William Thornton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ross-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this William Thornton across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ross-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Ohio Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ross-County, Ohio
Surname	Thornton
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Green Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Ross
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Green Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
William Thornton	Head	—	62	~1878
Robert Thornton	Son	—	22	~1918
Robert Walters	Other	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Ross, Ohio

Head, age 42

Ross, Ohio · implied b. ~1878 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thornton
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Ross, Ohio

Head, age 52

Ross, Ohio · implied b. ~1878 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thornton
Given Name	William O.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Ross-County, Ohio

Head, age 62

Ross-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1878 — 3 household members

Surname	Thornton
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Green Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Ross
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Highest Grade	G 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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William Thornton

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Ohio

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03137-00175)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Florence Cosgrove	50	Boarder	House	Ohio
42	Howard Roll	44	Head	Farmer	Ohio
43	Cora Roll	44	Wife	House	Ohio
44	Earl Roll	12	Son	—	Ohio
45	Mary Roll	5	Daughter	—	Ohio
46	William Kellenberger	38	Head	Farmer	Ohio
47	Bertha Kellenberger	36	Wife	House	Ohio
48	Louis Roll	57	Head	Farmer	Ohio
49	Sophia Roll	56	Wife	House	Ohio
50	Lewis Pontious	55	Head	Farmer	Ohio
51	Wallace Pontious	52	Brother	Farmer	Ohio
52	Clifford Roll	64	Head	Farmer	Ohio
53	Rosie Roll	65	Wife	House	Ohio
54	Florentina Roll	28	Daughter	House	Ohio
55	Chauncey Beachbaum	60	Head	Farmer	Ohio
56	Effie Beachbaum	61	Wife	House	Ohio
57	William Thornton THIS PERSON	62	Head	Farmer	Ohio
58	Robert Thornton	22	Son	Farmer	Ohio
59	Robert Walters	24	Hired hand	Labour	Ohio
60	Matty Matthews	58	Head	House	Ohio
61	Howard Matthews	11	Son	—	Ohio
62	Earl Steele	59	Head	Farmer	Ohio
63	Jenna Steele	53	Wife	House	Ohio
64	Carl Steele	18	Son	—	Ohio
65	Mervin Steele	16	Son	—	Ohio
66	June Steele	12	Son	—	Ohio
67	Clarence Meastle	52	Head	Farmer	Ohio
68	Grace Meastle	53	Wife	House	Ohio
69	Raymond Mcvick	20	Labour	Labour	Ohio
70	John Thornton	32	Head	Farmer	Ohio
71	Julia Thornton	22	Wife	House	Ohio
72	Harold Streetmatter	45	Head	Farmer	Ohio
73	Gayle Streetmatter	44	Wife	House	Ohio
74	Wilbur Streetmatter	18	Son	—	Ohio
75	Lloyd Streetmatter	17	Son	—	Ohio
76	Mary Stevenson	77	Mother-in-law	—	Ohio
77	Roy Coder	37	Head	Wrecker	Ohio
78	Mabel Coder	38	Wife	House	Ohio
79	Thelma Coder	16	Daughter	—	Ohio
80	Phyllis Coder	12	Daughter	—	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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