John Pritchard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ross-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this John Pritchard across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ross-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1867), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 73 b. ~1867 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ross-County, Ohio
Surname	Pritchard
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Huntington Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Ross
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Huntington Twp
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Homer Pritchard	Son	—	29	~1911
John Pritchard	Head	—	73	~1867
Bora Pritchard	Spouse	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1920

Ross, Ohio

Head, age 52

Ross, Ohio · implied b. ~1868 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Pritchard
Given Name	John A
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Ross, Ohio

Head, age 63

Ross, Ohio · implied b. ~1867 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Pritchard
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	32
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	900
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Ross-County, Ohio

Head, age 73

Ross-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members

Surname	Pritchard
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Huntington Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Ross
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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John Pritchard

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

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03137-00285)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Martha D Mccoy	53	Wife	—	Ohio
2	Lydia Mccoy	21	Daughter	—	Ohio
3	Madeline Mccoy	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
4	Arnetta Mccoy	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	Herman D Mccoy	21	Head	Laborer	Ohio
6	Bora Mccoy	18	Wife	—	Ohio
7	John Pritchard THIS PERSON	73	Head	Farmer	Ohio
8	Bora Pritchard	59	Wife	—	Ohio
9	Homer Pritchard	29	Son	Laborer	Ohio
10	Hugh D Pritchard	50	Head	Farmer	Ohio
11	Jessie Pritchard	45	Wife	—	Ohio
12	Lawrence Pritchard	23	Son	Laborer	Ohio
13	Violet Pritchard	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
14	Louise Pritchard	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
15	Charles Pritchard	7	Son	—	Ohio
16	Leroy Johnson	52	Head	Laborer	Ohio
17	Bessie Johnson	38	Wife	—	Ohio
18	June Johnson	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
19	Rosabell Johnson	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
20	Viola Johnson	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
21	Joseph Arrowood	39	Head	Bus Driver	Ohio
22	Katherine Arrowood	38	Wife	—	Ohio
23	George Shea	30	Head	Laborer	Ohio
24	Mabel Shea	37	Wife	—	Ohio
25	John Dennehy	56	Head	Carman	Ohio
26	Velma Dennehy	54	Wife	—	Ohio
27	Helen Cottrill	37	Daughter	—	Ohio
28	Glen Cottrill	34	Son-in-law	Waiter	Ohio
29	Dwight Cottrill	7	Grandson	—	Ohio
30	Ann Cottrill	2	Granddaughter	—	Ohio
31	William Newman	79	Head	—	Virginia
32	Paula Newman	66	Wife	—	Virginia
33	Juanita West	19	Daughter	—	Ohio
34	William West	27	Son-in-law	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
35	Anna West	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
36	Darris West	1	Son	—	Ohio
37	Claude Clayton	37	Head	Laborer	Indiana
38	Laura Clayton	37	Wife	—	Ohio
39	Cecil Clayton	5	Son	—	Ohio
40	Lloyd Clayton	1	Son	—	Ohio

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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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