Frank Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ashley-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this Frank Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ashley-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Sterling & Palla — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 7-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ashley-County, Arkansas
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Wilmot Township
1935 Residence (County)	Ashley
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Wilmot Township
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Frank	Age	Birth yr
Katie Johnson	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Lily Johnson	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Frank Johnson	Head	—	37	~1903
Amos Johnson	Son	—	12	~1928
Frank Johnson	Son	—		~1940
John Johnson	Son	—	5	~1935
Mary Johnson	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Ashley, Arkansas

Son, age 15

Ashley, Arkansas · implied b. ~1905 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Ashley, Arkansas

Head, age 26

Ashley, Arkansas · implied b. ~1904 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Ashley-County, Arkansas

Head, age 37

Ashley-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1903 — 7 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Wilmot Township
1935 Residence (County)	Ashley
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Our Model Tree links Frank Johnson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Sterling Johnson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Palla Johnson (~0.60 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.76

Father

Sterling Johnson

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Palla Johnson

b. ~1893

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.6

This person

Anchor record

Frank Johnson

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

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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 — Ashley-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

28 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00117-00749)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Atija\|Atiza Hutson	29	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
2	Mary Hutson	19	Wife	H	Arkansas
3	Carl Hutson	4	Son	—	Arkansas
4	Atija Jr. Hutson	2	Son	—	Arkansas
5	Frank Johnson THIS PERSON	37	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
6	Mary Johnson	38	Wife	H	Arkansas
7	Lily M. Johnson	15	Daughter	S	Arkansas
8	Amos Johnson	12	Son	—	Arkansas
9	John H. Johnson	5	Son	—	Arkansas
10	Katie M. Johnson	3	Daughter	—	Arkansas
11	Frank Jr. Johnson	0	Son	—	Arkansas
12	John Rodgers	34	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
13	Ellen Rodgers	37	Wife	H	Arkansas
14	John L. Rodgers	15	Son	S	Arkansas
15	James L. Rodgers	12	Son	—	Arkansas
16	Ida Rodgers	8	Daughter	—	Arkansas
17	Lee G. Rodgers	6	Son	—	Arkansas
18	Edward R. Rodgers	4	Son	—	Arkansas
19	John Jr. Rodgers	0	Son	—	Arkansas
20	Julius Briley	27	Head	Farmer	Louisiana
21	Rosana Briley	18	Wife	H	Louisiana
22	Pert Hampton	52	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
23	Sarah Hampton	35	Wife	H	Arkansas
24	Pert Jr. Hampton	19	Son	S	Arkansas
25	Robert Hampton	11	Son	—	Arkansas
26	Ernest Hampton	3	Son	—	Arkansas
27	John Wolf	21	Brother	Road Work	Arkansas
28	Jack Hale	19	Lodger	Kitchen Work	Missouri

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Pedigree Summary

Frank

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.76

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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