David Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this David Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1882), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	David
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 3
1935 Residence (County)	St. Tammany
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	57
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ward 3
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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 David	Age	Birth yr
Jeanette Thompson	Daughter	—	9	~1931
David Thompson	Head	—	58	~1882
Elzie Thompson	Son	—	18	~1922
Emmett Thompson	Son	—	15	~1925
Hezzie Thompson	Son	—	20	~1920
Huey Thompson	Son	—	12	~1928
Neva Thompson	Spouse	—	48	~1892

Census Appearances

1920

St Tammany, …

Head, age 37

St Tammany, Louisiana · implied b. ~1883 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	David
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

St Tammany, …

Head, age 47

St Tammany, Louisiana · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Dave P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana

Head, age 58

St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1882 — 7 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	David
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 3
1935 Residence (County)	St. Tammany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	57
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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David Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Louisiana

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1940 US Federal Census — St.-Tammany-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01455-00111)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Eugenio Venier	41	Head	Longshoreman	Louisiana
42	Neva Venier	41	Wife	—	Louisiana
43	Esther Venier	18	Daughter	—	Louisiana
44	Murphy Venier	16	Son	—	Louisiana
45	Ruby Venier	14	Daughter	—	Louisiana
46	Doris Venier	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
47	Herbert Venier	8	Son	—	Louisiana
48	Henry Venier	5	Son	—	Louisiana
49	Carrol Windom	68	Head	—	Mississippi
50	Liza Windom	65	Wife	—	Mississippi
51	Willie Windom	28	Son	—	Louisiana
52	Nutheria Quave	31	Head	—	Louisiana
53	Daisie Quave	31	Wife	—	Louisiana
54	Rose Lee Quave	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
55	Edward Quave	7	Son	—	Louisiana
56	Donald Quave	5	Son	—	Louisiana
57	Herbert Quave	3	Son	—	Louisiana
58	David Quave	1	Son	—	Louisiana
59	Jack W. Windom	38	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
60	Catherine Windom	27	Wife	—	Louisiana
61	Winnie Alice Windom	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
62	Willie Carol Windom	8	Son	—	Louisiana
63	Charlie R. Windom	3	Son	—	Louisiana
64	James Bernard	25	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
65	Lillie Bernard	21	Wife	—	Louisiana
66	Allen Bernard	3	Son	—	Louisiana
67	Johnnie Bernard	69	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
68	Christina Bernard	27	Daughter	—	Louisiana
69	David Thompson THIS PERSON	58	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
70	Neva Thompson	48	Wife	—	Louisiana
71	Hezzie Thompson	20	Son	Laborer	Louisiana
72	Elzie Thompson	18	Son	—	Louisiana
73	Emmett Thompson	15	Son	—	Louisiana
74	Huey Thompson	12	Son	—	Louisiana
75	Jeanette Thompson	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
76	Ellis Jordan	44	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
77	Mamie Jordan	35	Wife	—	Louisiana
78	Doris Jordan	19	Daughter	—	Louisiana
79	Ellis Jr. Jordan	13	Son	—	Louisiana
80	Shirley Jordan	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana

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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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