John Shaw — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hocking-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this John Shaw across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hocking-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hocking-County, Ohio
Surname	Shaw
Given Name	John C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Logan City
1935 Residence (County)	Hocking
Additional Details
Occupation	Fireman
Industry	Steam Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Fireman
Township / Ward	Logan City
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
June Shaw	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Ella Shaw	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Janet Shaw	Daughter	—	14	~1926
John Shaw	Head	—	57	~1883
James Shaw	Son	—	12	~1928
William Shaw	Son	—	23	~1917
Loueane Shaw	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Hocking, Ohio

Head, age 37

Hocking, Ohio · implied b. ~1883 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	John C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Engineer
Industry	Locomotive
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Hocking, Ohio

Head, age 46

Hocking, Ohio · implied b. ~1884 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	John C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Engineer
Industry	Rail Road
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	25
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Hocking-County, Ohio

Head, age 57

Hocking-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1883 — 7 household members

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	John C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Logan City
1935 Residence (County)	Hocking
Occupation	Fireman
Industry	Steam Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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John Shaw

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03086-00170)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Nora	61	Wife	—	Ohio
42	Etta L Oyler	48	Head	Cook	Kansas
43	Earl E Oyler	16	Son	—	Ohio
44	William Dillon	71	Head	—	Ohio
45	Charles B Goufrey\|Goufrey	53	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
46	Bert M Wilson	60	Head	Conductor	Ohio
47	Annabelle Wilson	60	Wife	—	Ohio
48	Genevieve Wilson	26	Daughter	—	Ohio
49	Claude Wilson	22	Son	Mach. Op.	Ohio
50	John C Shaw THIS PERSON	57	Head	Fireman	Ohio
51	Loueane M Shaw	51	Wife	—	Ohio
52	William W Shaw	23	Son	Reducer	Ohio
53	Ella M Shaw	17	Daughter	—	Ohio
54	June K Shaw	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
55	Janet Shaw	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
56	James R Shaw	12	Son	—	Ohio
57	Iva Fitzgerald	57	Head	—	Ohio
58	Robert Fitzgerald	23	Son	Assembler	Ohio
59	Virginia Fitzgerald	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
60	Raymond Maness	24	Head	Laborer	Ohio
61	Betty Maness	17	Wife	—	Ohio
62	Barbara Maness	0	Daughter	—	Ohio
63	Kenneth Eaton	30	Head	Sampleman	Pennsylvania
64	Margaret Eaton	28	Wife	—	Ohio
65	Ronald Eaton	6	Son	—	Ohio
66	Michael Eaton	2	Son	—	Ohio
67	John F Auker	29	Head	Laborer	Ohio
68	Regina Auker	24	Wife	—	Ohio
69	William L Auker	1	Son	—	Ohio
70	Charles J Meldrim	69	Head	Farmer	Ohio
71	Mary L Meldrim	60	Wife	—	Ohio
72	Clara M Stone	46	Sister-in-law	Bookkeeper	Ohio
73	Mood Dane	53	Head	Laborer	Ohio
74	Ethel H Dane	49	Wife	Tacker	Ohio
75	Verna L Dane	23	Daughter	Clerk	Ohio
76	Gordon L Shinn	26	Head	Sander	Ohio
77	Dorothy N Shinn	22	Wife	Fancy Stitcher	Ohio
78	Willard Reynolds	37	Head	—	Ohio
79	Anna Reynolds	36	Wife	—	Ohio
80	Frank Reynolds	16	Son	New Worker	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.

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