Thomas West — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Perry-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Thomas West across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Perry-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Fred & Alice — first a son (b.~1898), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Son Born: Ohio Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Perry-County, Ohio
Surname	West
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Pleasant Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Perry
Additional Details
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Miner
Township / Ward	Pleasant Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Thomas West	Son	—	42	~1898
Fred West	Head	—	73	~1867

Census Appearances

1920

Perry, Ohio

Son, age 21

Perry, Ohio · implied b. ~1899 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	West
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Perry, Ohio

Son, age 32

Perry, Ohio · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	West
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Loader
Industry	Coal mine
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Perry-County, Ohio

Son, age 42

Perry-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

Surname	West
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Pleasant Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Perry
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Fred West

b. ~1867

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Alice West

b. ~1870

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Thomas West

Son · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · 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 — Perry-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03127-00673)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	William O Coulter	49	Head	Farmer	Ohio
42	Ruth Coulter	48	Wife	—	Ohio
43	William Jr Coulter	16	Son	—	Ohio
44	Donald Coulter	10	Son	—	Ohio
45	Lewis Beatrice	35	Head	Pumper	Ohio
46	Flossie Beatrice	33	Wife	—	Ohio
47	Naoma Beatrice	13	Daughter	—	Ohio
48	Ruth Beatrice	4	Daughter	—	Ohio
49	Richard Mcdonald	67	Head	—	Ohio
50	Mary O Mcdonald	65	Wife	—	Ohio
51	Francis Mcdonald	71	Brother	—	Ohio
52	Cecil O Plant	29	Head	Laborer	Ohio
53	Elizabeth Plant	27	Wife	—	England
54	Donald Plant	7	Son	—	Ohio
55	George Plant	2	Son	—	Ohio
56	George O Plant	67	Head	Stationary Engineer	England
57	Hannah Plant	67	Wife	—	England
58	Phyllis Plant	36	Daughter	—	Ohio
59	Dominic Grecchio	67	Head	—	Italy
60	Rose Grecchio	60	Wife	—	Italy
61	Anthony Grecchio	25	Son	Teacher	Pennsylvania
62	Dominic Rechiche	45	Son-in-law	Waiter	Italy
63	Isabell O Rechiche	36	Daughter	—	Italy
64	Virginia Rechiche	13	Grand daughter	—	Ohio
65	Grace Rechiche	10	Grand daughter	—	Ohio
66	Joan Rechiche	7	Grand daughter	—	Ohio
67	Paul Wycinski	44	Head	Pumper	Ohio
68	Annabelle Wycinski	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
69	Mary Wycinski	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
70	Arthur Wycinski	11	Son	—	Ohio
71	Fred O West	73	Head	—	England
72	Thomas West THIS PERSON	42	Son	Miner	Ohio
73	John West	52	Head	Miner	Ohio
74	Ellen O West	46	Wife	—	Ohio
75	Arthur West	18	Son	—	Ohio
76	Robert West	15	Son	—	Ohio
77	William West	5	Son	—	Ohio
78	John West	1	Son	—	Ohio
79	Caroline Denny	82	Mother-in-law	—	Ohio
80	Joseph West	49	Head	Miner	Ohio

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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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