Joseph Long — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Portage-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Long across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Portage-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1865), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 75 b. ~1865 Male Head Born: Ohio Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Portage-County, Ohio
Surname	Long
Given Name	Joseph E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	75
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Charlestown
1935 Residence (County)	Portage
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Charlestown
Est. Birth Year	~1865

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 Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Minnie Shoemaker	Daughter	—	33	~1907
Joseph Long	Head	—	75	~1865
Dean Shoemaker	Other	—	34	~1906
Donald Shoemaker	Other	—	9	~1931
Earl Long	Son	—	37	~1903
Lucille Shoemaker	Other	—	8	~1932
Joseph Long	Son	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Portage, Ohio

Head, age 56

Portage, Ohio · implied b. ~1864 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Long
Given Name	Joseph E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Portage, Ohio

Head, age 65

Portage, Ohio · implied b. ~1865 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Long
Given Name	Joseph E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	33
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Portage-County, Ohio

Head, age 75

Portage-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1865 — 7 household members

Surname	Long
Given Name	Joseph E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	75
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Charlestown
1935 Residence (County)	Portage
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Joseph Long

Head · 1940 · age 75 · b. ~1865 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03130-00145)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hilda Jean Boettner	14	Daughter	0	Ohio
42	Eileen Rae Boettner	10	Daughter	0	Ohio
43	William Richards	48	Head	Farmer	Ohio
44	Pearl Richards	44	Wife	0	Ohio
45	Clifford Richards	13	Son	0	Ohio
46	Omar Mcculloch	62	Head	Laborer	West Virginia
47	Laura Mcculloch	51	Wife	0	Ohio
48	Frank A. Fox	64	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
49	Maggie Fox	57	Wife	0	Ohio
50	Joseph E. Long THIS PERSON	75	Head	Farmer	Ohio
51	Earl Long	37	Son	Mechanic	Ohio
52	Joseph Long	33	Son	Farmer	Ohio
53	Dean Shoemaker	34	Son-in-law	Rubber Worker	Ohio
54	Minnie Shoemaker	33	Daughter	0	Ohio
55	Donald Shoemaker	9	Grandson	0	Ohio
56	Lucille Shoemaker	8	Granddaughter	0	Ohio
57	Herman Hughes	55	Head	Farmer	Ohio
58	Carrie Hughes	51	Wife	0	West Virginia
59	Huldah Hughes	27	Daughter	0	Ohio
60	Norman Schwab	43	Head	Rural Mail Carrier	Ohio
61	Cordelia Schwab	38	Wife	0	New York
62	Eleanor Schwab	18	Daughter	Waitress	Ohio
63	William Schwab	16	Son	0	Ohio
64	Ethelyn Schwab	12	Daughter	0	Ohio
65	Alvin Schwab	8	Son	0	Ohio
66	Newton Thorpe	60	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
67	Rosetta Thorpe	60	Wife	0	Ohio
68	Harold Fry	17	Lodger	0	Pennsylvania
69	Charles Meyer	16	Boarder	0	Ohio
70	Nellie Hall	65	Head	0	Ohio
71	Carlton Hall	30	Son	Farmer	Ohio
72	Eleanor Hall	28	Daughter	Teacher	Ohio
73	Sydney Summerville	63	Brother	Farmer	Ohio
74	Ross W. Barlow	47	Head	Superintendent	California
75	Ada Roma Barlow	46	Wife	0	Illinois
76	Roma Doreen Barlow	18	Daughter	0	New York
77	Margaret Jean Barlow	8	Daughter	0	Ohio
78	Paul P. Priddy	37	Head	Herdsman	Missouri
79	Paulina Priddy	36	Wife	0	Ohio
80	Evelyn Priddy	17	Daughter	0	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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