	56	Wife	—	Vermont
31	Gerald White	17	Hired hand	Farm Labor	Vermont
32	Ronald Bing	66	Head	Farmer	Vermont
33	Rose Bing	68	Wife	—	England
34	Charles Tracy	52	Head	Farm Labor	Vermont
35	Viola Tracy	39	Wife	—	Vermont
36	Ruth Tracy	11	Daughter	—	Vermont
37	Charles Jr Tracy	8	Son	—	Vermont
38	John Pratt THIS PERSON	73	Head	Farmer	Vermont
39	Lillian Pratt	36	Daughter	—	Vermont
40	Linus Ward	50	Head	Farmer	New Jersey

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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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