Fred Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Weber-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this Fred Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Weber-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents W & Clara — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: New Mexico Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Weber-County, Utah
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Fred D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Mexico
1935 Residence (City)	Ogden City
1935 Residence (County)	Weber
Additional Details
Occupation	Radio Tech.
Industry	City
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	336
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New Mexico
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new mexico
Occupation	Radio Tech.
Township / Ward	Ogden City
Est. Birth Year	~1897

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 Fred	Age	Birth yr
Jean Thompson	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Fred Thompson	Head	—	43	~1897
Kenneth Thompson	Son	—	17	~1923
Lloyd Thompson	Son	—	14	~1926
Melva Thompson	Spouse	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Weber, Utah

Son, age 23

Weber, Utah · implied b. ~1897 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Fred D
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	New Mexico
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	farm hand
Industry	home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	New Mexico
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new mexico

1930

Weber, Utah

Head, age 33

Weber, Utah · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Fred D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Mexico
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Fireman
Industry	City Fire Dept.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	2500
Radio Set	R
Birth State	New Mexico
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new mexico

1940

Weber-County, Utah

Head, age 43

Weber-County, Utah · implied b. ~1897 — 5 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Fred D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	New Mexico
1935 Residence (City)	Ogden City
1935 Residence (County)	Weber
Occupation	Radio Tech.
Industry	City
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	56
Income (1939)	336
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	New Mexico
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	new mexico

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

W Thompson

b. ~1857

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Clara Thompson

b. ~1867

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Fred Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Utah

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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 — Weber-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04222-00474)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary E. Drake	62	Wife	—	Utah
2	Ralph Drake	22	Son	Produce Man	Utah
3	Betty Drake	17	daughter	—	Utah
4	Ace Lindeman	28	Head	Produce Man	Utah
5	Edith Lindeman	24	Wife	—	Utah
6	Richard Lindeman	4	Son	—	Utah
7	Irvin Malder	30	Head	Truck Driver	Utah
8	Mary Malder	27	Wife	—	Utah
9	Duane Malder	10	Son	—	Utah
10	Darlene Malder	7	daughter	—	Utah
11	Fred D. Thompson THIS PERSON	43	Head	Radio Tech.	New Mexico
12	Melva Thompson	39	Wife	—	Utah
13	Jean Thompson	18	daughter	—	Utah
14	Kenneth Thompson	17	Son	—	Utah
15	Lloyd Thompson	14	Son	—	Utah
16	Ragnar Lund	40	Head	Brick Mason	Utah
17	Ann W. Lund	35	Wife	—	Utah
18	Virginia Lund	15	daughter	—	Utah
19	Rayona Lund	13	daughter	—	Utah
20	Darrell Lund	7	Son	—	Utah
21	Mary Lund	3	daughter	—	Utah
22	Frank F. Lindsay	29	Head	Bo. B. Dept.	Texas
23	Phyllis Lindsay	27	Wife	—	Utah
24	Sydney Sue Lindsay	1	daughter	—	Utah
25	Sally Joe Lindsay	1	daughter	—	Utah
26	Taylor Smith	39	Head	Laborer	Utah
27	Lucille Smith	32	Wife	—	Utah
28	Clyde Smith	10	Son	—	Utah
29	Gayland Smith	8	Son	—	Utah
30	Earl A. Checketts	39	Head	W.P.A.	Utah
31	Lena Checketts	21	Wife	—	Utah
32	Lena Jean Checketts	3	daughter	—	Utah
33	Patricia Checketts	2	daughter	—	Utah
34	Wayne Lee Checketts	1	Son	—	Utah
35	Ralph W. Greer	29	Head	R.R. Mail	Utah
36	Carmen Greer	25	Wife	—	Utah
37	Patricia Greer	5	daughter	—	Utah
38	Lyle Mclean	25	Head	Laborer	Utah
39	Ethel Mclean	23	Wife	—	Utah
40	Annetta Mclean	2	daughter	—	Utah

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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