John Shaw — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lorain-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this John Shaw across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lorain-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lorain-County, Ohio
Surname	Shaw
Given Name	John ab.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Lorain
1935 Residence (County)	Lorain
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Steel mills
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	288
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Lorain
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Esther Shaw	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Dona Shaw	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Catherine Shaw	Daughter	—	17	~1923
John Shaw	Head	—	43	~1897
Extra Extra Line	Other	—		—
George Shaw	Son	—	10	~1930
John Shaw	Son	—	19	~1921
Flora Shaw	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Lorain, Ohio

Head, age 23

Lorain, Ohio · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Bricklayer
Industry	Contractor
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Lorain, Ohio

Head, age 33

Lorain, Ohio · implied b. ~1897 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	John N.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Brick layer
Industry	General building
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	25.00
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Lorain-County, Ohio

Head, age 43

Lorain-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1897 — 8 household members

Surname	Shaw
Given Name	John ab.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Lorain
1935 Residence (County)	Lorain
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Steel mills
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	288
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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John Shaw

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03102-00221)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Anna Salata	53	Wife	—	Slovakia
42	Mary Salata	28	Daughter	—	Pennsylvania
43	Nellie D. Stewart	59	Head	Laundress	Pennsylvania
44	Meoma Bonder	36	Lodger	Machine Operator	Ohio
45	Fred Horak	39	Head	Machinist	Austria
46	Mary Horak	39	Wife	—	Ohio
47	Alice Horak	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
48	Robert Horak	3	Son	—	Ohio
49	Fred Horak	64	Father	—	Austria
50	Gust Horak	36	Brother	Machinist	Ohio
51	Lewis Horak	34	Brother	Painter	Ohio
52	Otto Horak	30	Brother	Painter	Ohio
53	Oscar Horak	19	Brother	Coremaker	Ohio
54	Lena Ab. Horak	21	Sister	Laborer	Ohio
55	Robert Robenson	50	Head	Training	Virginia
56	Susie Robenson	51	Wife	Engineer	North Carolina
57	Robert Jr. Robenson	29	Son	—	Ohio
58	George Eathers	54	Head	Laborer	Washington
59	Carry Eathers	49	Wife	Switchman	West Virginia
60	Rena Eathers	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
61	Betty Eathers	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
62	James Serafine	48	Head	—	Poland
63	Josephine Serafine	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
64	Bernice Serafine	15	Daughter	—	Ohio
65	Walter Bobrowski	24	Son	—	Ohio
66	John Ab. Shaw THIS PERSON	43	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
67	Flora Shaw	42	Wife	Bricklayer	Indiana
68	John Shaw	19	Son	Book-Binder	Ohio
69	Catherine Shaw	17	Daughter	Laborer	Ohio
70	Esther Shaw	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
71	George Shaw	10	Son	—	Ohio
72	Dona Shaw	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
73	Extra Line Extra Line	None	—	—	—
74	Leo Burns	57	Head	—	Ohio
75	Ida Burns	57	Wife	Stationary Engineer	Ohio
76	Frances Joyce Burns	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
77	Emmanuel Huff	53	Head	—	West Virginia
78	Bertha Huff	44	Wife	Brakeman	Ohio
79	Elra Huff	24	Son	—	Maryland
80	Sam Scatice	47	Head	Laborer	Italy

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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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