Arthur Butler — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fluvanna-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Arthur Butler across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fluvanna-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fluvanna-County, Virginia
Surname	Butler
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Palmyra Mag. Dis.
1935 Residence (County)	Fluvanna
Additional Details
Occupation	road work
Industry	state highway
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	388
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Road Work
Township / Ward	Palmyra Mag Dis
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Arthur	Age	Birth yr
Arthur Butler	Head	—	46	~1894
Virginia Butler	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Viola Butler	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Emily Butler	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Willie Butler	Son	—	13	~1927
Margaret Butler	Daughter	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Fluvanna, Virginia

Head, age 26

Fluvanna, Virginia · implied b. ~1894 — 2 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Butler
Given Name	Arthur C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Fluvanna, Virginia

Head, age 36

Fluvanna, Virginia · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Butler
Given Name	Arthur E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	VVVV O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Fluvanna-County, Virginia

Head, age 46

Fluvanna-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

Surname	Butler
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Palmyra Mag. Dis.
1935 Residence (County)	Fluvanna
Occupation	road work
Industry	state highway
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	388
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Arthur Butler

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Fluvanna-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04263-00177)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Jess Scott	34	Nephew	Laborer	Virginia
42	R. M. Jr. Goodwin	21	Head	Farmer	Virginia
43	Primrose Goodwin	18	Wife	—	Virginia
44	Asa C. Ryals	58	Head	Farmer	Virginia
45	Bessie S. Ryals	60	Wife	—	Virginia
46	Asa C. Jr. Ryals	21	Son	Lineman	Virginia
47	Samuel A. Ryals	21	Son	Lineman	Virginia
48	Arthur Butler THIS PERSON	46	Head	Road Work	Virginia
49	Viola Butler	42	Wife	—	Virginia
50	Margaret S. Butler	19	Daughter	Cook	Virginia
51	Virginia H. Butler	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
52	Willie E. Butler	13	Son	—	Virginia
53	Emily C. Butler	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
54	B. H. Thompson	32	Head	Truck Driver	Virginia
55	Elsie S. Thompson	27	Wife	—	Virginia
56	B. H. Jr. Thompson	2	Son	—	Virginia
57	Lucy Thompson	69	Mother	—	Virginia
58	Thos. H. Patrum	54	Head	Carpenter	Virginia
59	James S. Melton	34	Head	Laborer	Virginia
60	Ruby P. Melton	38	Wife	—	Virginia
61	Wallace Bragg	23	Hired help	Laborer	Virginia
62	Jack E. Miller	79	Head	—	Ohio
63	Johnathon S. Miller	70	Brother	—	Ohio
64	E. C. Cutright	50	Head	Farmer	West Va.
65	Mary M. Cutright	46	Wife	—	Virginia
66	Carl Cutright	21	Son	Carpenter	Virginia
67	Melba Cutright	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
68	Viola Cutright	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
69	Stella Cutright	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
70	Gene Cutright	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
71	Tom P. Diggs	62	Head	Farmer	Virginia
72	Emma Diggs	64	Wife	—	Virginia
73	Edward L. Diggs	40	Head	Farmer	Virginia
74	Mary G. Diggs	48	Wife	—	Virginia
75	Richard Diggs	17	Son	—	Virginia
76	Margaret Diggs	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
77	Joe Burruss	30	Head	Laborer	Virginia
78	Hallie Burruss	28	Wife	—	Virginia
79	Tressie Burruss	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
80	Wood C. Glass	47	Head	Merchant	Virginia

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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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