Melvin Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · District-Of-Columbia-County, District of Columbia

Our Model Tree links this Melvin Jones across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in District-Of-Columbia-County, District of Columbia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	District-Of-Columbia-County, District of Columbia
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Melvin V
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Washington
1935 Residence (County)	District Of Columbia
Additional Details
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Own Business
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	26
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Painter
Township / Ward	Washington
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Melvin	Age	Birth yr
Melvin Jones	Son	—	13	~1927
Emmett Schoen	Other	—	27	~1913
Melvin Jones	Head	—	39	~1901
Mary Jones	Spouse	—	38	~1902
Mary Jones	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Marjorie Schoen	Spouse	—	24	~1916
Barbara Jones	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Joe Schoen	Son	—	3	~1937
Ruth Jones	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Shirley Jones	Daughter	—	7	~1933

Census Appearances

1930

None, District …

Head, age 28

None, District of Columbia · implied b. ~1902 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Malvin S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Building
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	47.50
Veteran	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

District-Of-Columbia-County, District …

Head, age 39

District-Of-Columbia-County, District of Columbia · implied b. ~1901 — 10 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Melvin V
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Washington
1935 Residence (County)	District Of Columbia
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Own Business
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	26
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Melvin Jones

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · District of Columbia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00566-00719)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Floramail Wilson	32	Wife	Representative	Illinois
42	Judith C Wilson	1	Daughter	—	D.C.
43	Robert C Wilson	0	Son	—	D.C.
44	J. Herbert Wilson	73	Head	—	Canada
45	Mary Wilson	63	Wife	—	Maryland
46	—	None	—	—	—
47	Francis Mulhall	62	Head	Assistant Treasurer	D.C.
48	Joseph Mulhall	30	Son	Clerk	D.C.
49	William R Mulhall	29	Son	Clerk	D.C.
50	William Mulhall	65	Brother	—	D.C.
51	John G Jr Smith	30	Head	Clerk	New York
52	Mary E Smith	32	Wife	—	D.C.
53	Gail Smith	2	Daughter	—	D.C.
54	Joseph Motta	46	Head	Shoemaker	Italy
55	Agatina M Motta	39	Wife	—	Italy
56	Augustina J Motta	18	Son	—	D.C.
57	Mary C Motta	11	Daughter	—	D.C.
58	Mary Grace Motta	10	Daughter	—	D.C.
59	Samuel Motta	48	Brother	Barber	Italy
60	Melvin V Jones THIS PERSON	39	Head	Painter	Virginia
61	Mary B Jones	38	Wife	—	D.C.
62	Ruth Jones	14	Daughter	—	D.C.
63	Melvin Jones	13	Son	—	D.C.
64	Shirley Jones	7	Daughter	—	D.C.
65	Barbara Jones	4	Daughter	—	D.C.
66	Mary Lou Jones	1	Daughter	—	D.C.
67	Emmett Schoen	27	Lodger	Clerk	Kansas
68	Marjorie Schoen	24	Wife	—	Kansas
69	Joe E Schoen	3	Son	—	Kansas
70	Mike E Simos	47	Head	Flower Vendor	Greece
71	Luella B Simos	32	Wife	—	Florida
72	Hozia H Purden	34	Head	Steward	Georgia
73	Irma B Purden	29	Wife	—	Georgia
74	William H Purden	7	Son	—	Georgia
75	Dorothy L Purden	0	Daughter	—	D.C.
76	William E Hohger	25	Head	Soda Dispenser	Georgia
77	Lucille M Hohger	25	Wife	—	Georgia
78	Floriadell Hohger	0	Daughter	—	D.C.
79	Nick A Tricketancil	47	Head	Upholsterer	Roumania
80	Dorothy A Tricketancil	32	Wife	—	Georgia

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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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