Eugene Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Copiah-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Eugene Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Copiah-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Copiah-County, Mississippi
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Eugene
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	Copiah
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	52
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Beat 1
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Eugene	Age	Birth yr
Julia Thompson	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Eugene Thompson	Head	—	37	~1903
Bass Thompson	Son	—	14	~1926
J Thompson	Son	—	16	~1924
Rosella Thompson	Spouse	—	33	~1907
Ira Thompson	Son	—	9	~1931
Roosevelt Thompson	Son	—	12	~1928
Kathleen Thompson	Daughter	—	5	~1935

Census Appearances

1930

Lincoln, Mississippi

Head, age 28

Lincoln, Mississippi · implied b. ~1902 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Eugene
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Copiah-County, Mississippi

Head, age 37

Copiah-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1903 — 8 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Eugene
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 1
1935 Residence (County)	Copiah
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	52
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Eugene Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Mississippi

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02018-00241)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John Johnson	61	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
2	Alice Johnson	57	Wife	No	Mississippi
3	Lillie Johnson	27	Daughter	No	Mississippi
4	Shirley Thompson	8	Granddaughter	Teacher	Louisiana
5	Rich Ed Thursty	53	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
6	Ellen Thursty	52	Wife	No	Mississippi
7	Helena Thursty	8	Adopted Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	Georgia Thursty	88	Mother	No	Louisiana
9	Jake Brown	50	Head	Time Keeper	Mississippi
10	Otti\|Ottie Brown	41	Wife	No	Mississippi
11	Jake Neal Brown	19	Son	Attendant	Mississippi
12	Archie Brown	16	Son	No	Mississippi
13	Vernon Brown	12	Son	—	Mississippi
14	Phil Turnage	35	Head	Patrolman	Mississippi
15	Cleo Turnage	33	Wife	No	Mississippi
16	Paul Turnage	13	Son	—	Mississippi
17	Ruby Turnage	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Fred W. Weems	44	Head	Clerk	Mississippi
19	Jessie Weems	33	Wife	No	Arkansas
20	Ray Weems	12	Son	—	Mississippi
21	Roy Higdon	41	Head	Patrolman	Mississippi
22	Bettie Higdon	36	Wife	No	Mississippi
23	Ray Jr Higdon	16	Son	No	Mississippi
24	Barlow Higdon	14	Son	No	Mississippi
25	Robert Higdon	12	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Dean Higdon	7	Son	—	Mississippi
27	Franklin Higdon	5	Son	—	Mississippi
28	Bettye Jo Higdon	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
29	Gus Stamps	44	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
30	Pearlie Stamps	39	Wife	No	Mississippi
31	J. Y. Stamps	19	Daughter	Laborer	Mississippi
32	Gus Jr Stamps	11	Son	—	Mississippi
33	Eugene Thompson THIS PERSON	37	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
34	Rosella Thompson	33	Wife	Cook	Mississippi
35	J. F. Thompson	16	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
36	Bass Thompson	14	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
37	Roosevelt Thompson	12	Son	—	Mississippi
38	Ira Thompson	9	Son	—	Mississippi
39	Kathleen Thompson	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
40	Julia Mae Thompson	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi

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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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