John Sears — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Nassau-County, New York

Our Model Tree links this John Sears across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nassau-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1919), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 21 b. ~1919 Male Son Born: New Hampshire Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nassau-County, New York
Surname	Sears
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Hampshire
1935 Residence (City)	Rockville Centre
1935 Residence (County)	Nassau
Additional Details
Occupation	Repair man
Industry	Automobile garage
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	58
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New Hampshire
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new hampshire
Occupation	Repair Man
Township / Ward	Rockville Centre
Est. Birth Year	~1919

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Sears	Head	—	45	~1895
Arnold Sears	Son	—	14	~1926
John Sears	Son	—	21	~1919
Mehitable Sears	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1930

Nassau, New …

Son, age 12

Nassau, New York · implied b. ~1918 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sears
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Hampshire
Father's Birthplace	Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace	New Hampshire
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New Hampshire
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new hampshire

1940

Nassau-County, New …

Son, age 21

Nassau-County, New York · implied b. ~1919 — 4 household members

Surname	Sears
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Hampshire
1935 Residence (City)	Rockville Centre
1935 Residence (County)	Nassau
Occupation	Repair man
Industry	Automobile garage
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	58
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New Hampshire
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new hampshire

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

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John Sears

Son · 1940 · age 21 · b. ~1919 · New York

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Sibling

Arnold Sears

Sibling · 1940 · age 14

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 — Nassau-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02686-00679)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Albert W. Mc Gowan	44	Head	Salesman	New York
42	Florence Mc Gowan	44	Wife	—	New York
43	Albert W. Jr Mc Gowan	19	Son	—	New York
44	Richard C. Mc Gowan	8	Son	—	New York
45	Frederick Irwin	50	Head	Roofer & Tinner	Pennsylvania
46	Ellen Irwin	40	Wife	—	England
47	Alice Irwin	16	Daughter	—	New York
48	John F. Sears	45	Head	Janitor	New Hampshire
49	Mehitable Sears	43	Wife	—	New Hampshire
50	John H. Sears THIS PERSON	21	Son	Repair Man	New Hampshire
51	Arnold Sears	14	Son	—	New Hampshire
52	Arthur Pollard	40	Head	Lineman	New York
53	Elsa Pollard	41	Wife	—	Germany
54	Richard Pollard	7	Son	—	New York
55	Arthur Jr. Pollard	4	Son	—	New York
56	Lars Jacobsen	46	Head	Carpenter	Norway
57	Hjordis Jacobsen	44	Wife	—	Norway
58	Roy Jacobsen	19	Son	Carpenter	New York
59	Mildred Jacobsen	14	Daughter	Carpenter	New York
60	Curt Dieckmann	28	Head	Salesman	Germany
61	Mary Dieckmann	25	Wife	Saleslady	New York
62	John E. Collister	36	Head	Crane Engineer	New York
63	Isabel Collister	30	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
64	Robert Collister	12	Son	—	New York
65	Joan Collister	9	Daughter	—	New York
66	Patricia Collister	9	Daughter	—	New York
67	J. Clark Collister	4	Son	—	New York
68	Charles A. Halley	40	Head	Supervisor	New York
69	Blanche Halley	39	Wife	—	New York
70	Charles B. Halley	15	Son	—	New York
71	Richard Halley	9	Son	—	New York
72	Anthony Grace	42	Head	Bank Manager	New York
73	Christine Grace	36	Wife	—	New York
74	Adele Grace	18	Daughter	—	New York
75	Anthony Jr. Grace	15	Son	—	New York
76	Walter P. Stewart	53	Head	Civil Engineer	Tennessee
77	Evelyn Stewart	43	Wife	—	New Jersey
78	Walter P. Jr. Stewart	6	Son	—	New York
79	Ludwig Pranks	30	Head	Salesman	Wisconsin
80	Mildred Pranks	25	Wife	Secretary	New York

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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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