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Cora Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Cora Johnson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1893), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationJefferson-County, Kentucky
SurnameJohnson
Given NameCora @
Relationship to Headwife
SexF
Color / RaceWhite
Age47
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceKentucky
1935 Residence (City)Louisville City
1935 Residence (County)Jefferson
Additional Details
Highest GradeNo 4
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateKentucky
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)kentucky
Township / WardLouisville City
Est. Birth Year~1893

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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to Cora Age Birth yr
Lovenia Johnson Daughter — 7 ~1933
William Johnson Head — 57 ~1883
Hardy Johnson Son — 28 ~1912
Hubert Johnson Son — 10 ~1930
Russell Johnson Son — 13 ~1927
William Johnson Son — 21 ~1919
Overton Johnson Son — 17 ~1923
Cora Johnson Spouse — 47 ~1893

Census Appearances

1930
Jefferson, Kentucky
Spouse, age 37
Jefferson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1893 — 9 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Johnson
Given Name Cora
Relationship to Head Wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Kentucky
Age at First Marriage 18
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Kentucky
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) kentucky
1940
Jefferson-County, Kentucky
Spouse, age 47
Jefferson-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1893 — 8 household members
Surname Johnson
Given Name Cora @
Relationship to Head wife
Sex F
Color / Race White
Age 47
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Kentucky
1935 Residence (City) Louisville City
1935 Residence (County) Jefferson
Highest Grade No 4
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Kentucky
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) kentucky

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
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Our Model Tree links Cora Johnson across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Cora Johnson
Spouse · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Kentucky
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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01371-00423)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 Lehman 11 son — Kentucky
42 Houston 9 son — Kentucky
43 Mamie @ Thomas 48 Head — Kentucky
44 Estella Thomas 13 daughter — Kentucky
45 Conrad Wagner 58 brother Inspector Kentucky
46 Lizzie @ Alvey 44 Head — Kentucky
47 Cecile Alvey 18 daughter — Kentucky
48 Raymond Alvey 16 son New Worker Kentucky
49 Ambrose Alvey 14 son — Kentucky
50 Walter Alvey 12 son — Kentucky
51 Margie Alvey 9 daughter — Tennessee
52 Luther @ Larimore 44 Head Labor Kentucky
53 Mary Larimore 42 wife — Kentucky
54 Delford Larimore 22 son Labor Kentucky
55 Glynn Larimore 20 son Labor Kentucky
56 Louis House 28 Head Baker Kentucky
57 Louise @ House 29 wife — Kentucky
58 Norman House 5 son — Kentucky
59 Robert L. House 2 son — Kentucky
60 William Johnson 57 Head Watchman Kentucky
61 Cora @ Johnson THIS PERSON 47 wife — Kentucky
62 Hardy Johnson 28 son Section Hand Kentucky
63 William Z. Johnson 21 son New Worker Kentucky
64 Overton Johnson 17 son New Worker Kentucky
65 Russell Johnson 13 son — Kentucky
66 Hubert Johnson 10 son — Kentucky
67 Lovenia Johnson 7 daughter — Kentucky
68 Earl @ Werner 34 Head Ice Man Kentucky
69 Louise Werner 28 wife — Kentucky
70 Thomas Werner 9 son — Kentucky
71 James Werner 5 son — Kentucky
72 Charles Werner 3 son — Kentucky
73 William Werner 1 son — Kentucky
75 James Watson 46 Head Boilermaker Kentucky
76 Lois Q. Watson 39 wife — Kentucky
77 Anna Watson 18 daughter — Kentucky
78 James Jr. Watson 16 son — Kentucky
79 Joseph Watson 13 son — Kentucky
80 Harold Watson 6 son — Kentucky

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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