Charlie Thomas — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Franklin-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Charlie Thomas across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Franklin-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Lewis & Sam — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Franklin-County, Louisiana
Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Charlie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ward 7
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Charlie	Age	Birth yr
Charlie Thomas	Head	—	27	~1913
Charles Thomas	Son	—	1	~1939
Ada Thomas	Spouse	—	32	~1908

Census Appearances

1920

Franklin, Louisiana

Son, age 8

Franklin, Louisiana · implied b. ~1912 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Charlie
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Franklin, Louisiana

Son, age 17

Franklin, Louisiana · implied b. ~1913 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Charlie P
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Franklin-County, Louisiana

Head, age 27

Franklin-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Charlie
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Our Model Tree links Charlie Thomas across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Lewis Thomas (~0.92 confidence) and father Sam Thomas (~0.92 confidence) and mother Susie Thomas (~0.60 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 3 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.81

Father

Lewis Thomas

b. ~1885

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Sam Thomas

b. ~1890

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Susie Thomas

b. ~1902

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.6

This person

Anchor record

Charlie Thomas

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

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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 — Franklin-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01401-00621)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	General Jr. Cont	1	Son	—	Louisiana
2	Lawrence Cont	5	Son	—	Louisiana
3	Elvin Cont	3	Son	—	Louisiana
4	Dorothy Cont	18	Sister	0	Mississippi
5	Charlie Toliver	40	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
6	Alberta Toliver	28	Wife	—	Louisiana
7	Steve Smart	56	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
8	Ella Smart	48	Wife	—	Louisiana
9	Nettie Mae Smart	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
10	Caston Hardy Smart	7	Grandson	—	Louisiana
11	Cary Neal	29	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
12	Loudie Neal	26	Wife	—	Louisiana
13	Cary Jr. Neal	1	Son	—	Louisiana
14	Eliza Neal	73	Mother	—	Louisiana
15	Eliza Neal	17	Sister	—	Louisiana
16	Aaron Johnson	49	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
17	Rosie Johnson	38	Wife	—	Louisiana
18	James Crofford	12	Lodger	—	Louisiana
19	Charlie Thomas THIS PERSON	27	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
20	Ada Thomas	32	Wife	—	Louisiana
21	Charles V. Thomas	1	Son	—	Louisiana
22	Van Thomas	49	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
23	Nellie Thomas	36	Wife	—	Louisiana
24	Grant Thomas	24	Son	Farmer	Louisiana
25	Hattie Thomas	23	Daughter in law	—	Louisiana
26	Grant Jr. Thomas	4	Grandson	—	Louisiana
27	Walter Miles	54	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
28	Gertie Miles	45	Wife	—	Louisiana
29	Lela Miles	26	Daughter	—	Louisiana
30	Irene Miles	17	Daughter	—	Louisiana
31	Louis Miles	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
32	Willie Miles	15	Son	—	Louisiana
33	Bobbie Williams	8	Grandson	—	Louisiana
34	Samuel Sludge	6	Grandson	—	Louisiana
35	Nancy Sludge	1	Granddaughter	—	Louisiana
36	George Lavender	37	Head	Farmer	Texas
37	Emma Lavender	36	Wife	—	Louisiana
38	Rosie Lee Lavender	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
39	Sallie Lavender	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
40	Willie Holmes	13	Stepson	—	Louisiana

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Pedigree Summary

Charlie

Gen 1 · 3 parents ~0.81

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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