John Wall — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Racine-County, Wisconsin

Our Model Tree links this John Wall across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Racine-County, Wisconsin (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Norway Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Racine-County, Wisconsin
Surname	Wall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Racine
1935 Residence (County)	Racine
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Additional Details
Occupation	proprietor
Industry	shoe repair shop
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Occupation	Proprietor
Township / Ward	Racine
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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
Leroy Wall	Son	—	20	~1920
John Wall	Head	—	62	~1878
Lillian Wall	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Erling Wall	Son	—	16	~1924
Anna Wall	Spouse	—	59	~1881

Census Appearances

1930

Racine, Wisconsin

Head, age 52

Racine, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	First papers filed
Year of Immigration	1902
Age at First Marriage	35
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Factory
Industry	Laborer
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	6000
Radio Set	R
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Racine-County, Wisconsin

Head, age 62

Racine-County, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1878 — 5 household members

Surname	Wall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	Racine
1935 Residence (County)	Racine
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Occupation	proprietor
Industry	shoe repair shop
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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John Wall

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Wisconsin

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1940 US Federal Census — Racine-County, Wisconsin Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04517-00666)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Martin Sorensen	59	Head	—	Denmark
42	Margaret Sorensen	51	Wife	—	Wis.
43	Robert Lund	37	Head	Policeman	New Jersey
44	Esther Lund	36	Wife	—	Wis.
45	Patricia Lund	12	Daughter	—	Wis.
46	Herman Schatz	85	Father-in-law	—	Germany
47	Louise Deckert	49	Sister-in-law	Seamstress	Wis.
48	Ernest R. Schatz	47	Head	Engineer	Wis.
49	Myrtle Schatz	38	Wife	—	Wis.
50	John Wegman	59	Head	Proprietor	Wis.
51	Matilda Wegman	56	Wife	—	Wis.
52	Clarence Wegman	33	Son	Stitcher	Wis.
53	Norbert Wegman	8	Son	Pw	Same house
54	Barbara Wortmann	81	Mother-in-law	—	Wis.
55	Frederick Keller	55	Head	Tool Maker	Germany
56	Anna Keller	48	Wife	—	Germany
57	Laverne Keller	22	Daughter	Assembler	Wis.
58	Henry Peters	31	Lodger	Machinist	Minn.
59	Anna Bloem	32	Lodger	Inspector	Germany
60	Ned A. Petkus	25	Head	Foreman	Wis.
61	Mildred Petkus	28	Wife	—	Wis.
62	Bernice Larsen	39	Head	—	Wis.
63	Glenge Larsen	12	Son	—	Wis.
64	John Wall THIS PERSON	62	Head	Proprietor	Norway
65	Anna Wall	59	Wife	—	Norway
66	Lillian Wall	26	Daughter	Housework	Wis.
67	Leroy Wall	20	Son	New Worker	Wis.
68	Erling Wall	16	Son	—	Wis.
69	Louis J. Krejcha	25	Head	Assistant Foreman	Wis.
70	Margaret Krejcha	23	Wife	—	Wis.
71	Lawrence Krejcha	2	Son	—	Wis.
72	Jerome Krejcha	1	Son	—	Wis.
73	Edward J. Krejcha	22	Head	Helper	Wis.
74	Lorraine Krejcha	20	Wife	—	Wis.
75	—	None	—	—	—
76	—	None	—	—	—
77	Frank Youngwirth	35	Head	Proprietor	Wis.
78	Margaret Youngwirth	32	Wife	—	Wis.
79	Frances Youngwirth	7	Daughter	—	Wis.
80	George J. Kohlman	72	Head	—	Wis.

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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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