William Crawford — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Allen-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this William Crawford across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Allen-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Charles & Beulah — first a head (b.~1917), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Male Head Born: Ohio Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Allen-County, Ohio
Surname	Crawford
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	LIMA city
1935 Residence (County)	ALLEN
Additional Details
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Locomotive Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	15
Income (1939)	620
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Machinist
Township / Ward	Lima City
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Janice Crawford	Daughter	—		~1940
Kathleen Crawford	Daughter	—	2	~1938
William Crawford	Head	—	23	~1917
Leta Crawford	Spouse	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Allen, Ohio

Son, age 3

Allen, Ohio · implied b. ~1917 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	William J
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Allen, Ohio

Son, age 13

Allen, Ohio · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Allen-County, Ohio

Head, age 23

Allen-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	LIMA city
1935 Residence (County)	ALLEN
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Locomotive Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	15
Income (1939)	620
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Charles Crawford

b. ~1891

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Beulah Crawford

b. ~1896

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Crawford

Head · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · Ohio

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

Original Census Page

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03021-00568)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Robert Sutton	1	Son	—	Ohio
2	William Crawford THIS PERSON	23	Head	Machinist	Ohio
3	Leta Crawford	20	Wife	—	Ohio
4	Kathleen Crawford	2	Daughter	—	Ohio
5	Janice Crawford	0	Daughter	—	Ohio
6	Milton G. Gladfelter	59	Head	Machinist	Pennsylvania
7	Mary Gladfelter	58	Wife	—	Germany
8	Velma Gladfelter	28	Daughter	—	Ohio
9	Floyd Gladfelter	26	Son	Machinist	Ohio
10	Herbert Gladfelter	23	Son	Machinist	Ohio
11	Glen Gladfelter	20	Son	New Worker	Ohio
12	Willard Gladfelter	13	Son	—	Ohio
13	George Dankirt	53	Head	Laborer	Indiana
14	Grace Dankirt	43	Wife	—	Indiana
15	Ernest Dankirt	29	Son	Painter	Ohio
16	Harold Dankirt	6	Son	—	Ohio
17	William G. Hemphill	44	Head	Electric Welder	Ohio
18	Effie Hemphill	48	Wife	Cigar Maker	Nebraska
19	Francis Nichols	32	Head	Painter	Ohio
20	Reetha Nichols	21	Wife	Cigar Maker	Ohio
21	Cary Dodds	58	Head	Laborer	Ohio
22	Blanche Dodds	55	Wife	—	Ohio
23	Robert Fitz	38	Head	Salesman	Ohio
24	Irene Fitz	34	Wife	—	Ohio
25	Calvin Roeder	27	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
26	Mary H. Roeder	22	Wife	—	Ohio
27	Calvin E. Roeder	3	Son	—	Ohio
28	Richard C. Roeder	0	Son	—	Ohio
29	Russell Roeder	0	Son	—	Ohio
30	Robert B. Hire	23	Head	Apprentice Timekeeper	Ohio
31	Frieda Hire	26	Wife	Assembly Worker	Ohio
32	James A. Hire	1	Son	—	Ohio
33	Frank Everett	62	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
34	Addie Everett	66	Wife	—	Ohio
35	William Heatwool	57	Head	Truck Driver	Ohio
36	Anna Heatwool	52	Wife	—	Ohio
37	Thurman Derringer	34	Head	Laborer	Michigan
38	Mabel Derringer	35	Wife	—	Ohio
39	William H. Bergdorf	13	Step Son	—	Ohio
40	Dale Bergdorf	11	Step Son	—	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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