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Walter Myers — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tuscarawas-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Walter Myers across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tuscarawas-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1916), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Male Son Born: Ohio Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationTuscarawas-County, Ohio
SurnameMyers
Given NameWalter
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age24
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceOhio
1935 Residence (City)Tuscarawas
1935 Residence (County)Tuscarawas
Additional Details
OccupationLaborer
IndustryClay Plant
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked24
Income (1939)600
Highest GradeHs 4
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateOhio
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)ohio
OccupationLaborer
Township / WardTuscarawas
Est. Birth Year~1916

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 Walter Age Birth yr
Howard Myers Son — 16 ~1924
Walter Myers Son — 24 ~1916
Samuel Myers Son — 8 ~1932
Melvin Myers Son — 2 ~1938
Shirley Myers Daughter — ~1940
Eva Myers Spouse — 41 ~1899
Donald Myers Son — 14 ~1926
Lloyd Myers Son — 22 ~1918
Robert Myers Head — 47 ~1893
Earl Myers Son — 18 ~1922

Census Appearances

1930
Tuscarawas, Ohio
Son, age 14
Tuscarawas, Ohio · implied b. ~1916 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Myers
Given Name Walter E.
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 14
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Ohio
Father's Birthplace Ohio
Mother's Birthplace Ohio
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Ohio
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) ohio
1940
Tuscarawas-County, Ohio
Son, age 24
Tuscarawas-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1916 — 10 household members
Surname Myers
Given Name Walter
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 24
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Ohio
1935 Residence (City) Tuscarawas
1935 Residence (County) Tuscarawas
Occupation Laborer
Industry Clay Plant
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 24
Income (1939) 600
Highest Grade Hs 4
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Ohio
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) ohio

Model Tree

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.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links Walter Myers across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Walter Myers
Son · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · Ohio
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Sibling
Melvin Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 2
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Samuel Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Donald Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 14
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Howard Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Lloyd Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 22
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Earl Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Shirley Myers
Sibling · 1940 · age
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)

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03161-00822)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Charles A Mathias 27 Head Laborer Ohio
42 May Mathias 22 Wife — Ohio
43 Robert E. Myers 47 Head Laborer Ohio
44 Eva Myers 41 Wife — Ohio
45 Walter Myers THIS PERSON 24 Son Laborer Ohio
46 Lloyd Myers 22 Son Laborer Ohio
47 Earl Myers 18 Son — Ohio
48 Howard Myers 16 Son — Ohio
49 Donald Myers 14 Son — Ohio
50 Samuel Myers 8 Son — Ohio
51 Melvin Myers 2 Son — Ohio
52 Shirley Myers 0 Daughter — Ohio
53 John C. Oswald 74 Head Dealer Ohio
54 Malissa Oswald 74 Wife — Ohio
55 Otis Simmons 40 Head Laborer Ohio
56 Essa Simmons 40 Wife — Ohio
57 Martha Simmons 18 Daughter — Ohio
58 Jane Simmons 17 Daughter — Ohio
59 Maxine Simmons 13 Daughter — Ohio
60 Otis Jr. Simmons 9 Son — Ohio
61 Elas J. Miller 36 Head Laborer Ohio
62 Florence Miller 31 Wife — Ohio
63 Luella Miller 8 Daughter — Ohio
64 Thomas Wilkinson 49 Head Miner Ohio
65 Louise Wilkinson 45 Wife — Illinois
66 Elmer Goshorn 41 Head Laborer Ohio
67 Abbie Goshorn 37 Wife — Ohio
68 Elmer Goshorn 14 Son — Ohio
69 George Goshorn 9 Son — Ohio
70 William Goshorn 7 Son — Ohio
71 Ralph Schneider 42 Head Laborer Ohio
72 Ruth Schneider 34 Wife — Ohio
73 Arthur Knisely 48 Head Superintendent Ohio
74 Frankie Knisely 52 Wife — Ohio
75 Calvin Knisely 23 Son Mechanic Ohio
76 Howard Knisely 21 Son Laborer Ohio
77 Robert Knisely 18 Son — Ohio
78 Mary Senft 28 Daughter — Ohio
79 Beverly Senft 7 Granddaughter — Ohio
80 Betty Senft 6 Granddaughter — Ohio

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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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