Curtis Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Middlesex-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this Curtis Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Middlesex-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1877), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 63 b. ~1877 Male Head Born: Virginia Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Middlesex-County, Virginia
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Curtis
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	63
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Saluda District
1935 Residence (County)	Middlesex
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Private Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Saluda District
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Curtis	Age	Birth yr
Curtis Johnson	Head	—	63	~1877
Edgard Johnson	Son	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Middlesex, Virginia

Head, age 47

Middlesex, Virginia · implied b. ~1873 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Curtis
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Middlesex, Virginia

Head, age 56

Middlesex, Virginia · implied b. ~1874

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Curtis
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	56
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Truck
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Middlesex-County, Virginia

Head, age 63

Middlesex-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1877 — 2 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Curtis
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	63
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Saluda District
1935 Residence (County)	Middlesex
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Private Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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Curtis Johnson

Head · 1940 · age 63 · b. ~1877 · Virginia

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1940 US Federal Census — Middlesex-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04276-01086)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clayton Bland	30	Son	Mechanic	Virginia
42	Curtis Johnson THIS PERSON	63	Head	Farmer	Virginia
43	Edgard Johnson	24	Son	Farmer	Virginia
44	Janie Robinson	65	Head	—	Virginia
45	Mary Adelaide Trall	65	Head	—	Virginia
46	Edwin H. Trall	72	Brother	—	Virginia
47	Robert Kenyon Trall	67	Brother	Attendant	Virginia
48	Thomas Gains	52	Head	Farmer	Virginia
49	Venus Gains	36	Wife	—	Virginia
50	Virginia Gains	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
51	Cora Gains	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
52	Rosie Gains	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
53	James Carey Nelson	23	Son-in-law	Farmer	Virginia
54	Leaster Nelson	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
55	Emma Nelson	1	Grandchild	—	Virginia
56	James S. Nelson	0	Grandchild	—	Virginia
57	John R. Segar	37	Head	Farmer	Virginia
58	Irma Lee Segar	37	Wife	—	Texas
59	John R. Jr. Segar	6	Son	—	Virginia
60	William B. Segar	3	Son	—	Virginia
61	Mildreth Segar	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
62	Nona S. Segar	67	Mother	—	Virginia
63	William Segar	41	Brother	Farmer	Virginia
64	Charles Reed	65	Hired Hand	Hired Hand	Virginia
65	Le Roy Mitchell	40	Hired Hand	Hired Hand	Virginia
66	Mattie Mitchell	39	Wife	Servant	Virginia
67	Ralph Payton	45	Head	Janitor	Virginia
68	Ida Payton	38	Wife	—	Virginia
69	Dorothy Payton	22	Daughter	Servant	Virginia
70	George Payton	20	Son	Laborer	Virginia
71	Wilbert Payton	18	Son	Student	Virginia
72	Marietta Payton	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
73	Virginia Payton	14	Daughter	—	Virginia
74	Waddell Payton	13	Son	—	Virginia
75	Cleveland Payton	12	Son	—	Virginia
76	Chora Payton	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
77	John J. Payton	6	Son	—	Virginia
78	Barbara Payton	2	Daughter	—	Virginia
79	Lucretia Payton	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
80	Martha Curtis	67	Head	—	Virginia

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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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