Arthur Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Pike-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Arthur Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pike-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Pike-County, Kentucky
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist #5
1935 Residence (County)	Pike
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 5
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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
Pauline Thompson	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Ester Thompson	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Arthur Thompson	Head	—	41	~1899
Chester Thompson	Son	—	18	~1922
Orville Thompson	Son	—	22	~1918
Effie Thompson	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Pike, Kentucky

Head, age 20

Pike, Kentucky · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
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	F
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Pike, Kentucky

Head, age 31

Pike, Kentucky · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Pike-County, Kentucky

Head, age 41

Pike-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1899 — 6 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Arthur
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist #5
1935 Residence (County)	Pike
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Arthur Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Kentucky

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1940 US Federal Census — Pike-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01350-00971)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Jaqueline Charles	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
42	Fill Charles	31	Head	Miner	Kentucky
43	Carrie Charles	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Claudine Charles	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
45	Christine Charles	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
46	Eugene Charles	4	Son	—	Kentucky
47	Fred Charles	30	Brother	Farming	Kentucky
48	Arthur Thompson THIS PERSON	41	Head	Farming	Kentucky
49	Effie Thompson	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
50	Orville Thompson	22	Son	Farming	Kentucky
51	Ester Thompson	20	Daughter	—	Kentucky
52	Chester Thompson	18	Son	—	Kentucky
53	Pauline Thompson	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
54	Halter Charles	31	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
55	Wanda Lee Charles	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
56	Allen H. Charles	8	Son	—	Kentucky
57	Richard H. Charles	6	Son	—	Kentucky
58	Ernest B. Charles	4	Son	—	Kentucky
59	Mallie Compton	25	Head	Farming	Kentucky
60	Merta Compton	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
61	Percy Compton	4	Son	—	Kentucky
62	Claude Compton	1	Son	—	Kentucky
63	Nettie Lowe	39	Sister in law	—	Kentucky
64	Della Adams	34	Head	Farming	Kentucky
65	Augusta Adams	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
66	James Adams	3	Son	—	Kentucky
67	Clearance Adams	2	Son	—	Kentucky
68	Morris Stratton	51	Head	Transfer	Kentucky
69	Nora Stratton	50	Wife	—	Kentucky
70	Hugh Stratton	22	Son	Filling Station	Kentucky
71	Ed. Stratton	20	Son	—	Kentucky
72	Mary Stratton	18	Daughter	—	Kentucky
73	David Stratton	16	Son	—	Kentucky
74	Denner Stratton	14	Son	Farming	Kentucky
75	Helen Stratton	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
76	Morris Jr. Stratton	9	Son	—	Kentucky
77	Hersel Thompson	29	Head	Bus Driver	Kentucky
78	Lassie Thompson	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
79	Dorothy Thompson	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky

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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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