John Watkins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Livingston-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this John Watkins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Livingston-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1867), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 73 b. ~1867 Male Head Born: Ohio Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Livingston-County, Illinois
Surname	Watkins
Given Name	John R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Fairbury City
1935 Residence (County)	Livingston
Additional Details
Highest Grade	2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Township / Ward	Fairbury City
Est. Birth Year	~1867

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Watkins	Head	—	73	~1867
Pete Folkert	Other	—	72	~1868
Harry Watkins	Son	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Livingston, Illinois

Head, age 50

Livingston, Illinois · implied b. ~1870 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	John R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
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

Livingston, Illinois

Head, age 61

Livingston, Illinois · implied b. ~1869 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	John R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Livingston-County, Illinois

Head, age 73

Livingston-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	John R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	73
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Fairbury City
1935 Residence (County)	Livingston
Highest Grade	2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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John Watkins

Head · 1940 · age 73 · b. ~1867 · Illinois

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Livingston-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00837-00396)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Robert E. Carter	23	Head	Labor	Illinois
2	Ruth C. Carter	16	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Russell C. Carter	0	Son	—	Illinois
4	John R. Watkins THIS PERSON	73	Head	—	Ohio
5	Harry L. Watkins	50	Son	Labor	Illinois
6	Pete Folkert	72	Roomer	—	Germany
7	Harvey Steidinger	38	Head	Attendant	Illinois
8	Christine Steidinger	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
9	Richard Steidinger	8	Son	—	Illinois
10	Robert Steidinger	4	Son	—	Illinois
11	Ronald Steidinger	1	Son	—	Illinois
12	Ella Lewis	60	Mother	—	Kentucky
13	Bernie Romig	49	Head	Ditcher	Illinois
14	Minnie Romig	48	Wife	—	Illinois
15	Floyd Romig	25	Son	Labor	Illinois
16	Louis Entwistle	71	Head	—	Illinois
17	Isaac Wilkinson	72	Head	—	Virginia
18	Earl Wilkinson	46	Son	Crane Operator	Illinois
19	Goldie Wilkinson	46	Daughter-in-law	—	Oregon
20	Cecil Wilkinson	33	Son	Crane Operator	Illinois
21	Mary Wilkinson	33	Daughter-in-law	—	Illinois
22	Louis Cottingham	75	Head	—	Illinois
23	John Finnegan	75	Brother-in-law	—	Illinois
24	Nephew Harold	None	M	Private Practice	—
25	Clarence Withoft	30	Head	Teacher	Illinois
26	Dorene Withoft	27	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Josephine Withoft	3	Daughter	—	Illinois
28	Geraldine Withoft	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
29	Emery Van Horn	73	Head	Owner	Illinois
30	Margaret Van Horn	69	Wife	—	Illinois
31	George W. Young	76	Head	—	English Canada
32	William Young	34	Son	Tractor Mechanic	Illinois
33	Clara Young	38	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
34	Marjorie Young	13	Granddaughter	—	Illinois
35	Herbert Hunt	43	Head	Owner	Kentucky
36	Iama Hunt	42	Wife	—	Illinois
37	Wilma J. Hunt	15	Daughter	—	Illinois
38	James H. Hunt	10	Son	—	Illinois
39	Robert K. Hunt	7	Son	—	Illinois
40	Joseph Paternoster	55	Head	Owner	Austria

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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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