George Bush — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Henry-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this George Bush across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Henry-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 69 b. ~1871 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Henry-County, Kentucky
Surname	Bush
Given Name	George L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (County)	Henry
Additional Details
Occupation	Retail Florist
Industry	Horticulture
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Retail Florist
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 1
Est. Birth Year	~1871

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
George Bush	Head	—	69	~1871
Ida Bush	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Thomas Bush	Son	—	31	~1909
Lillie Pollard	Other	—	86	~1854

Census Appearances

1920

Henry, Kentucky

Head, age 48

Henry, Kentucky · implied b. ~1872 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bash
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	R
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Henry, Kentucky

Head, age 59

Henry, Kentucky · implied b. ~1871 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bush
Given Name	George L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Florist
Industry	Florist
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Henry-County, Kentucky

Head, age 69

Henry-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1871 — 4 household members

Surname	Bush
Given Name	George L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (County)	Henry
Occupation	Retail Florist
Industry	Horticulture
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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George Bush

Head · 1940 · age 69 · b. ~1871 · Kentucky

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01317-00055)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Betty S Godbey	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
42	Harry B Jones	60	Head	52	Kentucky
43	Susie Stevenson	46	Servant	Housekeeper	Kentucky
44	Virginia M Stevenson	16	Lodger	—	Kentucky
45	Raymond Q Spurr	38	Head	Farm Tenant	Kentucky
46	Argelia Spurr	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
47	Walker Stivers	60	Father-in-law	—	Kentucky
48	Mattie Stivers	60	Mother-in-law	—	Kentucky
49	Chester Bond	41	Head	60	Kentucky
50	Martha Bond	38	Wife	—	Kentucky
51	Sara C Bond	20	Daughter	—	Kentucky
52	Bertha Bond	19	Daughter	—	Kentucky
53	William O Bond	17	Son	—	Kentucky
54	Rudolph Bond	16	Son	—	Kentucky
55	Spencer Bond	14	Son	—	Kentucky
56	Marvin Bond	12	Son	—	Kentucky
57	George L Bush THIS PERSON	69	Head	Retail Florist	Kentucky
58	Ida Bush	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
59	Thomas D Bush	31	Son	Retail Florist	Kentucky
60	Lillie S Pollard	86	Mother-in-law	—	Virginia
61	James C Dunavent	58	Head	60	Kentucky
62	Lottye Dunavent	46	Wife	—	Kentucky
63	Floyd Cobb	35	Head	60	Kentucky
64	Margaret Cobb	29	Wife	—	Virginia
65	William B Kephart	60	Head	Farm Tenant	Kentucky
66	Jannie B Kephart	50	Wife	—	Kentucky
67	Dora Kephart	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
68	Richard Kephart	8	Son	—	Kentucky
69	James Kephart	6	Son	—	Kentucky
70	Roscoe Kephart	4	Son	—	Kentucky
71	Lettie Kephart	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
72	Howard Roberts	21	Head	60	Kentucky
73	Hazel Roberts	22	Wife	—	Kentucky
74	B. Frank Paul	82	Head	—	Kentucky
75	Mary Paul	72	Wife	—	Kentucky
76	J. Franklin Paul	34	Son	Truck Driver	Kentucky
77	Quince M Paul	32	Daughter-in-law	—	Kentucky
78	Thomas Flanagan	86	Brother-in-law	—	Kentucky
79	Jordan Hawkins	58	Head	Skin-Patcher	Kentucky
80	Susie Hawkins	53	Wife	—	Kentucky

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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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