Arthur Butler — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Spalding-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Arthur Butler across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Spalding-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1904), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1904 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Spalding-County, Georgia
Surname	Butler
Given Name	Arthur W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	M.D. 1069 "Africa"
1935 Residence (County)	Spalding
Additional Details
Occupation	Welder
Industry	Cotton Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1025
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Welder
Township / Ward	Md 1069 Africa
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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 Arthur	Age	Birth yr
William Butler	Son	—	7	~1933
Arlie Butler	Son	—	5	~1935
Arthur Butler	Head	—	36	~1904
Emmith Butler	Son	—	4	~1936
Bonita Butler	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Ray Butler	Son	—	11	~1929
Annie Butler	Spouse	—	34	~1906
James Butler	Son	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1930

Spalding, Georgia

Head, age 26

Spalding, Georgia · implied b. ~1904 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Butler
Given Name	Arthur W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Machinist
Industry	Cotton Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	3
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Spalding-County, Georgia

Head, age 36

Spalding-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1904 — 8 household members

Surname	Butler
Given Name	Arthur W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	M.D. 1069 "Africa"
1935 Residence (County)	Spalding
Occupation	Welder
Industry	Cotton Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1025
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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Arthur Butler

Head · 1940 · age 36 · b. ~1904 · Georgia

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1940 US Federal Census — Spalding-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00708-00875)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Arthur Bell	9	Son	—	Georgia
2	Homer (X) Day	42	Head	Farmer	Georgia
3	Thelma Day	43	Wife	Teacher	Georgia
4	Carolyn Day	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
5	Scott Day	2	Son	—	Georgia
6	Thomas Green	55	Head	Farmer	Georgia
7	Beckie Green	57	Wife	—	Georgia
8	Robert Akin	63	Head	Farmer	Georgia
9	Clyde Akin	62	Wife	—	Georgia
10	Grover Warden	49	Son-in-law	Painter	Virginia
11	Annie Warden	30	Daughter	—	Georgia
12	Lloyd Akin	14	Grandson	—	Georgia
13	Oscar Mcduffey	40	Head	Carpenter	Georgia
14	Carrie Mcduffey	38	Wife	—	Georgia
15	James H. Mcduffey	18	Son	General Laborer	Georgia
16	Nellie Mcduffey	8	Daughter	—	Georgia
17	Arthur W. Butler THIS PERSON	36	Head	Welder	Georgia
18	Annie Butler	34	Wife	—	Georgia
19	Ray Kenneth Butler	11	Son	—	Georgia
20	Bonita Butler	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
21	William Henry Butler	7	Son	—	Georgia
22	Arlie Butler	5	Son	—	Georgia
23	Emmith Butler	4	Son	—	Georgia
24	James Wesley Butler	1	Son	—	Georgia
25	Ed Porter	46	Head	Farmer	Georgia
26	Louie Porter	47	Wife	—	Georgia
27	Jesse Ammons	34	Head	Farm Laborer	Georgia
28	Annie Lee Ammons	31	Wife	—	Georgia
29	Susie Mae Ammons	16	Daughter	Spinning Room	Georgia
30	Annie Laurie Ammons	15	Daughter	Spinning Room	Georgia
31	Wade Crawford	45	Head	Room Hand	Georgia
32	Lois Crawford	37	Wife	Spinner	Georgia
33	Charles Crawford	13	Son	—	Georgia
34	Jack Crawford	11	Son	—	Georgia
35	Annie George Crawford	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
36	Mary Emma Crawford	2	Daughter	—	Georgia
37	Lloyd Philips	22	Nephew/Son-in-law	Farm Laborer	Georgia
38	Eddie Lee Speer	39	Head	Farmer	Georgia
39	Ray Ellis Speer	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Georgia
40	Adelle Speer	12	Daughter	—	Georgia

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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.

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