Walter Thomas — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Montgomery, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this Walter Thomas across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Montgomery, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Clara — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Montgomery, Ohio
Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Walter J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Additional Details
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Ice Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	6000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Truck Driver
Township / Ward	Dayton City
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Doris Thomas	Daughter	—	3	~1927
Walter Thomas	Head	—	27	~1903
Doris Thomas	Other	—	25	~1905
Natalia Mcbarton	Other	—	19	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Montgomery, Ohio

Son, age 16

Montgomery, Ohio · implied b. ~1904 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Errand Boy
Industry	Delco Light
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Montgomery, Ohio

Head, age 27

Montgomery, Ohio · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Walter J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Ice Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	6000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Montgomery-County, Ohio

Head, age 36

Montgomery-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1904 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thoma
Given Name	Walter John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Dayton
1935 Residence (County)	Montgomery
Occupation	Truck Driver
Industry	Beverage Dist. Co.
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1820
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Thomas

b. ~1867

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Clara Thomas

b. ~1869

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Thomas

Head · 1930 · age 27 · b. ~1903 · Ohio

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

Original Census Page

1930 US Federal Census — Montgomery, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

25 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:ohiocensus00reel1855:0547)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Edward M. Gard	44	Head	Ice Man	Ohio
2	Evelyn M. Gard	39	Wife-H	—	Ohio
3	Edna G. Gard	18	Daughter	—	Ohio
4	Ada M. Gard	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	Warren E. Gard	15	Son	—	Ohio
6	Francis Gard	13	Son	—	Ohio
7	Walter J. Thomas THIS PERSON	27	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
8	Doris Thomas	25	Wife-H	—	Ohio
9	Doris M. Thomas	3	Daughter	—	Ohio
10	Natalia Mcbarton	19	Sister-in-law	—	Ohio
11	Chas. C. Lough	41	Head	Armature Winder	West Virginia
12	Ella Lough	28	Wife-H	Machinist	Indiana
13	Mary E. Lough	4	Daughter	—	West Virginia
14	Chas. R. Jr. Lough	2	Son	—	West Virginia
15	Edward Marsden	68	Head	—	Ohio
16	Ruth Marsden	50	Wife-H	Carpenter	Ohio
17	Louise Marsden	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
18	James Marsden	4	Son	—	Ohio
19	Richard Marsden	1	Son	—	Ohio
20	Chas. C. Graham	40	Head	Freight Handler	Ohio
21	Hattie J. Graham	40	Wife-H	—	Ohio
22	George J. Pfeil	72	Head	—	Germany
23	End Of Block Pfeil	72	1468	—	Germany
27	Wasyl Shemerdiak	48	Head	Sheet Metal	Austria
28	Mildred Shemerdiak	52	Wife-H	—	Ohio

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Walter

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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