Barbara Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Barbara Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1884), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Female Spouse Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Barbara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	1st Ward
1935 Residence (County)	St. Tammany
Additional Details
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	1St Ward
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Barbara	Age	Birth yr
Lawson Thompson	Son	—	33	~1907
Marion Thompson	Daughter	—	17	~1923
George Thompson	Head	—	57	~1883
George Stone	Other	—	10	~1930
Lottie Stone	Daughter	—	30	~1910
Alton Thompson	Son	—	20	~1920
Laura Thompson	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Le Thompson	Son	—	25	~1915
Barbara Thompson	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

St Tammany, …

Spouse, age 37

St Tammany, Louisiana · implied b. ~1883 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Barbara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

St Tammany, …

Spouse, age 46

St Tammany, Louisiana · implied b. ~1884 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Barba
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana

Spouse, age 56

St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1884 — 9 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Barbara
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	1st Ward
1935 Residence (County)	St. Tammany
Industry	H
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Barbara Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Louisiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01455-00032)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clara Booth	23	Wife	—	Louisiana
42	Lawrence Booth	7	Son	—	Louisiana
43	Ruby Booth	5	Son	—	Louisiana
44	Julia Booth	2	Son	—	Louisiana
45	George E. Thompson	57	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
46	Barbara Thompson THIS PERSON	56	Wife	—	Louisiana
47	Lawson Thompson	33	Son	Weigher	Louisiana
48	Lottie Stone	30	Daughter	—	Louisiana
49	Le Hilton Thompson	25	Son	Carpenter Helper	Louisiana
50	Alton Thompson	20	Son	Property Clerk	Louisiana
51	Marion Thompson	17	Daughter	—	Louisiana
52	Laura Thompson	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
53	George Stone	10	Grandson	—	Kentucky
54	Oscar Verret	47	Head	Foreman	Louisiana
55	Marie Verret	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
56	Lois Verret	16	Daughter	—	Louisiana
57	Betty Ann Verret	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
58	John Gottschalck	68	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
59	Harriett Gottschalck	61	Wife	—	Louisiana
60	Charles Gottschalck	17	Son	Newsworker	Louisiana
61	Curtis Gottschalck	30	Son	Bus Driver	Louisiana
62	Laura Gottschalck	25	Daughter-in-law	—	Louisiana
63	Robert Gottschalck	6	Grandson	—	Louisiana
64	Ellie Gottschalck	32	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
65	Josephine Gottschalck	30	Wife	—	Louisiana
66	Heather Gottschalck	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana
67	John Gottschalck	8	Son	—	Louisiana
68	Emily Jean Gottschalck	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
69	Richard Gottschalck	3	Son	—	Louisiana
70	Le Ellen Gottschalck	1	Daughter	—	Louisiana
71	George E. Gottschalck	46	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
72	Eva Gottschalck	32	Wife	—	Louisiana
73	Dorothea Gottschalck	7	Daughter	—	Louisiana
74	June Gottschalck	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
75	Leander Gottschalck	3	Son	—	Louisiana
76	Philip Gottschalck	2	Son	—	Louisiana
77	Christine Gottschalck	63	Mother	—	Louisiana
78	Daniel Bush	73	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
79	William Bush	22	Head	Truck Keeper	Louisiana
80	Estelle Bush	21	Wife	—	Louisiana

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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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