Ada Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Natchitoches-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Ada Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Natchitoches-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1931), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 9 b. ~1931 Female Daughter Born: Louisiana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Natchitoches-County, Louisiana
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ada Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (County)	Natchitoches
Additional Details
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	Ward 8
Est. Birth Year	~1931

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ada	Age	Birth yr
Florence Thompson	Spouse	—	37	~1903
Howard Thompson	Head	—	33	~1907
Ada Thompson	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Norma Thompson	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Mary Thompson	Daughter	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1930

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Daughter, age

Natchitoches, Louisiana · implied b. ~1930 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ada Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	none
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Natchitoches-County, Louisiana

Daughter, age 9

Natchitoches-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1931 — 5 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ada Ruth
Relationship to Head	Daughter
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (County)	Natchitoches
Industry	0
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Our Model Tree links Ada Thompson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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Ada Thompson

Daughter · 1940 · age 9 · b. ~1931 · Louisiana

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Sibling

Mary Thompson

Sibling · 1940 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Norma Thompson

Sibling · 1940 · age 8

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 — Natchitoches-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01415-00135)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Owen Wade Taylor	5	Son	—	Louisiana
2	Kermyth Taylor	4	Son	—	Louisiana
3	Ernie Taylor	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
4	William R. Lowden	80	Head	Farm	Louisiana
5	Rosa Lowden	75	Wife	—	Louisiana
6	Ends Here	None	Kisa	—	Chopin
7	Bertan Jones	50	Head	Farm	Louisiana
8	Laura E. Jones	55	Wife	—	Louisiana
9	Howard Thompson	33	Head	W.P.A.	Louisiana
10	Florence Thompson	37	Wife	—	Louisiana
11	Mary Opal Thompson	13	Daughter	—	Louisiana
12	Ada Ruth Thompson THIS PERSON	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
13	Norma Dean Thompson	8	Daughter	—	Louisiana
14	John W. Thompson	54	Head	Farm	Louisiana
15	Ada E. Thompson	54	Wife	—	Louisiana
16	John H. Cooper	57	Cousin	—	Louisiana
17	Johnie H. Johnson	37	Head	Farm	Louisiana
18	Irene Johnson	25	Wife	—	Louisiana
19	Kenneth L. Johnson	8	Son	—	Louisiana
20	Hazel Johnson	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
21	Adderine Johnson	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
22	Willie F. Johnson	42	Head	Log Woods	Louisiana
23	Amanda A. Johnson	44	Wife	—	Louisiana
24	Helen L. Johnson	16	Daughter	—	Louisiana
25	T. B. Henry	20	Lodger	60	Louisiana
26	Homer R. Johnson	40	Head	Barrel Industry	Louisiana
27	Elizabeth Johnson	40	Wife	—	Louisiana
28	Homer R. Jr. Johnson	19	Son	Barrel Industry	Louisiana
29	Odis S. Johnson	18	Son	Barrel Industry	Louisiana
30	Edith Lucile Johnson	16	Daughter	—	Louisiana
31	Dorothy E. Johnson	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
32	Catherine Johnson	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
33	Susan Catherine Johnson	78	Mother	—	Louisiana
34	James Clifford Johnson	37	Head	W.P.A.	Louisiana
35	Nettie Johnson	29	Wife	—	Louisiana
36	J. C. Johnson	12	Son	—	Louisiana
37	Ruby Johnson	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana
38	Sybil Maxine Johnson	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
39	Shirley Elmena Johnson	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
40	Anama May Harris	None	M	River + Harbor	—

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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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