Ernest Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Butler-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Ernest Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Butler-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Calvin & Dora — first a head (b.~1910), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Butler-County, Kentucky
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist No 5
1935 Residence (County)	Butler
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	on a Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist No 5
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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 Ernest	Age	Birth yr
J Taylor	Son	—	4	~1936
Elada Taylor	Spouse	—	26	~1914
Ernest Taylor	Head	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Butler, Kentucky

Son, age 10

Butler, Kentucky · implied b. ~1910 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Earnest
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Butler, Kentucky

Son, age 20

Butler, Kentucky · implied b. ~1910 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Butler-County, Kentucky

Head, age 30

Butler-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1910 — 3 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist No 5
1935 Residence (County)	Butler
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	on a Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Calvin Taylor

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Dora Taylor

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ernest Taylor

Head · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · 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 — Butler-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01287-00362)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sanley Smith	48	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
2	Hallie Smith	44	Wife	—	Kentucky
3	Roscoe Abney	30	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
4	Dorothy Abney	15	Wife	—	Kentucky
5	Musetta Abney	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
6	Ritie Henderson	59	Head	Stone Mason	Kentucky
7	Lillie Henderson	51	Wife	—	Kentucky
8	Bunie Henderson	19	Daughter	—	Kentucky
9	Albert Henderson	12	Son	—	Kentucky
10	Jr R. Henderson	53	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
11	Bertha Henderson	47	Wife	—	Kentucky
12	Bradley Mullen	15	Orphan	Laborer	Kentucky
13	Nelson Henderson	31	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
14	Clorie Henderson	12	Grand Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Airie Henderson	8	Grand Daughter	—	Kentucky
16	J. T. Henderson	6	Grand Son	—	Kentucky
17	R. C. Henderson	2	Grand Son	—	Kentucky
18	Earl Casey	31	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
19	Wavie Casey	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
20	Rosie C. Casey	0	Son	—	Kentucky
21	Clarence Henderson	44	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
22	Minnie Henderson	42	Wife	—	Kentucky
23	Nelma Henderson	18	Daughter	—	Kentucky
24	Elmer Henderson	15	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
25	Evie Mae Henderson	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
26	James Cole	27	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
27	Allie Mae Cole	22	Wife	—	Kentucky
28	Devois Cole	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
29	Mary Burden	54	Head	—	Kentucky
30	Augie Burden	26	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
31	Roscoe Taylor	35	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
32	Elfie Taylor	30	Wife	—	Kentucky
33	Chrine Taylor	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
34	Chester Taylor	13	Son	—	Kentucky
35	Ivan Taylor	6	Son	—	Kentucky
36	Colvin Taylor	64	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
37	Dora Taylor	64	Wife	—	Kentucky
38	Ernest Taylor THIS PERSON	30	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
39	Elada Taylor	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
40	J. B. Taylor	4	Son	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

Ernest

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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