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James Carr — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · St.-Louis-County, Missouri

Our Model Tree links this James Carr across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in St.-Louis-County, Missouri (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents William & Bridget — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Missouri Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationSt.-Louis-County, Missouri
SurnameCarr
Given NameJames
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age39
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceMissouri
1935 Residence (City)Ladue City
1935 Residence (County)St. Louis
Additional Details
OccupationCaretaker
IndustryMonastery Grounds
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked48
Income (1939)964
Highest GradeH-4
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateMissouri
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)missouri
OccupationCaretaker
Township / WardLadue City
Est. Birth Year~1901

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
Patricia Carr Daughter — 10 ~1930
Joyce Carr Daughter — 2 ~1938
Rose Carr Daughter — 7 ~1933
Dolores Carr Daughter — 15 ~1925
James Carr Head — 39 ~1901
Alice Carr Spouse — 40 ~1900

Census Appearances

1920
St Louis, …
Son, age 19
St Louis, Missouri · implied b. ~1901 — 10 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Carr
Given Name James J
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 19
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Missouri
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Occupation Laborer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker W
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Missouri
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) missouri
1930
St Louis, …
Head, age 29
St Louis, Missouri · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Carr
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 29
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Missouri
Age at First Marriage 24
Father's Birthplace Ireland
Mother's Birthplace Kentucky
Occupation Painter
Industry House
Class of Worker W
Can Read/Write Yes
Home Owned/Rented R
Home Value / Rent 25
Veteran No
Birth State Missouri
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) missouri
1940
St.-Louis-County, Missouri
Head, age 39
St.-Louis-County, Missouri · implied b. ~1901 — 6 household members
Surname Carr
Given Name James
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 39
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Missouri
1935 Residence (City) Ladue City
1935 Residence (County) St. Louis
Occupation Caretaker
Industry Monastery Grounds
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 48
Income (1939) 964
Highest Grade H-4
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Missouri
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) missouri

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
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Our Model Tree links James Carr across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father William Carr (~0.92 confidence) and mother Bridget Carr (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
William Carr
b. ~1861
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Bridget Carr
b. ~1863
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
James Carr
Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Missouri
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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 — St.-Louis-County, Missouri Open full size

Page Contents

29 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02148-00304)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Mother Aloysius Brennan 44 Mother Superior Superior Missouri
2 Mother Aloysius Koch 81 Nun — Maryland
3 Sister Stanislaus Kunz 68 Nun — Missouri
4 Sister Veronica Mckenna 67 Nun — New York
5 Sister Cecilia Burns 66 Nun — Kentucky
6 Sister Francis Zuber 37 Nun — Illinois
7 Sister Carmelita Thomas 41 Nun — Missouri
8 Sister Mercedes Savage 39 Nun — Illinois
9 Sister St John Kelly 40 Nun — Indiana
10 Sister Michael Clancy 46 Nun — Missouri
11 Sister Mary Ann Bresnahan 30 Nun — Missouri
12 Sister Mary Rose Jennings 36 Nun — Kansas
13 Sister Mary Theresa Meyers 35 Nun — Illinois
14 Sister Mary Daniel Coffey 39 Nun — Kansas
15 Sister Therese Carney 32 Nun — Kansas
16 Sister Mary Shuette 31 Nun — Illinois
17 Sister Angelica Matthews 31 Nun — Missouri
18 Sister Mary Jerome Noth 29 Nun — Missouri
19 Sister M Agnes Geary 74 Lay-Sister Cook Missouri
20 Sister Mary Joseph Nolting 56 Lay-Sister Cook Illinois
21 Sister Perpetua Bueker 32 Lay-Sister Cook Missouri
22 Sister Dolores Kelledy 46 Lay-Sister Purchasing Missouri
23 Sister Josephine Hader 53 Lay-Sister Purchasing Eire
24 James Carr THIS PERSON 39 Head Caretaker Missouri
25 Alice Carr 40 Wife — Missouri
26 Dolores Carr 15 Daughter — Missouri
27 Patricia Carr 10 Daughter — Missouri
28 Rose Marie Carr 7 Daughter — Missouri
29 Joyce Carr 2 Daughter — Missouri

Pedigree Summary

James
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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