Ben Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hunt-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Ben Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hunt-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hunt-County, Texas
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	COMMERCE CITY
1935 Residence (County)	HUNT
Additional Details
Occupation	Agent
Industry	Newspaper
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	784
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Agent
Township / Ward	Commerce City
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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 Ben	Age	Birth yr
Dorothy Johnson	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Ruth Johnson	Daughter	—	27	~1913
Ben Johnson	Head	—	60	~1880
Nellie Johnson	Spouse	—	54	~1886
Ben Johnson	Son	—	22	~1918
Frances Johnson	Daughter	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Hunt, Texas

Head, age 39

Hunt, Texas · implied b. ~1881 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Hunt, Texas

Head, age 50

Hunt, Texas · implied b. ~1880 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ben F
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Agent
Industry	News papers
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	2000
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Hunt-County, Texas

Head, age 60

Hunt-County, Texas · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Ben
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	COMMERCE CITY
1935 Residence (County)	HUNT
Occupation	Agent
Industry	Newspaper
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	784
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Ben Johnson

Head · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · Texas

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04072-00280)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ouida Murphy	1	Daughter	—	Texas
42	Ben Johnson THIS PERSON	60	Head	Agent	Texas
43	Nellie Johnson	54	Wife	—	Illinois
44	Ruth Johnson	27	Daughter	Teacher	Texas
45	Ben Jr Johnson	22	Son	Teacher	Texas
46	Frances Johnson	21	Daughter	—	Texas
47	Dorothy Johnson	20	Daughter	—	Texas
48	Gertrude Roan	36	Head	Seamstress	Texas
49	Deborah Roan	65	Mother	—	Texas
50	J C Roan	29	Brother	Laborer	Texas
51	Edith Johnson	30	Head	Seamstress	Texas
52	Mc Cary Helen Johnson	12	Daughter	—	Texas
53	Oleta Johnson	8	Daughter	—	Texas
54	Lucy Slaton	41	Head	Seamstress	Arkansas
55	R L Jr Slaton	13	Son	—	Texas
56	Al Gene Slaton	7	Son	—	Texas
57	Alice Wallace	27	Head	Mangle Operator	Texas
58	Florine Wallace	11	Daughter	—	Texas
59	Doris Wallace	9	Daughter	—	Texas
60	Donald Ross Wallace	7	Son	—	Texas
61	R C Jr Wallace	5	Son	—	Texas
62	Pauline Barrett	19	Niece	Waitress	Texas
63	Lee Craycraft	46	Head	Fireman	Texas
64	Hazel Craycraft	31	Wife	—	Missouri
65	Anna Lee Craycraft	11	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
66	Marva Pearl Craycraft	9	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
67	Donna Ruth Craycraft	5	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
68	Grace Helen Craycraft	3	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
69	Arnold Jones	44	Head	Truck Driver	Texas
70	Alma Jones	37	Wife	—	Texas
71	John Thomas Jones	17	Son	—	Texas
72	Virdin Jones	13	Daughter	—	Texas
73	Dan N Mccurdy	63	Head	—	Texas
74	Etta Mccurdy	57	Wife	Seamstress	Texas
75	Lowell Mccurdy	15	Son	—	Texas
76	Thurman Horton	36	Head	Carpenter	Texas
77	Cynthia Horton	32	Wife	—	Texas
78	Robert Horton	10	Son	—	Texas
79	Billie Wayne Horton	2	Son	—	Texas
80	Mack C Patrick	80	Head	—	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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