Henry Fisher — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bowie-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Henry Fisher across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bowie-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Eunice — first a head (b.~1910), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Male Head Born: Texas Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bowie-County, Texas
Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Bay City
Additional Details
Occupation	Yard boy
Industry	Private home
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	18
Income (1939)	378
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Yard Boy
Township / Ward	New Boston Town
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Henry	Age	Birth yr
Pinkie Fisher	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Henry Fisher	Head	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Bowie, Texas

Other, age 9

Bowie, Texas · implied b. ~1911 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Grandson
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Bowie, Texas

Son, age 20

Bowie, Texas · implied b. ~1910 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Bowie-County, Texas

Head, age 30

Bowie-County, Texas · implied b. ~1910 — 2 household members

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Bay City
Occupation	Yard boy
Industry	Private home
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	18
Income (1939)	378
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Our Model Tree links Henry Fisher across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Eunice Fisher (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Eunice Fisher

b. ~1895

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Henry Fisher

Head · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · Texas

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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 — Bowie-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03990-00030)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ethel	34	Wife	—	Arkansas
2	L. B.	9	Son	—	Texas
3	Curlie May	8	Daughter	—	Texas
4	Purlie May	6	Daughter	—	Texas
5	Ernestine	4	Daughter	—	Texas
6	Eugene House	48	Head	Shoveling Gravel	Texas
7	Eugene Jr. House	20	Son	Dishwasher	Texas
8	Johnny James House	18	Son	—	Texas
9	Elute House	14	Daughter	—	Texas
10	Willie Lee House	11	Daughter	—	Texas
11	Henry House	10	Son	—	Texas
12	Clarence House	7	Son	—	Texas
13	Judie Sue Singleton	35	Lodger	—	Texas
14	Henry Fisher THIS PERSON	30	Head	Yard Boy	Texas
15	Pinkie E. Fisher	5	Daughter	—	Texas
16	John Thomasson	45	Head	Spreading Gravel	Texas
17	Annie Thomasson	27	Wife	—	Texas
18	Johnie Jr. Thomasson	1	Son	—	Texas
19	Walter Forte	20	Lodger	Farmer	Texas
20	Catherine Washington	43	Head	Seamstress	Texas
21	Tom Washington	19	Son	Dump Stamper	Texas
22	A. C. Washington	17	Son	—	Texas
23	J. C. Washington	12	Son	—	Texas
24	Eunice Fisher	47	Head	Seamstress	Arkansas
25	Esther Florence Fisher	19	Daughter	—	Texas
26	Lomack J. W. Fisher	15	Son	—	Texas
27	Rachel Fisher	14	Daughter	—	Texas
28	Lillie Perry	43	Head	Seamstress	Louisiana
29	Elnora Perry	24	Daughter	Cook	Texas
30	Sarah Perry	18	Daughter	Cook	Texas
31	Ola May Perry	16	Daughter	Cook	Texas
32	Lillie May Perry	14	Daughter	—	Texas
33	Archie Henderson	45	Head	Cotton Picking	Texas
34	Equilla Henderson	39	Wife	—	Texas
35	Archie Jr. Henderson	23	Son	Laborer	Texas
36	Howard Henderson	17	Son	Cotton Picking	Texas
37	Marie Henderson	14	Daughter	—	Texas
38	Limburg Henderson	12	Son	—	Texas
39	Berniece Henderson	10	Son	—	Texas
40	Mattie Lee Henderson	6	Daughter	—	Texas

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Gen 1 · 1 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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