Charles Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Custer-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Charles Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Custer-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Vernon & Frances — first a head (b.~1914), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Custer-County, Nebraska
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Charles S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Custer
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-3
1935 Residence	Nebraska
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ansley Township
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Charles	Age	Birth yr
Barbara Thompson	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Charles Thompson	Head	—	26	~1914
Russell Thompson	Son	—	3	~1937
Charles Thompson	Son	—	7	~1933
Mary Thompson	Spouse	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Custer, Nebraska

Son, age 5

Custer, Nebraska · implied b. ~1915 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Charles B.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Custer, Nebraska

Son, age 16

Custer, Nebraska · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Charles P.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Custer-County, Nebraska

Head, age 26

Custer-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Charles S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Custer
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-3
1935 Residence	Nebraska
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Vernon Thompson

b. ~1886

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Frances Thompson

b. ~1890

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Charles Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · Nebraska

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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 — Custer-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02242-00480)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Pauline Petet	31	Wife	—	Nebraska
42	Wanda Petet	11	Daughter	—	Nebraska
43	Karen Petet	9	Son	—	Nebraska
44	Glenn Petet	7	Son	—	Nebraska
45	Maxine Petet	1	Daughter	—	Nebraska
46	Charles S. Thompson THIS PERSON	26	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
47	Mary Thompson	27	Wife	—	Nebraska
48	Charles William Thompson	7	Son	—	Nebraska
49	Russell G. Thompson	3	Son	—	Nebraska
50	Barbara Lynn Thompson	1	Daughter	—	Nebraska
51	Glen Roach	31	Head	—	Nebraska
52	Loretta Roach	28	Wife	—	Nebraska
53	Dean Roach	9	Son	—	Nebraska
54	Shirley Roach	6	Daughter	—	Nebraska
55	Janett Roach	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
56	Janet Roach	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
57	Isaac Aura Hughes	43	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
58	Elton G. Hughes	10	Son	—	Nebraska
59	Reggie Hughes	8	Son	—	Nebraska
60	Lois Hughes	6	Daughter	—	Nebraska
61	Charles F. Bramer	77	Head	—	Germany
62	Flora Bramer	65	Wife	—	Indiana
63	Edward Lee	47	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
64	Laura Lee	42	Wife	—	Nebraska
65	Dewey Lee	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
66	Vivian Lee	14	Daughter	—	Nebraska
67	Canute Lee	87	Father	—	Norway
68	Delbert Kirk	32	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
69	Arle Kirk	30	Wife	—	Nebraska
70	James Kirk	11	Son	—	Nebraska
71	Melvin Kirk	10	Son	—	Nebraska
72	Ivan Kirk	7	Son	—	Nebraska
73	Betty Kirk	6	Daughter	—	Nebraska
74	Phyllis Kirk	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
75	Irene Kirk	1	Daughter	—	Nebraska
76	Edmund Rapp	25	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
77	Rosa Rapp	21	Wife	—	Nebraska
78	Clifford Rapp	0	Son	—	Nebraska
79	Garfield Eggleston	60	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
80	Adeline Eggleston	56	Wife	—	Nebraska

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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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