Walter Patterson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Guernsey-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Walter Patterson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Guernsey-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Guernsey-County, Ohio
Surname	Patterson
Given Name	Walter J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cambridge city
1935 Residence (County)	Guernsey
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Shipping Dept Steel Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Cambridge City
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Russell Patterson	Son	—	20	~1920
Walter Patterson	Head	—	46	~1894
Walter Patterson	Son	—	22	~1918
Lois Patterson	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Freda Patterson	Spouse	—	41	~1899
Marjorie Patterson	Daughter	—	9	~1931

Census Appearances

1920

Guernsey, Ohio

Head, age 26

Guernsey, Ohio · implied b. ~1894 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Patterson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Tin Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	R
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Guernsey, Ohio

Head, age 36

Guernsey, Ohio · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Patterson
Given Name	Walter J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Cold Roller
Industry	Steel mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	2100
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Guernsey-County, Ohio

Head, age 46

Guernsey-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

Surname	Patterson
Given Name	Walter J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Cambridge city
1935 Residence (County)	Guernsey
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Shipping Dept Steel Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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Walter Patterson

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Ohio

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03075-00441)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	William R Whitis	53	Head	Laborer	Ohio
42	Laura M Whitis	46	Wife	—	Ohio
43	Ralph R Jr Whitis	27	Son	Printer	Ohio
44	James E Whitis	22	Son	Buffer	Ohio
45	Eldred Harding	22	Head	Upholsterer	Ohio
46	Arlene Harding	22	Wife	—	Ohio
47	Larry Harding	1	Son	—	Ohio
48	Dale Harding	0	Son	—	Ohio
49	Kenneth Lenhart	28	Head	Upholsterer	Ohio
50	Mildred Lenhart	24	Wife	—	Ohio
51	William H Lenhart	4	Son	—	Ohio
52	Carl Beatty	38	Head	Grocer	Ohio
53	Edrie Beatty	32	Wife	—	Ohio
54	Carl William Beatty	2	Son	—	Ohio
55	Elizabeth Moffett	62	Mother-in-law	—	Ohio
56	George Volz	36	Head	Caster	Ohio
57	Mary C Volz	34	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
58	Dorothy Bell Volz	14	Daughter	—	Ohio
59	Raymond W Volz	5	Son	—	Ohio
60	Margaret Faye Volz	0	Daughter	—	Ohio
61	Walter J Patterson THIS PERSON	46	Head	Laborer	Ohio
62	Freda Mae Patterson	41	Wife	—	Ohio
63	Walter Edwin Patterson	22	Son	—	Ohio
64	Russell F Patterson	20	Son	Truck Driver	Ohio
65	Lois Eileen Patterson	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
66	Marjorie Ann Patterson	9	Daughter	—	Ohio
67	William Sigman	28	Head	Mold Runner	Ohio
68	Grace Sigman	26	Wife	—	Ohio
69	Bonnie Jean Sigman	7	Daughter	—	Ohio
70	William Sigman	3	Son	—	Ohio
71	Fred Million	42	Head	Laborer	Ohio
72	James Million	22	Son	—	Ohio
73	Clifford C Wiley	45	Head	Laborer	Ohio
74	Edythe L Wiley	39	Wife	—	Indiana
75	Betty Jean Wiley	12	Daughter	—	Ohio
76	Daniel H Frontz	38	Head	Presser	Ohio
77	Elizabeth Frontz	38	Wife	—	Ohio
78	Alberta Mae Frontz	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
79	Daniel Jr Frontz	12	Son	—	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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