George Pearson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shelby-County, Alabama

Our Model Tree links this George Pearson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shelby-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Will & Mary — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shelby-County, Alabama
Surname	Pearson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Saw Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	425
Highest Grade	No 7
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Shelby
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
Gerry Pearson	Son	—	6	~1934
Geneva Pearson	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Milton Pearson	Son	—	10	~1930
Willie Pearson	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Leona Pearson	Spouse	—	32	~1908
Doris Pearson	Daughter	—		~1940
Billie Pearson	Daughter	—	4	~1936
George Pearson	Head	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Shelby, Alabama

Son, age 13

Shelby, Alabama · implied b. ~1907 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Pearson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Shelby, Alabama

Head, age 23

Shelby, Alabama · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Pearson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Ash Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	$3.00
Veteran	No
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Shelby-County, Alabama

Head, age 33

Shelby-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1907 — 8 household members

Surname	Pearson
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (County)	Shelby
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Saw Mill
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	425
Highest Grade	No 7
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Will Pearson

b. ~1862

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Pearson

b. ~1867

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Pearson

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Alabama

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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 — Shelby-County, Alabama Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00079-00094)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Thelma Boggs	9	Daughter	—	Alabama
42	Mettie Herren	73	Mother	—	Alabama
43	Ernest J. Sullivan	46	Head	Teacher	Tennessee
44	Margie Sullivan	35	Wife	Teacher	Alabama
45	Samuel Hudson	48	Head	Sawyer	Arkansas
46	Myrtle Hudson	40	Wife	—	Mississippi
47	Leonard Willis	41	Head	Carpenter	Alabama
48	Luvlyn Willis	35	Wife	—	Alabama
49	Raymond Willis	14	Son	—	Alabama
50	Billy Willis	12	Son	—	Alabama
51	James Willis	9	Son	—	Alabama
52	Margaret Willis	6	Daughter	—	Alabama
53	Jerry Willis	1	Son	—	Alabama
54	Ella Willis	63	Mother	—	Georgia
55	Dewey Carden	35	Head	Laborer	Alabama
56	Ruth Carden	30	Wife	—	Alabama
57	Myra J. Carden	10	Daughter	—	Alabama
58	Stacia D. Carden	3	Daughter	—	Alabama
59	Verter Maddox	27	Head	Laborer	Alabama
60	Paralee Maddox	22	Wife	—	Alabama
61	Walter Waters	30	Head	Laborer	Alabama
62	Georgia Waters	31	Wife	—	Alabama
63	Helen Waters	9	Daughter	—	Alabama
64	Walker J. Waters	7	Son	—	Alabama
65	Jesse Waters	4	Son	—	Alabama
66	Larry Waters	2	Son	—	Alabama
67	Clay Waters	0	Son	—	Alabama
68	Ludie Woods	65	Head	—	Alabama
69	George Pearson THIS PERSON	33	Head	Laborer	Alabama
70	Leona Pearson	32	Wife	—	Alabama
71	Willie Pearson	12	Daughter	—	Alabama
72	Milton Pearson	10	Son	—	Alabama
73	Geneva Pearson	8	Daughter	—	Alabama
74	Gerry V. Pearson	6	Son	—	Alabama
75	Billie Pearson	4	Daughter	—	Alabama
76	Doris J. Pearson	0	Daughter	—	Alabama
77	S. W. Pate	72	Head	Storekeeper	Alabama
78	Nancy E. Pate	72	Wife	—	Alabama
79	Elsa Pate	31	Son	Mechanic	Alabama
80	Acie Vanderslice	36	Head	Farmer	Alabama

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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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