Jacob Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wilcox-County, Alabama

Our Model Tree links this Jacob Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wilcox-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Riley & Etta — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wilcox-County, Alabama
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Jacob
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Coal Bluff
1935 Residence (County)	Wilcox
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Coal Bluff
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Jacob	Age	Birth yr
Juanita Johnson	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Jacob Johnson	Head	—	33	~1907
Annie Johnson	Spouse	—	32	~1908

Census Appearances

1920

Dallas, Alabama

Son, age 13

Dallas, Alabama · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Jacob
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Wilcox, Alabama

Son, age 22

Wilcox, Alabama · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Jacob
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Wilcox-County, Alabama

Head, age 33

Wilcox-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Jacob
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	Coal Bluff
1935 Residence (County)	Wilcox
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Riley Johnson

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Etta Johnson

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Jacob Johnson

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 — Wilcox-County, Alabama Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00089-00306)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry Dancy	12	Son	—	Alabama
2	Isaac Dancy	10	Son	—	Alabama
3	Atwood Georgia Dancy	60	Aunt	—	Alabama
4	Napoleon Inson	48	Head	Helper	Alabama
5	Jennie Inson	42	Wife	Farmer	Alabama
6	Margaret Inson	60	Sister	—	Alabama
7	James Atwood	42	Head	Helper	Alabama
8	Sarah Atwood	40	Wife	Farmer	Alabama
9	Lilly Bell Atwood	18	daughter	—	Alabama
10	Ettie Lee Atwood	7	daughter	Helper	Alabama
11	Absolom Atwood	17	Son	—	Alabama
12	C. J. Atwood	16	Son	Helper	Alabama
13	James Atwood	14	Son	Helper	Alabama
14	Little Billy Atwood	11	Son	Helper	Alabama
15	Johnny Atwood	3	Son	—	Alabama
16	Ernestine J. Atwood	1	daughter	—	Alabama
17	Jacob Johnson THIS PERSON	33	Head	Farmer	Alabama
18	Annie Mae Johnson	32	Wife	—	Alabama
19	Juanita Johnson	6	daughter	—	Alabama
20	Bessie Johnson	68	Head	Farmer	Alabama
21	Bob Smith	30	Head	Farmer	Alabama
22	Jamie M. Smith	22	Wife	—	Alabama
23	Annie Smith	3	daughter	—	Alabama
24	John Atwood	30	Head	Farmer	Alabama
25	Annie Mary Atwood	24	Wife	—	Alabama
26	John Jr. Atwood	2	Son	—	Alabama
27	Joseph Atwood	1	Son	—	Alabama
28	Robert Turner	60	Head	Farmer	Alabama
29	Stella Turner	44	Wife	—	Alabama
30	John Lindsay	58	Head	Labor	Alabama
31	Peter Lindsay	53	Wife	—	Alabama
32	Bessie Lindsay	24	Son	H P A Laborer	Alabama
33	C. B. Lindsay	12	Son	Laborer	Alabama
34	William Finney	23	Head	Farmer	Alabama
35	Cassie M. Finney	19	Wife	—	Alabama
36	Lola B. Finney	1	daughter	—	Alabama
37	Roosevelt Robertson	35	Head	Farmer	Alabama
38	Mary Lee Robertson	30	Wife	—	Alabama
39	Johnny Robertson	13	Son	—	Alabama
40	Priscilla Robertson	75	Aunt	—	Alabama

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Pedigree Summary

Jacob

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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