Ella Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fulton-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Ella Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fulton-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1873), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 67 b. ~1873 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fulton-County, Kentucky
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	3rd MAGISTRATE DIST.
1935 Residence (County)	FULTON
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	3Rd Magistrate Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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 Ella	Age	Birth yr
Ella Thompson	Spouse	—	67	~1873
Finley Thompson	Head	—	72	~1868
Herschel Thompson	Son	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Fulton, Kentucky

Spouse, age 45

Fulton, Kentucky · implied b. ~1875 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Fulton, Kentucky

Other, age 56

Fulton, Kentucky · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Fulton-County, Kentucky

Spouse, age 67

Fulton-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1873 — 3 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ella
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	3rd MAGISTRATE DIST.
1935 Residence (County)	FULTON
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Ella Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 67 · b. ~1873 · Kentucky

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01307-00887)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Estell Adkisson	70	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
42	Guy Farmer	40	Head	Manager	Kentucky
43	Lillian Farmer	34	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Adrian Pinkston	34	Head	Truck Driver	Tennessee
45	Atchie Pinkston	32	Wife	—	Tennessee
46	Patricia A. Pinkston	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
47	Albert L. Lankford	55	Head	Truck Driver	Tennessee
48	Gladys Lankford	46	Wife	—	Kentucky
49	Albert Jr. Lankford	22	Son	Clerk	Kentucky
50	Naomi Lankford	19	Daughter-in-law	—	Tennessee
51	Walter Mcclure	58	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
52	Birdie Mcclure	52	Wife	—	Tennessee
53	Virgil Mcclure	30	Son	—	Tennessee
54	Porter Newton	29	Head	Foreman	Kentucky
55	Margalee Newton	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
56	Adean Newton	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
57	Mary Jane Newton	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
58	Richard Hunziker	24	Brother-in-law	Truck Driver	Kentucky
59	Jack Hughes	44	Head	Carpenter	Kentucky
60	Thelma Hughes	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
61	Thomas M. Hughes	17	Son	—	Kentucky
62	Wilson M. Hughes	15	Son	—	Kentucky
63	Joe T. Oliver	60	Lodger	Conductor	Tennessee
64	Felix Hunziker	49	Head	Carpenter	Tennessee
65	Irene Hunziker	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
66	Felix Jr. Hunziker	22	Son	—	Kentucky
67	John C. Mcclellan	33	Head	Tyrant Officer	Kentucky
68	Daphne Mcclellan	30	Wife	—	Kentucky
69	Thomas E. Mcclellan	7	Son	—	Kentucky
70	Jo Ann Mcclellan	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
71	Clara Bell Mcclellan	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
72	George T. Bush	29	Head	Time Keeper	Tennessee
73	Louise Bush	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
74	Betty Joe Bush	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
75	George Donas Bush	4	Son	—	Kentucky
76	R. Louise Bush	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
77	Tince Jackson	48	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
78	Finley B. Thompson	72	Head	—	Kentucky
79	Ella Thompson THIS PERSON	67	Wife	—	Kentucky
80	Herschel Thompson	29	Son	Laborer	Kentucky

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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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