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James Curtis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Talbot-County, Maryland

Our Model Tree links this James Curtis across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Talbot-County, Maryland (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1930), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 10 b. ~1930 Male Son Born: Maryland Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Talbot-County, Maryland
Surname	Curtis
Given Name	James W.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	Oxford
1935 Residence (County)	Talbot
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland
Township / Ward	Oxford
Est. Birth Year	~1930

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Ellie Curtis	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Alene Curtis	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Mary Curtis	Spouse	—	50	~1890
Raphael Curtis	Head	—	52	~1888
Mary Curtis	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Albert Curtis	Son	—	23	~1917
Agnes Curtis	Daughter	—	20	~1920
James Curtis	Son	—	10	~1930
John Curtis	Son	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1930

Talbot, Maryland

Son, age 1

Talbot, Maryland · implied b. ~1929 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Curtis
Given Name	James F
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maryland
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1940

Talbot-County, Maryland

Son, age 10

Talbot-County, Maryland · implied b. ~1930 — 9 household members

Surname	Curtis
Given Name	James W.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	Oxford
1935 Residence (County)	Talbot
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

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Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links James Curtis across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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James Curtis

Son · 1940 · age 10 · b. ~1930 · Maryland

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Sibling

Alene Curtis

Sibling · 1940 · age 13

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Albert Curtis

Sibling · 1940 · age 23

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mary Curtis

Sibling · 1940 · age 19

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Agnes Curtis

Sibling · 1940 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

John Curtis

Sibling · 1940 · age 28

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ellie Curtis

Sibling · 1940 · age 17

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Talbot-County, Maryland Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01560-00933)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Neva Bourne	39	Head	Hair Dresser	Maryland
2	Laura Bourne	16	Daughter	Picket & Packer	Maryland
3	Margaret P. Smith	29	Head	School Teacher	Maryland
4	Raphael C. Curtis	52	Head	Waterman	Maryland
5	Mary E. Curtis	50	Wife	—	Maryland
6	John F. Curtis	28	Son	Sail Maker	Maryland
7	Albert Curtis	23	Son	Helper Sail Maker	Maryland
8	Agnes L. Curtis	20	Daughter	Gen Housework	Maryland
9	Mary M. Curtis	19	Daughter	Gen Housework	Maryland
10	Ellie V. Curtis	17	Daughter	Crab Picker	Maryland
11	Alene Curtis	13	Daughter	—	Maryland
12	James W. Curtis THIS PERSON	10	Son	—	Maryland
13	Robert J. Blann	61	Head	Merchant Partner	Maryland
14	Amy Lee Blann	62	Wife	Merchant Part	Maryland
15	Betty Blann	22	Daughter	W.P.A. Worker	Maryland
16	William T. Jackson	40	Head	Waterman	Maryland
17	Rosetta Jackson	39	Wife	Gen Housework	Maryland
18	William H. Burke	66	Grand Father	Farm Laborer	Maryland
19	Charles Wright	70	Head	—	Maryland
20	Emma Wright	65	Wife	—	Maryland
21	Raymond Wright	39	Son	Gen Laborer	Maryland
22	Matthew Wright	16	Nephew	Gen Laborer	Maryland
23	Clyde Wright	10	Son-in-law	—	Maryland
24	John T. Russell	55	Head	Waterman	Maryland
25	Almira M. Russell	54	Wife	—	Maryland
26	Melvin Russell	24	Son	Truck Driver	Maryland
27	Alan Russell	19	Son	New Worker	Maryland
28	Jimmy Simpler	5	Foster Son	—	Maryland
29	Margaret Dobson	18	Daughter	—	Maryland
30	Pinky Dobson	20	Son-in-law	Waterman	Maryland
31	Paul B. Russell	25	Head	Waterman	Maryland
32	E. Hope Russell	21	Wife	Maid	Maryland
33	Joyce Russell	4	Daughter	—	Maryland
34	Pauline Russell	3	Daughter	—	Maryland
35	James Taylor	25	Head	Gen Laborer	Virginia
36	Ruth Taylor	23	Wife	—	Maryland
37	Tyretha Taylor	7	Daughter	—	Maryland
38	Samuel Taylor	5	Son	—	Maryland
39	James Jr. Taylor	2	Son	—	Maryland
40	William Taylor	1	Son	—	Maryland

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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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