Henry Freeman — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Davidson-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Henry Freeman across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Davidson-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Irene & Irene — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Davidson-County, Tennessee
Surname	Freeman
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Nashville City
1935 Residence (County)	Davidson
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Brick mason
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	2
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 9
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Nashville City
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Henry	Age	Birth yr
Elsie Freeman	Spouse	—	26	~1914
Henry Freeman	Head	—	27	~1913
Elmer Freeman	Son	—	6	~1934
Hannah Jones	Other	—	40	~1900
Ronald Freeman	Son	—	3	~1937
Georgie Freeman	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Henry Freeman	Son	—	8	~1932
Irene Harris	Other	—	65	~1875
Martha Owens	Other	—	13	~1927
William Freeman	Son	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1920

Davidson, Tennessee

Son, age 7

Davidson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1913 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Freeman
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Davidson, Tennessee

Son, age 17

Davidson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1913 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Freeman
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Brick Mason
Industry	Contractor
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Davidson-County, Tennessee

Head, age 27

Davidson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1913 — 10 household members

Surname	Freeman
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Nashville City
1935 Residence (County)	Davidson
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Brick mason
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	2
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 9
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Irene Freeman

b. ~1885

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Irene Harris

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Henry Freeman

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Tennessee

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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 — Davidson-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

30 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03972-00663)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Betty Lyons	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
2	Mamie Lyons	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
3	Rufus Jones	9	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Henry Freeman THIS PERSON	27	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
5	Elsie Freeman	26	Wife	—	Tennessee
6	Henry Jr. Freeman	8	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Elmer Freeman	6	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Georgie R. Freeman	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Ronald Freeman	3	Son	—	Tennessee
10	William Freeman	1	Son	—	Tennessee
11	Irene Harris	65	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
12	Hannah Jones	40	Sister-in-law	Laundress	Tennessee
13	Martha Owens	13	Niece	—	Tennessee
14	Willa B. Morrow	59	Head	—	Tennessee
15	Bertha Morrow	20	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Isaac Demoss	49	Head	Porter	Tennessee
17	Mary Demoss	38	Wife	Maid	Tennessee
18	Mattie S. Demoss	12	Niece	—	Tennessee
19	John H. Hunter	46	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
20	Pinkie Hunter	43	Wife	—	Tennessee
21	Isaac Hunter	22	Son	Truck Driver	Tennessee
22	Soloman Woods	74	Head	—	Tennessee
23	Neva Allen	31	Head	Servant	Tennessee
24	Mildred Allen	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
25	Lula B. Allen	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
26	Robert Allen	7	Son	—	Tennessee
27	James E. Allen	6	Son	—	Tennessee
28	Uhnights\|Alnights Allen	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
29	William Fox	60	Head	—	Tennessee
30	Patterson Belle	17	Brother	Delivery Boy	Tennessee

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Henry

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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