James Campbell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Breathitt-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this James Campbell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Breathitt-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Margaret — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Breathitt-County, Kentucky
Surname	Campbell
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson
1935 Residence (County)	Breathitt
Additional Details
Occupation	Dishwasher
Industry	Restaurant
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	710
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Dishwasher
Township / Ward	Jackson
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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 Campbell	Head	—	28	~1912
Frank Campbell	Son	—	3	~1937
Lila Campbell	Spouse	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Breathitt, Kentucky

Son, age 8

Breathitt, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Campbell
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Breathitt, Kentucky

Son, age 18

Breathitt, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Campbell
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Delivery Boy
Industry	Retail Grocery
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Breathitt-County, Kentucky

Head, age 28

Breathitt-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 3 household members

Surname	Campbell
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Jackson
1935 Residence (County)	Breathitt
Occupation	Dishwasher
Industry	Restaurant
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	710
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Margaret Campbell

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Campbell

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Kentucky

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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 — Breathitt-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01285-00035)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Combs	67	Head	—	Kentucky
2	Bertha Combs	70	Wife	—	Virginia
3	Sue B Combs	61	Sister	—	Kentucky
4	James Campbell THIS PERSON	28	Head	Dishwasher	Kentucky
5	Lila B Campbell	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
6	Frank E Campbell	3	Son	—	Kentucky
7	Louisa A Bush	55	Head	—	Kentucky
8	Naomi Bush	18	Daughter	—	Kentucky
9	Ben Turner	44	Head	Deputy Sheriff	Kentucky
10	Ollie B Turner	37	Wife	—	Kentucky
11	Mitchell Turner	18	Son	—	Kentucky
12	Ruby Turner	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
13	Ursel Turner	12	Son	—	Kentucky
14	Lucille Turner	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Rader Cawood	25	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
16	Anolia Cawood	20	Wife	—	Kentucky
17	Sarah J Lyon	51	Head	—	Kentucky
18	Betty J Lyon	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
19	Minerva Crawford	37	Head	Housekeeper	Kentucky
20	Melvin Crawford	20	Son	—	Kentucky
21	Kale Crawford	15	Son	—	Kentucky
22	Juanita Crawford	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
23	Thelma Crawford	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
24	George Carter	50	Head	Janitor	Kentucky
25	Junie B Carter	52	Wife	—	Kentucky
26	Marshall Carter	25	Son	—	Kentucky
27	Ralph Carter	19	Son	—	Kentucky
28	Frank Carter	15	Son	—	Kentucky
29	Elnora B Carter	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
30	Geraldine Carter	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
31	Tom Wilson	25	Head	Barber	Kentucky
32	Sadie Wilson	23	Wife	Housekeeper	Kentucky
33	Reece Duff	50	Head	Janitor	Virginia
34	Alice Duff	41	Wife	—	Kentucky
35	Laura Duff	22	Daughter	Housekeeper	Kentucky
36	Mckinley Wheeler	38	Head	Janitor	Georgia
37	Myrtle Wheeler	44	Wife	—	Kentucky
38	Patsy Gilbert	57	Head	—	Kentucky
39	M L Mathews	59	Head	Pastor	South Carolina
40	Elizabeth Mathews	60	Wife	—	South Carolina

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Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 1 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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