Ralph Williams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Highland-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Ralph Williams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Highland-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Will & Mary — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Highland-County, Ohio
Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ralph E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Highland
Additional Details
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Milk
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Truck Driver
Township / Ward	Dodson Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ralph	Age	Birth yr
Shirley Williams	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Ralph Williams	Head	—	27	~1913
Eugene Williams	Son	—	1	~1939
Eula Williams	Spouse	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Highland, Ohio

Son, age 6

Highland, Ohio · implied b. ~1914 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Highland, Ohio

Son, age 17

Highland, Ohio · implied b. ~1913 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Highland-County, Ohio

Head, age 27

Highland-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

Surname	Williams
Given Name	Ralph E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Highland
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Milk
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Ohio
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Our Model Tree links Ralph Williams across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Will Williams (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Williams (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Will Williams

b. ~1881

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Williams

b. ~1889

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ralph Williams

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Ohio

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03085-00135)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lucy Lucile Arthur	56	Wife	—	Ohio
42	Charles R. Pendleton	33	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
43	Virginia Pendleton	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Paul J. Pendleton	5	Son	—	Ohio
45	Dorothy Mae Pendleton	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
46	Clarence Elwood Pendleton	1	Son	—	Ohio
47	William F. Wilkin	69	Head	Farmer	Ohio
48	Sarah S. Wilkin	65	Wife	—	Ohio
49	Chester Shaffer	24	Head	Farmer	Ohio
50	Vivian Shaffer	24	Wife	—	Ohio
51	Harlan T. Shaffer	58	Uncle	—	Ohio
52	Russell Spurgeon	41	Head	Farmer	Indiana
53	Elsie M. Spurgeon	48	Wife	—	Ohio
54	Noble E. Cooper	37	Head	Farmer	Ohio
55	Cecil M. Cooper	34	Wife	—	Ohio
56	Donald E. Cooper	12	Son	—	Ohio
57	Billy E. Cooper	9	Son	—	Ohio
58	Jenny Mcmullen	63	Head	—	Ohio
59	Robert Quallen	20	Boarder	Farmer	Missouri
60	Floyd E. Barker	50	Head	Farmer	Ohio
61	Cecil M. Barker	47	Wife	—	Ohio
62	Roy Radkey	49	Head	Farmer	Ohio
63	Josie Radkey	47	Wife	—	Ohio
64	Cles Radkey	21	Son	Clerk	Ohio
65	Ralph E. Williams THIS PERSON	27	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
66	Eula M. Williams	21	Wife	—	Ohio
67	Shirley Williams	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
68	Eugene Williams	1	Son	—	Ohio
69	John Quallen	54	Head	Farmer	Ohio
70	Frances Quallen	53	Wife	—	Ohio
71	Leroy Quallen	22	Son	Laborer	Ohio
72	Joseph Quallen	18	Son	Laborer	Ohio
73	Mary Quallen	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
74	Anthony Quallen	14	Son	—	Ohio
75	Mary Maude Williams	51	Head	—	Ohio
76	Laverne Williams	23	Son	Laborer	Ohio
77	Russell Williams	20	Son	Laborer	Ohio
78	Cles Williams	18	Son	Laborer	Ohio
79	Virgil Williams	13	Son	—	Ohio
80	Frank Taylor	51	Boarder	Laborer	Ohio

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Pedigree Summary

Ralph

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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