Ben Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Laurel-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Ben Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Laurel-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents William & Hannah — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Laurel-County, Kentucky
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ben H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Laurel
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	492
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Magisterial District 2
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ben	Age	Birth yr
Chesney Futner	Other	—	12	~1928
Tony Johnson	Son	—	1	~1939
Marie Johnson	Spouse	—	19	~1921
Ben Johnson	Head	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Laurel, Kentucky

Son, age 6

Laurel, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ben B.
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Can Read	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Laurel, Kentucky

Other, age 17

Laurel, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 32 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ben
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Prisoner
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Laurel-County, Kentucky

Head, age 27

Laurel-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ben H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Laurel
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	492
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Our Model Tree links Ben Johnson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father William Johnson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Hannah Johnson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

William Johnson

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Hannah Johnson

b. ~1881

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ben Johnson

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Kentucky

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01327-00410)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Effie Sloan	38	Wife	—	Kentucky
2	William Sloan	16	Son	—	Kentucky
3	Leroy Sloan	10	Son	—	Kentucky
4	Ruby C. Sloan	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
5	George W. Tipton	68	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
6	Mary Tipton	69	Wife	—	Kentucky
7	J. Caleb Reams	54	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
8	America Reams	54	Wife	—	Kentucky
9	Joe Cornett	22	Head	Teacher	Kentucky
10	Dorothy Cornett	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
11	Lemood Cornett	2	Son	—	Kentucky
12	Ray Chesnut	48	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
13	Bettie Chesnut	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
14	Ernest Chesnut	19	Son	—	Kentucky
15	Jewell Chesnut	17	Daughter	—	Kentucky
16	Claudia Chesnut	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
17	Roy Chesnut	12	Son	—	Kentucky
18	Frances Chesnut	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
19	Robert Chesnut	7	Son	—	Kentucky
20	Riley Chesnut	21	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
21	Minnie V. Chesnut	19	Daughter-in-law	—	Kentucky
22	Ray Williams	27	Head	Teacher	Kentucky
23	Jessie Williams	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
24	Bernestine Williams	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
25	Dave Anderson	51	Head	Laborer Wpa	Kentucky
26	Stella Anderson	45	Wife	—	Kentucky
27	Ceal Anderson	22	Son	—	Kentucky
28	Ben H. Johnson THIS PERSON	27	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
29	Marie Johnson	19	Wife	—	Kentucky
30	Tony Edward Johnson	1	Son	—	Kentucky
31	Chesney Futner	12	Step-sister-in-law	—	Kentucky
32	Homer Rudder	36	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
33	Goldie Rudder	34	Wife	—	Kentucky
34	Amanda Rudder	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
35	Agnes Rudder	14	Daughter	—	Illinois
36	Albert Rudder	7	Son	—	Kentucky
37	Alex M. Rudder	70	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
38	Laura Rudder	79	Wife	—	Tennessee
39	James Thomas Johnson	53	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
40	Mary E. Johnson	53	Wife	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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