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John Rankin — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clinton-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this John Rankin across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clinton-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1923), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 17 b. ~1923 Male Son Born: Ohio Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationClinton-County, Ohio
SurnameRankin
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age17
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceOhio
1935 Residence (City)R
1935 Residence (County)Clinton
Additional Details
OccupationFarm Hand
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked45
Income (1939)50
Highest GradeHs 2
1935 ResidenceOhio
Birth StateOhio
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)ohio
OccupationFarm Hand
Township / WardWestboro
Est. Birth Year~1923

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Asa Rankin Son — 13 ~1927
Ray Rankin Head — 50 ~1890
Lula Rankin Spouse — 46 ~1894
Ruthanna Rankin Daughter — 6 ~1934
Ronald Rankin Son — 9 ~1931
Charles Rankin Son — 11 ~1929
Richard Rankin Son — 5 ~1935
Delbert Rankin Son — 1 ~1939
John Rankin Son — 17 ~1923

Census Appearances

1930
Highland, Ohio
Son, age 7
Highland, Ohio · implied b. ~1923 — 11 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Rankin
Given Name John A
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 7
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Ohio
Father's Birthplace Ohio
Mother's Birthplace Ohio
Occupation none
Birth State Ohio
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) ohio
1940
Clinton-County, Ohio
Son, age 17
Clinton-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1923 — 9 household members
Surname Rankin
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 17
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Ohio
1935 Residence (City) R
1935 Residence (County) Clinton
Occupation Farm Hand
Industry Farm
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 45
Income (1939) 50
Highest Grade Hs 2
1935 Residence Ohio
Birth State Ohio
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) ohio

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.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links John Rankin across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
John Rankin
Son · 1940 · age 17 · b. ~1923 · Ohio
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Sibling
Richard Rankin
Sibling · 1940 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Delbert Rankin
Sibling · 1940 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ruthanna Rankin
Sibling · 1940 · age 6
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ronald Rankin
Sibling · 1940 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Charles Rankin
Sibling · 1940 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Asa Rankin
Sibling · 1940 · age 13
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 — Clinton-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03042-00173)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Parker D Thompson 67 Head Proprietor Ohio
2 Amanda Thompson 64 Wife — Ohio
3 Lorane Lewis 40 Daughter — Ohio
4 George A Goney 76 Head — Virginia
5 Laura Haladay 80 Head — Ohio
6 James S Thornhill 73 Brother — Ohio
7 Lillian Miller 66 Head — Ohio
8 Ray Rankin 50 Head Road Construction Ohio
9 Lula Rankin 46 Wife — Ohio
10 John Rankin THIS PERSON 17 Son Farm Hand Ohio
11 Asa Rankin 13 Son — Ohio
12 Charles Rankin 11 Son — Ohio
13 Ronald Rankin 9 Son — Ohio
14 Ruthanna Rankin 6 Daughter — Ohio
15 Richard Rankin 5 Son — Ohio
16 Delbert Rankin 1 Son — Ohio
17 Cecil Blany 42 Head Road Construction Ohio
18 Audrey Blany 38 Wife — Ohio
19 Edward Blany 19 Son Baker Ohio
20 William Blany 17 Son — Ohio
21 John Blany 14 Son — Ohio
22 Andrew D Berger 75 Head — Ohio
23 Ray B Huffman 75 Head — Ohio
24 Maggie Huffman 77 Wife — Ohio
25 Sarah Taylor 74 Head — Ohio
26 Sara Johnson 86 Head — Ohio
27 Ethel Hammer 42 Lodger — Ohio
28 Frank Dudley 34 Head Proprietor Ohio
29 Lila Dudley 36 Wife — Ohio
30 Shirley Jo Jones 11 Lodger — Ohio
31 Truman Donahoe 49 Head Farmer Ohio
32 Earl Donahoe 21 Son Farm Hand Ohio
33 Charlie Lisle 66 Head — Ohio
34 Kathryn Lisle 29 Wife — Ohio
35 H. S. Pulse 64 Head Lawyer Ohio
36 Mary Pulse 48 Wife — Ohio
37 Edith Griffith 58 Head — Ohio
38 Esther Huffman 70 Housekeeper Housekeeper Ohio
39 Charlie D Thompson 71 Head Carpenter Ohio
40 Elizabeth Thompson 71 Wife — 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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