Joseph Watson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Brown-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Watson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Brown-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Brown-County, Ohio
Surname	Watson
Given Name	Joseph A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Brown
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Union Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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 Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Jesse Watson	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Russell Watson	Son	—	10	~1930
Robt Watson	Son	—	13	~1927
Joseph Watson	Head	—	56	~1884
Mabel Watson	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Brown, Ohio

Head, age 35

Brown, Ohio · implied b. ~1885 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watson
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Brown, Ohio

Head, age 45

Brown, Ohio · implied b. ~1885 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watson
Given Name	Joseph A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	29
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Own Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	76
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Brown-County, Ohio

Head, age 56

Brown-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1884 — 5 household members

Surname	Watson
Given Name	Joseph A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Brown
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Joseph Watson

Head · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Ohio

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03031-00573)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clara A Schwallie	36	wife	—	Ohio
42	Richard L Schwallie	15	son	—	Ohio
43	Virginia K Schwallie	13	daughter	—	Ohio
44	Ruby F Schwallie	8	daughter	—	Ohio
45	Edward E Schwallie	4	son	—	Ohio
46	Janet L Schwallie	1	daughter	—	Ohio
47	Charles C Boone	55	Head	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
48	Lula A Boone	46	wife	—	Kentucky
49	Richard T Boone	14	son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
50	Mary Woollard	45	Head	—	Ohio
51	Robert H Woollard	20	son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
52	Vera D Woollard	16	daughter	—	Ohio
53	Arretta Woollard	13	daughter	—	Ohio
54	John R Woollard	9	son	—	Ohio
55	James T Rash	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
56	Elizabeth Rash	47	Wife	—	Kentucky
57	Luther D Rash	24	son	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
58	Winn P Rash	23	son	Assistant Manager	Kentucky
59	Kenneth G Rash	18	son	—	Kentucky
60	Joseph A Watson THIS PERSON	56	Head	Farmer	Ohio
61	Mabel E Watson	43	Wife	—	Ohio
62	Jesse Ruth Watson	20	daughter	—	Ohio
63	Robt Watson	13	son	—	Ohio
64	Russell Watson	10	son	—	Ohio
65	Frank D Berry	45	Head	Farmer	Ohio
66	Mary Berry	37	Wife	—	Ohio
67	Russell Berry	20	son	Farm Laborer	Ohio
68	Doris Berry	19	daughter	—	Ohio
69	Phyllis Berry	17	daughter	—	Ohio
70	Madalene Berry	14	daughter	—	Ohio
71	Wendell Berry	10	son	—	Ohio
72	Lona Berry	8	daughter	—	Ohio
73	Gayle Berry	7	son	—	Ohio
74	Harold D Henry	39	Head	Farmer	Ohio
75	Anna Henry	34	Wife	—	Ohio
76	Virginia Henry	10	daughter	—	Ohio
77	Ammon Brown	58	Head	Farmer	Ohio
78	Ethel D Brown	51	Wife	—	Ohio
79	Richard Brown	34	son	Attendant	Ohio
80	Sam Lightfoot	81	Head	—	Virginia

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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