Pearl Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Butler-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Pearl Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Butler-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1901), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Butler-County, Ohio
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Lemon Township
1935 Residence (County)	Butler
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Lemon Township
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Pearl	Age	Birth yr
Percival Johnson	Head	—	47	~1893
Percival Johnson	Son	—	7	~1933
Pearl Johnson	Spouse	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Butler, Ohio

Spouse, age 20

Butler, Ohio · implied b. ~1900 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Shearman
Industry	Steel Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Butler, Ohio

Spouse, age 29

Butler, Ohio · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Pearl E
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	16
Father's Birthplace	New York
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Butler-County, Ohio

Spouse, age 39

Butler-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1901 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Lemon Township
1935 Residence (County)	Butler
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Pearl Johnson

Spouse · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Ohio

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1940 US Federal Census — Butler-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03034-00191)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Cleveland Williams	53	Head	Steel Worker	Kentucky
2	Minnie Williams	40	Wife	—	Ohio
3	Opal Williams	20	Daughter	Saleslady	Ohio
4	Percival S. Johnson	47	Head	General Foreman	Kentucky
5	Pearl Johnson THIS PERSON	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
6	Percival S. Jr. Johnson	7	Son	—	Ohio
7	Carl J. Stein	43	Head	Laborer	Ohio
8	Dorothy Stein	39	Wife	Tobacco Worker	Kentucky
9	Joseph Stein	17	Son	—	Ohio
10	Oscar Berry	39	Head	Steel Worker	Kentucky
11	Violet Berry	31	Wife	Tobacco Worker	Kentucky
12	William Berry	75	Father-in-law	—	Kentucky
13	George A. Powers	55	Head	Steel	Ohio
14	Helen D. Powers	45	Wife	—	Ohio
15	Charles E. Fakes	50	Head	Toolgrinder	Tennessee
16	Mamie Fakes	47	Wife	—	Tennessee
17	Joseph W. Davis	57	Head	Night Watchman	Arkansas
18	Linnie Davis	58	Wife	—	Missouri
19	Almeda Boyer	71	Head	—	Ohio
20	Ella Connelly	64	Partner	—	Ohio
21	Earl Rogers	36	Head	Auto Mechanic	Kentucky
22	Ethel Rogers	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
23	Kenneth Rogers	12	Son	—	Ohio
24	Thomas Clay Rogers	11	Son	—	Kentucky
25	Max Glancy	37	Head	Stationary Engineer	Ohio
26	Carrie Glancy	37	Wife	—	Ohio
27	Jane Glancy	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
28	Ann Glancy	8	Daughter	—	Ohio
29	Elbert Profitt	30	Head	Owner-Manager	Kentucky
30	Ruby Profitt	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
31	Glenda Faye Profitt	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
32	Homer Sorrell	32	Head	Paper Worker	Kentucky
33	Mattie Sorrell	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
34	Vanda Sorrell	10	Daughter	—	Ohio
35	Lavonne Sorrell	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
36	Patricia Ann Sorrell	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
37	John Joseph Sorrell	0	Son	—	Ohio
38	Guy Donahue	43	Head	Carpenter	Kentucky
39	Audra Donahue	34	Wife	—	Kentucky
40	Scott Libold	40	Head	Steel Worker	Kentucky

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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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