John Sears — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Sears across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1925), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 15 b. ~1925 Male Son Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Erie-County, New York
Surname	Sears
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo City
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Township / Ward	Buffalo City
Est. Birth Year	~1925

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
Eva Sears	Head	—	40	~1900
John Cook	Other	—	71	~1869
Irma Sears	Daughter	—	14	~1926
John Sears	Son	—	15	~1925
Charles Sears	Son	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1930

Erie, New …

Son, age 4

Erie, New York · implied b. ~1926 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Seors
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	Hungary
Mother's Birthplace	Hungary
Occupation	none
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Erie-County, New …

Son, age 15

Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1925 — 5 household members

Surname	Sears
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	Buffalo City
1935 Residence (County)	Erie
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

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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 15 · b. ~1925 · New York

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Sibling

Irma Sears

Sibling · 1940 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Charles Sears

Sibling · 1940 · age 11

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 — Erie-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02833-00600)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ernest Homers	45	Head	Core Maker	New York
2	Rose Homers	41	Wife	—	New York
3	Edith Homers	19	Daughter	Beauty Operator	New York
4	Ernest Jr. Homers	13	Son	—	New York
5	Philip Curry	57	Head	Eng. Workman	New York
6	Maude Curry	50	Wife	—	New York
7	John H. Curry	21	Son	Laboratory Helper	New York
8	Marjorie Curry	20	Daughter	Sales Clerk	New York
9	Clarisse Curry	17	Daughter	—	New York
10	Maurice Curry	16	Son	—	New York
11	Phillis Curry	14	Daughter	—	New York
13	Arthur Priester	34	Head	Painter	New York
14	Florence Priester	32	Wife	—	New York
15	Phillis Priester	10	Daughter	—	New York
16	Beverly Priester	5	Daughter	—	New York
17	Wayne Priester	1	Son	—	New York
18	Mary D. Uschold	55	Head	—	New York
19	Raymond Uschold	15	Son	—	New York
20	Harold J. Stuber	36	Son	Truck Driver	New York
21	Louis M. Stuber	34	Son	Record Keeper	New York
22	Reinhold Lober	29	Head	Supervisor	New York
23	Hortense Lober	28	Wife	—	New York
24	Ronald Lober	5	Son	—	New York
25	James Callahan	63	Head	—	Northern Ireland
26	Agnes Callahan	59	Wife	—	England
27	Edward Hanford	38	Son-in-law	Auto Mechanic	California
28	Doris Hanford	31	Daughter	—	Canada
29	Gloria Hanford	10	Granddaughter	—	New York
30	James Hanford	8	Grandson	—	New York
31	Frederick Hanford	6	Grandson	—	New York
32	Beverly Ann Hanford	5	Grandson	—	New York
33	Eva Sears	40	Head	—	New York
34	John Sears THIS PERSON	15	Son	—	New York
35	Irma Sears	14	Daughter	—	New York
36	Charles Sears	11	Son	—	New York
37	John Cook	71	Father	—	New York
38	Jacob Dombrowski	47	Head	Porter	New York
39	Antoinette Dombrowski	47	Wife	—	New York
40	Robert Dombrowski	21	Son	Clerk	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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