James Conway — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Nicholas-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this James Conway across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nicholas-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Henry & Lillie — first a son (b.~1915), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Son Born: Kentucky Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nicholas-County, Kentucky
Surname	Conway
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. 1
1935 Residence (County)	Nicholas
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 1
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Lillie Conway	Head	—	55	~1885
James Conway	Son	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Nicholas, Kentucky

Son, age 4

Nicholas, Kentucky · implied b. ~1916 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Conway
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Nicholas, Kentucky

Son, age 15

Nicholas, Kentucky · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Conway
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Nicholas-County, Kentucky

Son, age 25

Nicholas-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1915 — 2 household members

Surname	Conway
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. 1
1935 Residence (County)	Nicholas
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Henry Conway

b. ~1877

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lillie Conway

b. ~1885

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Conway

Son · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · 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 — Nicholas-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01345-00524)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Imojene White	36	Wife	Music Teacher	Kentucky
2	Bertie Mae White	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
3	Thomas White	12	Son	—	Kentucky
4	James White	8	Son	—	Kentucky
5	Charlie White	6	Son	—	Kentucky
6	Helen White	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
7	Edith White	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
8	A. R. Shrout	45	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
9	Jane Shrout	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
10	Garry Shrout	1	Son	—	Kentucky
11	Batson Morris	51	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
12	Katherine Morris	50	Wife	—	Kentucky
13	Leonard Morris	17	Son	—	Kentucky
14	Lodena Morris	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
15	Loretta Morris	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
16	Hulda Morris	79	Mother	—	Kentucky
17	Eatil Morris	42	Brother	Laborer	Kentucky
18	Osker Whiles	64	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
19	Mabel Whiles	30	Daughter	—	Kentucky
20	Frederick Whiles	5	James grandson	—	Kentucky
21	Sam Ritchie	49	Head	—	Kentucky
22	Rosie Ritchie	41	Wife	—	Kentucky
23	Raymond Ritchie	14	Son	—	Kentucky
24	Homer Ritchie	12	Son	—	Kentucky
25	Everett Ritchie	9	Son	—	Kentucky
26	Clyde Ritchie	6	Son	—	Kentucky
27	Sam Jr Ritchie	3	Son	—	Kentucky
28	Lillie Conway	55	Head	—	Kentucky
29	James Conway THIS PERSON	25	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
30	Homer Hilfock	37	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
31	Meck Hilfock	55	Wife	—	Kentucky
32	Charlie Feeback	59	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
33	Pearl Feeback	53	Wife	—	Kentucky
34	Archie Paul Feeback	17	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
35	Charles Feeback	15	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
36	Ollie Ritchie	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
37	Ruby Ritchie	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
38	Morris Ritchie	15	Frances stepdaughter	—	Kentucky
39	Loyd Smith	40	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
40	Jockeline Smith	29	Wife	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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