James Bowen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Travis-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this James Bowen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Travis-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents J & Emma — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Travis-County, Texas
Surname	Bowen
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 5
1935 Residence (County)	Travis
Additional Details
Occupation	Printer
Industry	Newspaper
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	310
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Printer
Township / Ward	Precinct 5
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Lita West	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Shirley Bowen	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Jimmie Bowen	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Mollie Garrett	Other	—	61	~1879
James Bowen	Head	—	34	~1906
Lila Bowen	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1920

Travis, Texas

Son, age 13

Travis, Texas · implied b. ~1907 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bowen
Given Name	James M.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Travis, Texas

Son, age 24

Travis, Texas · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bowen
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Printer
Industry	Newspaper
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Travis-County, Texas

Head, age 34

Travis-County, Texas · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members

Surname	Bowen
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 5
1935 Residence (County)	Travis
Occupation	Printer
Industry	Newspaper
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	310
Highest Grade	H 3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

J Bowen

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Emma Bowen

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Bowen

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · 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 — Travis-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04151-00313)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Autry F Richardson	36	Head	Laborer	Texas
2	Jewel L Richardson	30	Wife	Seamstress	Texas
3	Charles Richardson	10	Son	—	Texas
4	Ferrell Richardson	8	Son	—	Texas
5	Billy R Richardson	7	Son	—	Texas
6	Bettynn Richardson	4	Daughter	—	Texas
7	Adolph L Brown	40	Head	Laborer	Texas
8	Rachael R Brown	39	Wife	Housekeeper	Texas
9	Ruth A Brown	18	Daughter	Housekeeper	Texas
10	Francis A Brown	16	Daughter	—	Texas
11	James D Brown	15	Son	—	Texas
12	Adolph Jr Brown	13	Son	—	Texas
13	Earl E Brown	11	Son	—	Texas
14	Oliver Brown	10	Son	—	Texas
15	Milton Brown	9	Son	—	Texas
16	Ray B Brown	7	Son	—	Texas
17	Susan Brown	70	Mother	—	Texas
18	Neill H Banister	57	Head	Procurement Dept	Texas
19	Lottie E Banister	50	Wife	—	Texas
20	Margery R Robb	17	Daughter	—	Texas
21	Ed R Cooper	62	Head	Rock Mason	Texas
22	J. W. Palmer	68	Head	Doctor	Iowa
23	James W Bowen THIS PERSON	34	Head	Printer	Texas
24	Lila M Bowen	34	Wife	—	Texas
25	Jimmie L Bowen	9	Daughter	—	Texas
26	Shirley Bowen	5	Daughter	—	Texas
27	Lita E West	13	Daughter	—	Texas
28	Mollie A Garrett	61	Mother-in-law	—	Texas
29	Tom H Godwin	32	Head	Mechanical Instructor	Texas
30	Eunice F Godwin	28	Wife	—	Texas
31	Patsy P Godwin	8	Daughter	—	Texas
32	Don M Godwin	5	Son	—	Texas
33	Sue Godwin	4	Daughter	—	Texas
34	William B Newman	62	Head	Dental Technician	Illinois
35	Katherine Newman	46	Wife	Helper	Austria
36	William Jr Newman	18	Son	New Worker	Texas
37	Bruce Newman	16	Son	—	Texas
38	James Newman	14	Son	—	Texas
39	Polly Maud Harris	38	Head	Modiste	Texas
40	W. H. Berkmer	65	Head	Farmer	Texas

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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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