George Fields — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Nelson-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this George Fields across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nelson-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nelson-County, Kentucky
Surname	Fields
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. # 4
1935 Residence (County)	Nelson
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	866
Highest Grade	S 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 4
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
Jennie Fields	Spouse	—	32	~1908
George Fields	Head	—	57	~1883
Anne Fields	Daughter	—	12	~1928

Census Appearances

1920

Nelson, Kentucky

Head, age 34

Nelson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1886

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Fields
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Nelson, Kentucky

Other, age 46

Nelson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1884 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fields
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Servant
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Nelson-County, Kentucky

Head, age 57

Nelson-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

Surname	Fields
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. # 4
1935 Residence (County)	Nelson
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	866
Highest Grade	S 0
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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George Fields

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Kentucky

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1940 US Federal Census — Nelson-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01345-00404)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Floyd T. Ash	12	Son	—	Kentucky
2	Catherine Mae Ash	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
3	Hilary Langley	27	Head	Tax Commissioner	Kentucky
4	Francis Langley	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
5	Hagde Cuppa	60	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
6	Virginia Cuppa	53	Wife	—	North Carolina
7	Virginia Cuppa	23	Daughter	—	North Carolina
8	Duane Cuppa	19	Son	Farmer	North Carolina
9	William Cuppa	29	Head	Helper In Bottling Room	North Carolina
10	Julia M. Cuppa	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
11	Roberta Cuppa	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
12	George Fields THIS PERSON	57	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
13	Jennie G. Fields	32	Wife	Farmer	Kentucky
14	Anne N. Fields	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Will Fields	72	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
16	Nannie Fields	70	Wife	—	Kentucky
17	Will Slone	59	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
18	Mattie Slone	51	Wife	—	Kentucky
19	James Wilmouth	35	Head	Helper In Bottling Room	Kentucky
20	Evelyn Wilmouth	31	Wife	—	Kentucky
21	Sylvia May Wilmouth	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
22	Barbara Ann Wilmouth	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
23	Tom Watts	50	Head	Helper In Warehouse	Kentucky
24	Maud Watts	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
25	Dorothy Greenwell	14	Step-daughter	—	Kentucky
26	Marshall Keeling	60	Head	Night Guard	Kentucky
27	Dallie Keeling	62	Wife	—	Kentucky
28	Edgar Keeling	27	Son	Grinding Grain	Kentucky
29	Pearl Keeling	26	Daughter-in-law	—	California
30	Deloris Jean Keeling	3	Granddaughter	—	Kentucky
31	Wilma Mae Keeling	1	Granddaughter	—	California
32	Augustus Coomes	50	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
33	Mamie Coomes	36	Wife	—	Kentucky
34	Elwood Coomes	16	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
35	Preston Coomes	13	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
36	Dorothy Coomes	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
37	Helen Coomes	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
38	Hazel Coomes	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
39	Mildred Coomes	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
40	Barbara Coomes	1	Daughter	—	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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