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Lois Jones — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Erie-County, New York
Our Model Tree links this Lois Jones across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Erie-County, New York (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1929), then head of a 15-person household.
Age 11
b. ~1929
Female
Daughter
Born: New York
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Erie-County, New York |
| Surname | Jones |
| Given Name | Lois |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 11 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New York |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R. |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Erie |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | New York |
| Birth State | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new york |
| Township / Ward | Bay View |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1929 |
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.
15 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Lois | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Jones | Daughter | — | 13 | ~1927 |
| Hazel Jones | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| Dorothy Jones | Daughter | — | 9 | ~1931 |
| Mildred Jones | Daughter | — | 12 | ~1928 |
| Lois Jones | Daughter | — | 11 | ~1929 |
| Margaret Jones | Daughter | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Marian Jones | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1924 |
| Alfred Jones | Head | — | 43 | ~1897 |
| Germaine Jones | Son | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Bruce Jones | Son | — | 4 | ~1936 |
| Sterling Jones | Son | — | 18 | ~1922 |
| Daniel Jones | Son | — | 1 | ~1939 |
| Ellison Jones | Son | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Charles Jones | Son | — | 10 | ~1930 |
| Margaret Jones | Spouse | — | 41 | ~1899 |
Census Appearances
1930
Erie, New …
Daughter, age 1
Erie, New York · implied b. ~1929 — 11 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Jones |
| Given Name | Lois |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 1 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New York |
| Father's Birthplace | Canada-English |
| Mother's Birthplace | Canada-English |
| Birth State | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new york |
1940
Erie-County, New …
Daughter, age 11
Erie-County, New York · implied b. ~1929 — 15 household members
| Surname | Jones |
| Given Name | Lois |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 11 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | New York |
| 1935 Residence (City) | R. |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Erie |
| Highest Grade | No 5 |
| 1935 Residence | New York |
| Birth State | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | new york |
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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Lois Jones across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Lois Jones
Daughter · 1940 · age 11 · b. ~1929 · New York
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Sibling
Germaine Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ellison Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 7
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Mildred Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 12
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Hazel Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Marian Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Daniel Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 1
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ruth Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 13
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Bruce Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 4
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Sterling Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Margaret Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Dorothy Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Charles Jones
Sibling · 1940 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
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1940 US Federal Census — Erie-County, New York
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1940 US Federal Census — Erie-County, New York
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40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02528-00964)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Stopha | 30 | Head | Laborer | Pennsylvania |
| 2 | Frances Stopha | 27 | Wife | — | New York |
| 3 | Eugene Stopha | 4 | Son | — | New York |
| 4 | Theodore Stopha | 3 | Son | — | New York |
| 5 | Raymond Claude | 31 | Head | Miller | New York |
| 6 | Doris Claude | 23 | Wife | — | New York |
| 7 | Alfred Jones | 43 | Head | Millwright | Canada-English |
| 8 | Margaret Jones | 41 | Wife | — | Canada-English |
| 9 | Germaine Jones | 19 | Son | Laborer | Canada-English |
| 10 | Sterling Jones | 18 | Son | New Worker | Canada-English |
| 11 | Marian Jones | 16 | Daughter | New Worker | New York |
| 12 | Hazel Jones | 14 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 13 | Ruth Jones | 13 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 14 | Mildred Jones | 12 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 15 | Lois Jones THIS PERSON | 11 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 16 | Charles Jones | 10 | Son | — | New York |
| 17 | Dorothy Jones | 9 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 18 | Ellison Jones | 7 | Son | — | New York |
| 19 | Margaret Jones | 5 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 20 | Bruce Jones | 4 | Son | — | New York |
| 21 | Daniel Jones | 1 | Son | — | New York |
| 22 | Russell Patterson | 32 | Head | Telegraph Operator | Canada-English |
| 23 | Ruth Patterson | 30 | Wife | — | New York |
| 24 | Christian Koch | 33 | Head | Miller | New York |
| 25 | Clara Koch | 33 | Wife | — | New York |
| 26 | Eugene Koch | 11 | Son | — | New York |
| 27 | Francis Lavelle | 24 | Head | Clipper Operator | New York |
| 28 | Dolores Lavelle | 20 | Wife | — | New York |
| 29 | Dolores Lavelle | 3 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 30 | Warner Ludlow | 49 | Head | Section Foreman | Ohio |
| 31 | Catherine Ludlow | 37 | Wife | — | New York |
| 32 | James Ludlow | 11 | Son | — | New York |
| 33 | Raymond Ludlow | 9 | Son | — | New York |
| 34 | Mary Ludlow | 8 | Daughter | — | New York |
| 35 | Horace Marwick | 57 | Head | Brick-Layer | Scotland |
| 36 | Margaret Marwick | 56 | Wife | — | England |
| 37 | John Koch | 28 | Head | Elevator-Man | New York |
| 38 | Dorothy Koch | 23 | Wife | — | Pennsylvania |
| 39 | John Koch | 3 | Son | — | New York |
| 40 | Kenneth Koch | 1 | Son | — | New York |
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About This Record & Model Tree
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)