George Burton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Adair-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this George Burton across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Adair-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Noah & Rena — first a head (b.~1918), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Adair-County, Kentucky
Surname	Burton
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. #2, White Oak
1935 Residence (County)	Adair
Additional Details
Occupation	Truck Driver
Industry	Transport
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	700
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Truck Driver
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 2 White Oak
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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 George	Age	Birth yr
Barbara Burton	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Dorothy Burton	Spouse	—	25	~1915
George Burton	Head	—	22	~1918
Roy Burton	Son	—	4	~1936
Helen Burton	Daughter	—		—

Census Appearances

1920

Adair, Kentucky

Son, age 1

Adair, Kentucky · implied b. ~1919 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burton
Given Name	George W
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Adair, Kentucky

Son, age 12

Adair, Kentucky · implied b. ~1918 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burton
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Adair-County, Kentucky

Head, age 22

Adair-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1918 — 5 household members

Surname	Burton
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. #2, White Oak
1935 Residence (County)	Adair
Occupation	Truck Driver
Industry	Transport
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	700
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Noah Burton

b. ~1882

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Rena Burton

b. ~1885

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Burton

Head · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · 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 — Adair-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01276-00116)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Virgil Bryant	43	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
2	Pearl Bryant	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
3	Calda Bryant	12	Son	—	Kentucky
4	Willie Bryant	10	Son	—	Kentucky
5	Randal Bryant	7	Son	—	Kentucky
6	Edward Bryant	2	Son	—	Kentucky
7	William H. Burton	69	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
8	Josie Burton	34	Wife	—	Kentucky
9	Sina Burton	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
10	Sam Burton	9	Son	—	Kentucky
11	Etta Burton	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
12	Effie Burton	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
13	Laura Sallee	42	Head	—	Kentucky
14	Hancil Sallee	21	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
15	William Sallee	16	Son	—	Kentucky
16	Edgar Sallee	12	Son	—	Kentucky
17	Paul Sallee	8	Son	—	Kentucky
18	Russell Sallee	4	Son	—	Kentucky
19	Ollie Harmon	60	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
20	Ida Harmon	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
21	Mary Harmon	30	Daughter	—	Kentucky
22	Charlie Harmon	16	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
23	Elburn Burton	25	Head	Construction Laborer	Kentucky
24	Nona Burton	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
25	Oscar Burton	10	Son	—	Kentucky
26	Dennis Burton	8	Son	—	Kentucky
27	Evelyn Burton	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
28	Flossie Burton	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
29	James Burton	1	Son	—	Kentucky
30	George Burton THIS PERSON	22	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
31	Dorothy Burton	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
32	Roy Burton	4	Son	—	Kentucky
33	Barbara Burton	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
34	Helen Burton	None	Daughter	—	Kentucky
35	Irving Mchahan	41	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
36	Faye Mchahan	38	Wife	—	Kentucky
37	Orisida Mchahan	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
38	Beatrice Mchahan	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
39	Mary Mchahan	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
40	Callie Mchahan	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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