James Bailey — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this James Bailey across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1897), then head of a 4-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana
Surname	Bailey
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 3
1935 Residence (County)	East Baton Rouge
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Petroleum Refinery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Ward 3
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
James Bailey	Head	—	43	~1897
James Bailey	Son	—	18	~1922
Ray Bailey	Son	—	6	~1934
Bertha Bailey	Spouse	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

East Baton …

Head, age 22

East Baton Rouge, Louisiana · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bailey
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Oil Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	R
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

East Baton …

Head, age 32

East Baton Rouge, Louisiana · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bailey
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Foreman
Industry	Oil Refinery
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	2500
Veteran	O
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana

Head, age 43

East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1897 — 4 household members

Surname	Bailey
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ward 3
1935 Residence (County)	East Baton Rouge
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Petroleum Refinery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1500
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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James Bailey

Head · 1940 · age 43 · b. ~1897 · Louisiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01397-00420)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sigrid Barto	71	Head	—	Germany
2	Theresa Barto	68	Wife	—	Germany
3	Myrtle Barto	37	Daughter	Saleswoman	Louisiana
4	Gladis Barto	31	Daughter	—	Louisiana
5	Lucile Barto	30	Daughter	Saleswoman	Louisiana
6	Thomas Bell	64	Head	Farm Laborer	Louisiana
7	Hanna Bell	60	Wife	—	Louisiana
8	Clifford Benoit	40	Head	Farming	Louisiana
9	Rose Benoit	45	Wife	—	Louisiana
10	Harold Crocker	7	Nephew	—	Louisiana
11	James Bailey THIS PERSON	43	Head	Operator	Louisiana
12	Bertha Bailey	41	Wife	—	Louisiana
13	James Jr. Bailey	18	Son	—	Louisiana
14	Ray Bailey	6	Son	—	Louisiana
15	Oscar Welch	39	Head	Farming	Louisiana
16	Hazel Welch	28	Wife	—	Louisiana
17	Luana Welch	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
18	Janice Welch	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
19	Oscar Jr. Welch	2	Son	—	Louisiana
20	Albert Hunn	39	Head	Farming	Mississippi
21	Junie Hunn	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
22	Albert Jr. Hunn	18	Son	Salesman	Louisiana
23	Donnie Hunn	13	Son	—	Louisiana
24	Edith Hunn	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
25	John Arnold	52	Head	Farming	Louisiana
26	Hellen Arnold	54	Wife	—	Alabama
27	Dewey M. O'Neal	42	Head	Process Operator	Louisiana
28	Lola O'Neal	27	Wife	—	Louisiana
29	Dewey Jr. O'Neal	3	Son	—	Louisiana
30	Susan O'Neal	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
31	Harry Templeton	37	Head	Machinist Helper	Mississippi
32	Anna Mae Templeton	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
33	Marion Templeton	11	Son	—	Louisiana
34	Lena Mae Templeton	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
35	Harry Jr. Templeton	7	Son	—	Louisiana
36	Annie Hastings	40	Mother	—	Mississippi
37	Lorraine Hastings	14	Sister	—	Mississippi
38	Franklin Kerchener	43	Head	Electric Engineer	Ohio
39	Florence Kerchener	46	Wife	—	New Jersey
40	Franklin Jr. Kerchener	21	Son	—	New Jersey

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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.

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