George Wright — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Daviess-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this George Wright across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Daviess-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents J & India — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 43 b. ~1897 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Daviess-County, Kentucky
Surname	Wright
Given Name	George S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. No. 8
1935 Residence (County)	Daviess
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist No 8
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to George	Age	Birth yr
Marian Wright	Daughter	—	12	~1928
George Wright	Head	—	43	~1897
Hazel Wright	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Daviess, Kentucky

Son, age 22

Daviess, Kentucky · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farm Labor
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Daviess, Kentucky

Head, age 33

Daviess, Kentucky · implied b. ~1897 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wright
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	4000
Veteran	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Daviess-County, Kentucky

Head, age 43

Daviess-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1897 — 3 household members

Surname	Wright
Given Name	George S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. No. 8
1935 Residence (County)	Daviess
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

J Wright

b. ~1854

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

India Wright

b. ~1856

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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George Wright

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · 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 — Daviess-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01299-00526)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lidia E Wilhite	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
42	Annie Lee Wilhite	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
43	Martin Wilhite	8	Son	—	Kentucky
44	Dee Jr Wilhite	28	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
45	Martine Wilhite	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
46	Larry A Wilhite	0	Son	—	Kentucky
47	Herbert Oaler	45	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
48	Mildred Oaler	42	Wife	—	Kentucky
49	Herbert Oaler	17	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
50	Sherman Oaler	14	Son	—	Kentucky
51	Elbert Oaler	12	Son	—	Kentucky
52	Paul Oaler	10	Son	—	Kentucky
53	James W Oaler	8	Son	—	Kentucky
54	Hershel Oaler	6	Son	—	Kentucky
55	Savannah Oaler	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
56	Mary Oaler	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
57	Levi Baker	62	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
58	Eula Baker	35	Wife	—	Kentucky
59	Ella Frances Baker	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
60	Laura Adams	67	Mother-in-law	—	Kentucky
61	Ella U Adams	26	Sister-in-law	Teacher	Kentucky
62	Henry Boulds	48	Lodger	Laborer	Kentucky
63	J M (Skip) Gertesen	65	Head	—	Kentucky
64	John R Gertesen	54	Brother	—	Ohio
65	George S Wright THIS PERSON	43	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
66	Hazel Wright	36	Wife	—	Kentucky
67	Marian B Wright	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
68	William Houtchens	31	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
69	Ella B Houtchens	30	Wife	—	Kentucky
70	William Jr Houtchens	8	Son	—	Kentucky
71	James Houtchens	4	Son	—	Kentucky
72	Rosie Houtchens	72	Mother	—	Kentucky
73	Joseph P Heady	53	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
74	Stella Heady	49	Wife	—	Kentucky
75	Silas Wright	86	Father-in-law	—	Kentucky
76	Joseph A Jr Heady	36	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
77	Lottie Lou Heady	28	Wife	—	Oklahoma
78	Billy Joe Heady	1	Son	—	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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