James Carter — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bonneville-County, Idaho

Our Model Tree links this James Carter across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bonneville-County, Idaho (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1886), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 54 b. ~1886 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bonneville-County, Idaho
Surname	Carter
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Ammon Vill.
1935 Residence (County)	Bonneville
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ammon Vill
Est. Birth Year	~1886

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
Layna Carter	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Virginia Carter	Daughter	—	17	~1923
James Carter	Head	—	54	~1886
Laura Gardner	Other	—	77	~1863
Billie Carter	Son	—	18	~1922
Maude Carter	Spouse	—	55	~1885

Census Appearances

1920

Bonneville, Idaho

Head, age 36

Bonneville, Idaho · implied b. ~1884 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carter
Given Name	James A Jr
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	F
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	O
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Bonneville, Idaho

Head, age 47

Bonneville, Idaho · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Carter
Given Name	James A Jr
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	5000
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Bonneville-County, Idaho

Head, age 54

Bonneville-County, Idaho · implied b. ~1886 — 6 household members

Surname	Carter
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Ammon Vill.
1935 Residence (County)	Bonneville
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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James Carter

Head · 1940 · age 54 · b. ~1886 · Idaho

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Bonneville-County, Idaho Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00741-00006)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	James Carter THIS PERSON	54	Head	Farmer	Utah
2	Maude Carter	55	Wife	—	Utah
3	Billie C. Carter	18	Son	—	Idaho
4	Virginia Carter	17	Daughter	—	Idaho
5	Layna Carter	15	Daughter	—	Idaho
6	Laura Gardner	77	Mother-in-law	—	Utah
7	James L. Carter	33	Head	Caterpillar Operator	Idaho
8	Bernice Carter	24	Wife	—	Idaho
9	Fannie Curtis	52	Head	—	Idaho
10	Artell Snitter	28	Head	Laborer	Oregon
11	Verla Snitter	26	Wife	—	Idaho
12	Marjorie Snitter	4	Daughter	—	Idaho
13	Artell Jr. Snitter	1	Son	—	Idaho
14	Francis Snitter	0	Son	—	Idaho
15	Jesse Baily	55	Head	Laborer	Utah
16	Mearey Baily	52	Wife	—	Utah
17	Arvel Baily	17	Son	Laborer	Idaho
18	Vivian Baily	15	Daughter	—	Idaho
19	Orland Baily	12	Son	—	Idaho
20	Francis Baily	10	Son	—	Idaho
21	Here Ends Block 1 And Begins Block 2	None	—	—	—
22	Alan Harris	38	Head	Carpenter	Indiana
23	Rhoda Harris	36	Wife	—	Utah
24	Arthur Collingford	71	Head	—	England
25	Martha Collingford	64	Wife	—	Utah
26	Jennie Collingford	21	Daughter	—	Idaho
27	Glen Call	34	Head	Laborer	Mexico
28	Elsie E. Call	33	Wife	—	Oregon
29	Bonnie Call	10	Daughter	—	Utah
30	Darlene Call	7	Daughter	—	Idaho
31	Hal G. Call	6	Son	—	Idaho
32	Gen C. Long	31	Head	Laborer	Idaho
33	Hazel Long	26	Wife	—	Idaho
34	Lester B. Long	4	Son	—	Idaho
35	Darrell G. Long	1	Son	—	Idaho
36	Here Ends Block 2 And Begins Block 3	None	—	—	—
37	William Harris	73	Head	—	Indiana
38	O. Levi Burks	22	Head	Laborer	Arkansas
39	Mildred Burks	18	Wife	—	Arkansas
40	Gene L. Burks	2	Son	—	Idaho

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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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