Edward Long — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Letcher-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Edward Long across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Letcher-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Susan — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Letcher-County, Kentucky
Surname	Long
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Some house
1935 Residence (County)	Letcher
Additional Details
Occupation	miner
Industry	Coal mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	21
Income (1939)	800
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Miner
Township / Ward	Millstone
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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 Edward	Age	Birth yr
Edward Long	Head	—	28	~1912
Darrell Long	Son	—	1	~1939
Mary Adams	Other	—	60	~1880
Mary Long	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Sue Long	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Letcher, Kentucky

Son, age 6

Letcher, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Long
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Letcher, Kentucky

Son, age 16

Letcher, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Long
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Letcher-County, Kentucky

Head, age 28

Letcher-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 5 household members

Surname	Long
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Some house
1935 Residence (County)	Letcher
Occupation	miner
Industry	Coal mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	21
Income (1939)	800
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Long

b. ~1874

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Susan Long

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Edward Long

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Kentucky

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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 — Letcher-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01330-00084)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Marie O'Neal	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
2	Marlan O'Neal	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
3	Ray Keel	31	Head	Miner	Virginia
4	Atie Keel	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
5	Juanita Keel	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
6	T. P. Craft	64	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
7	Jane Craft	65	Wife	—	Kentucky
8	Bennie Craft	22	Son	Teacher	Kentucky
9	Herschel Bracky	30	Head	Miner	Tennessee
10	Lorne Bracky	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
11	Anpa Bracky	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
12	Ed Talliver	37	Head	Miner	Kentucky
13	Nonnie Talliver	35	Wife	—	Kentucky
14	Caroline Talliver	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Emma Glen Talliver	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
16	Lloyd Webb	30	Head	Salesman	Kentucky
17	Leona Webb	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
18	John Webb	5	Son	—	Kentucky
19	Leala Webb	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
20	Opal Webb	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
21	Edward Long THIS PERSON	28	Head	Miner	Kentucky
22	Sue Long	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
23	Mary Susan Long	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
24	Darrell Long	1	Son	—	Kentucky
25	Mary Adams	60	Mother in law	—	Kentucky
26	Holden Wilson	28	Head	Clerk	Tennessee
27	Mary Wilson	63	Mother	—	Tennessee
28	John Wilson	32	Brother	Miner	Tennessee
29	Mary Wilson	12	Niece	—	Tennessee
30	Aneda Wilson	7	Niece	—	Tennessee
31	Jess Keel	62	Head	Miner	Virginia
32	Mary Keel	34	Wife	—	Virginia
33	Harold Keel	21	Son	Miner	Virginia
34	Herbert Keel	14	Son	—	Kentucky
35	Herschel Keel	23	Head	Miner	Virginia
36	Clercil Keel	23	Wife	—	Virginia
37	Billie Keel	5	Son	—	Kentucky
38	Jomie Keel	2	Son	—	Kentucky
39	Watson Spangler	23	Head	Miner	Kentucky
40	Ola Spangler	23	Wife	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

Edward

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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