James Bradley — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Columbia-County, Wisconsin

Our Model Tree links this James Bradley across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Columbia-County, Wisconsin (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Wisconsin Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Columbia-County, Wisconsin
Surname	Bradley
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Fountain Prairie
1935 Residence (County)	Columbia
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Fountain Prairie
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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 James	Age	Birth yr
James Bradley	Head	—	47	~1893
Donald Bradley	Son	—	12	~1928
Francis Bradley	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Columbia, Wisconsin

Head, age 27

Columbia, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1893 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bradley
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Columbia, Wisconsin

Head, age 37

Columbia, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bradley
Given Name	James A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Columbia-County, Wisconsin

Head, age 47

Columbia-County, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1893 — 3 household members

Surname	Bradley
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Fountain Prairie
1935 Residence (County)	Columbia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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James Bradley

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Wisconsin

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1940 US Federal Census — Columbia-County, Wisconsin Open full size

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40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04466-00258)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Alma Wienke	47	Wife	—	Wisconsin
2	Doris Wienke	14	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
3	Doris Schoenrock	76	Mother-in-law	—	Wisconsin
4	Walter Voigt	44	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
5	Ottilie Voigt	44	Wife	—	Wisconsin
6	William Oelke	39	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
7	Anna Oelke	28	Wife	—	Germany
8	Arnold Oelke	8	Son	—	Wisconsin
9	Freda Oelke	7	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
10	Charles Lebanthal	44	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
11	Leona Lebanthal	42	Wife	—	Wisconsin
12	Loren Lebanthal	7	Son	—	Wisconsin
13	Charlene Lebanthal	5	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
14	Morris Crook	32	Head	Farm Laborer	Wisconsin
15	Arlene Crook	21	Wife	—	Wisconsin
16	Patsy Lou Crook	3	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
17	Gene Morris Crook	0	Son	—	Wisconsin
18	George Swarthout	52	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
19	Bertha Swarthout	53	Wife	—	Wisconsin
20	Lyle Swarthout	23	Son	Parts Man	Wisconsin
21	Caroline Swarthout	21	Daughter	Teacher	Wisconsin
22	Jane Swarthout	19	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
23	Robert Swarthout	16	Son	—	Wisconsin
24	Kurt Schoenherr	32	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
25	Irene Schoenherr	24	Wife	—	Wisconsin
26	Walter Schoenherr	5	Son	—	Wisconsin
27	Paul Schoenherr	2	Son	—	Wisconsin
28	Walter Schultz	45	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
29	Theresa Schultz	35	Wife	—	Wisconsin
30	Gladys Schultz	15	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
31	Robert Schultz	13	Son	—	Wisconsin
32	Herbert Schultz	11	Son	—	Wisconsin
33	Fred Weishoff	59	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
34	Minnie Weishoff	55	Wife	—	Wisconsin
35	James Bradley THIS PERSON	47	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
36	Francis Bradley	45	Wife	—	Wisconsin
37	Donald Bradley	12	Son	—	Wisconsin
38	John Dantuma	63	Head	Farmer	Netherlands
39	Jennie Dantuma	60	Wife	—	Netherlands
40	Richard Dantuma	34	Son	Laborer	Netherlands

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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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