John Sears — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this John Sears across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Queens-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1922), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 18 b. ~1922 Male Son Born: New York Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Queens-County, New York
Surname	Sears
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Additional Details
Occupation	Lithograph
Industry	Printing
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york
Occupation	Lithograph
Township / Ward	New York City
Est. Birth Year	~1922

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
Francis Sears	Son	—	14	~1926
John Schroeder	Head	—	61	~1879
Alice Schroeder	Spouse	—	39	~1901
John Sears	Son	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1930

Queens, New …

Son, age 7

Queens, New York · implied b. ~1923 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sours
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	New York
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new york

1940

Queens-County, New …

Son, age 18

Queens-County, New York · implied b. ~1922 — 4 household members

Surname	Sears
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New York
1935 Residence (City)	New York City
1935 Residence (County)	Queens
Occupation	Lithograph
Industry	Printing
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
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 18 · b. ~1922 · New York

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Sibling

Francis 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 — Queens-County, New York Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02722-00069)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elizabeth Killbride	27	Wife	Operator	New York
2	John H. Schroeder	61	Head	Trucking	New York
3	Alice Schroeder	39	Wife	—	New York
4	John Sears THIS PERSON	18	Son	Lithograph	New York
5	Francis Sears	14	Son	—	New York
6	Thomas Jr. De Pretora	27	Head	Accountant	New Jersey
7	Elizabeth De Pretora	26	Wife	—	New York
8	Thomas De Pretora	0	Son	—	New York
9	Thomas Sr. De Pretora	48	Father	Enumerator	Italy
10	Marie De Pretora	44	Mother	—	Pennsylvania
11	Robert Newell	50	Head	Mechanic	New York
12	Mary Newell	43	Wife	—	New York
13	Ruth Newell	21	Daughter	Secretary	New York
14	Patricia Newell	18	Daughter	Accountant	New York
15	Alfred Vaupel	36	Head	Accountant	New York
16	Eleanor Vaupel	26	Wife	—	New York
17	Oscar R. Doughty	35	Head	Traffic Manager	New York
18	Margaret Doughty	32	Wife	—	New York
19	Harry A. Ebert	48	Head	Labour	New York
20	Josephine Ebert	46	Wife	—	New York
21	William Cahill	48	Head	Fireman	New York
22	Florence A. Cahill	43	Wife	Bed Maker	New York
23	Margaret R. Curry	41	Head	—	New York
24	Arthur Curry	21	Son	Door Man	New York
25	Lorraine Curry	17	Daughter	—	New York
26	Lloyd Curry	14	Son	—	New York
27	Orestes Zambelli	31	Head	Office Work	Austria
28	Anna Zambelli	28	Wife	Office Work	New York
29	James Zambelli	5	Son	—	New York
30	Francesco Piazza	51	Head	Musician	Italy
31	Marie Piazza	43	Wife	—	Missouri
32	Charles H. Mann	39	Head	Fireman	New York
33	Hazel Mann	35	Wife	—	New York
34	Samuel Plavin	28	Head	Proprietor	New York
35	Sophie Plavin	25	Wife	—	Russia
36	Edwin Pfeifer	58	Head	Mechanic	New York
37	Julia Pfeifer	53	Wife	Operator	New York
38	Abraham Stone	35	Head	Lawyer	New York
39	Evelyn Stone	29	Wife	—	Illinois
40	Peter Stone	5	Son	—	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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