Charles Thomas — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Carter-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Charles Thomas across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Carter-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents J & Margaret — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Carter-County, Kentucky
Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (County)	Carter
Additional Details
Occupation	W.P.A
Industry	PW
Class of Worker	224
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	32
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	W.P.A
Township / Ward	Magisterial Dist 7
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Charles	Age	Birth yr
Nettie Thomas	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Mary Thomas	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Jessie Thomas	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Charles Thomas	Head	—	32	~1908
Johnie Thomas	Son	—	5	~1935
Willie Thomas	Son	—	10	~1930
Julie Thomas	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Carter, Kentucky

Son, age 12

Carter, Kentucky · implied b. ~1908 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Charlie
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Carter, Kentucky

Head, age 22

Carter, Kentucky · implied b. ~1908 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Charlie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Fire Clay
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	5.00
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Carter-County, Kentucky

Head, age 32

Carter-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1908 — 7 household members

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (County)	Carter
Occupation	W.P.A
Industry	PW
Class of Worker	224
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	32
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

J Thomas

b. ~1866

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Margaret Thomas

b. ~1883

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Charles Thomas

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · 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 — Carter-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01292-00645)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lyz Campbell	4	Son	—	Kentucky
2	John Thomas	75	Head	Farm	Kentucky
3	Margaret Thomas	58	Wife	—	Kentucky
4	Charles Thomas THIS PERSON	32	Head	W.P.A	Kentucky
5	Julie Thomas	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
6	Willie Thomas	10	Son	—	Kentucky
7	Jessie L. Thomas	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
8	Nettie Thomas	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
9	Johnie Thomas	5	Son	—	Kentucky
10	Mary L. Thomas	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
11	Lawrence Boggs	23	Head	Retail Store	Kentucky
12	Mary B. Boggs	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
13	Russell B. Boggs	1	Son	—	Kentucky
14	Homer Prince	29	Head	Miner	Kentucky
15	Mabel Prince	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
16	Alice Prince	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
17	Edward Prince	4	Son	—	Kentucky
18	Hazel Prince	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
19	Giles Kelly	40	Head	Farm	Kentucky
20	Bertha Kelly	35	Wife	—	Kentucky
21	Lawrence Kelly	13	Son	—	Kentucky
22	Ethel Kelly	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
23	Agnes Kelly	8	Son	—	Kentucky
24	Clarence Kelly	6	Son	—	Kentucky
25	Loretta Kelly	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
26	Ellwood Kelly	1	Son	—	Kentucky
27	Isaac Metty	30	Head	Coal Mine	Kentucky
28	Opal Metty	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
29	Barbara Metty	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
30	Chester Metty	5	Son	—	Kentucky
31	Lee W. Metty	62	Head	Farm	Kentucky
32	Barbara Metty	62	Wife	—	Kentucky
33	Alene Metty	18	Daughter	—	Kentucky
34	Dean Carter	22	Daughter	—	Kentucky
35	Barbara Carter	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
36	Curtis Carter	29	Son-in-law	Farm	Kentucky
37	Watt Moore	39	Head	Coal Mine	Kentucky
38	Bertha Moore	37	Wife	—	Kentucky
39	Earl Moore	17	Son	—	Kentucky
40	Harold Moore	15	Son	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

Charles

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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