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William Wise — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Portage-County, Ohio

Our Model Tree links this William Wise across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Portage-County, Ohio (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1920), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1920 Male Son Born: Ohio Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationPortage-County, Ohio
SurnameWise
Given NameWilliam
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age20
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceOhio
1935 Residence (City)Randolph Twp
1935 Residence (County)Portage
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryIndependent
Class of WorkerOA
Hours Worked60
Income (1939)0
Highest GradeH 8
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateOhio
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)ohio
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardRandolph Twp
Est. Birth Year~1920

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to William Age Birth yr
James Wise Son — 8 ~1932
John Wise Son — 15 ~1925
Elva Wise Head — 50 ~1890
Ernest Wise Son — 17 ~1923
Pauline Wise Daughter — 22 ~1918
Carl Wise Son — 13 ~1927
William Wise Son — 20 ~1920
Joseph Wise Son — 9 ~1931

Census Appearances

1930
Portage, Ohio
Son, age 9
Portage, Ohio · implied b. ~1921 — 7 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Wise
Given Name William F
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 9
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
Portage-County, Ohio
Son, age 20
Portage-County, Ohio · implied b. ~1920 — 8 household members
Surname Wise
Given Name William
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 20
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Ohio
1935 Residence (City) Randolph Twp
1935 Residence (County) Portage
Occupation Farmer
Industry Independent
Class of Worker OA
Hours Worked 60
Income (1939) 0
Highest Grade H 8
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 William Wise across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Anchor record
William Wise
Son · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · Ohio
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Sibling
Ernest Wise
Sibling · 1940 · age 17
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
John Wise
Sibling · 1940 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Joseph Wise
Sibling · 1940 · age 9
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Pauline Wise
Sibling · 1940 · age 22
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
James Wise
Sibling · 1940 · age 8
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Carl Wise
Sibling · 1940 · age 13
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 — Portage-County, Ohio Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03131-00214)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Elva Wise 50 Head Manager Ohio
2 Pauline Wise 22 Daughter Housework Ohio
3 William Wise THIS PERSON 20 Son Farmer Ohio
4 Ernest Wise 17 Son — Ohio
5 John Wise 15 Son — Ohio
6 Carl Wise 13 Son — Ohio
7 Joseph Wise 9 Son — Ohio
8 James Wise 8 Son — Ohio
9 Philip Holodak 31 Head Manager Ohio
10 Nora Holodak 25 Daughter Housework Ohio
11 Leo Schaefer 63 Head Farmer Ohio
12 Lena Schaefer 58 Wife — Ohio
13 George Schaefer 27 Son Laborer Ohio
14 Harold Schaefer 23 Son Farmer Ohio
15 Celia Schaefer 17 Daughter — Ohio
16 Paul Schaefer 15 Son — Ohio
17 John Moldovan 32 Head Farmer Ohio
18 Helen Moldovan 31 Wife — Ohio
19 Mary Ann Moldovan 1 Daughter — Ohio
20 Robert Moldovan 2 Son — Ohio
21 Clarence Freudeman 45 Head Solicitor Ohio
22 Ann Freudeman 45 Wife — Kansas
23 Dan Freudeman 14 Son — Ohio
24 Jesse Brennan 57 Head Minister W. Va
25 Stella Brennan 57 Wife — W. Va
26 Jackie Bell Brennan 41 Lodger Laborer W. Va
27 Andrew Grega 52 Head Farmer Czech-Slovak
28 Anna Grega 48 Wife — Czech-Slovak
29 John Grega 26 Son Trucking Ohio
30 Andrew Grega 24 Son Trucking Ohio
31 Steve Grega 23 Son Laborer Ohio
32 Paul Grega 22 Son Laborer Ohio
33 Joseph Books 30 Son-in-law — Penn
34 Agnes Books 20 Daughter Book Keeper Ohio
35 Harold Books 3 Grandson — Ohio
36 Jerry Grega 4 Grandson — Ohio
37 Pete Fecsik 49 Head Farmer Austria
38 Mary Fecsik 45 Wife — Austria
39 Sam Fecsik 20 Son Trucking W. Virginia
40 Annie Fecsik 16 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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