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James Dean — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lake-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this James Dean across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lake-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1928), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1928 Male Son Born: Tennessee Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lake-County, Tennessee
Surname	Dean
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Lake
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Township / Ward	Civil Dist 4
Est. Birth Year	~1928

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
Dotha Dean	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Lavine Dean	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Lurlene Dean	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Christine Dean	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Myrtle Dean	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Gray Dean	Head	—	40	~1900
James Dean	Son	—	12	~1928
Ocie Dean	Son	—	6	~1934
Charles Dean	Son	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1930

Obion, Tennessee

Son, age 2

Obion, Tennessee · implied b. ~1928 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Deen
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Lake-County, Tennessee

Son, age 12

Lake-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1928 — 9 household members

Surname	Dean
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Lake
Highest Grade	No 1
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Linked across censuses

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

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Anchor record

James Dean

Son · 1940 · age 12 · b. ~1928 · Tennessee

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Sibling

Lurlene Dean

Sibling · 1940 · age 4

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Myrtle Dean

Sibling · 1940 · age 3

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Dotha Dean

Sibling · 1940 · age 14

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Christine Dean

Sibling · 1940 · age 8

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Ocie Dean

Sibling · 1940 · age 6

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Charles Dean

Sibling · 1940 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Lavine Dean

Sibling · 1940 · age 16

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 — Lake-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03910-01160)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lucille Lyles	21	Daughter	Labor	Tennessee
2	Peggy Sue Lyles	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
3	Gray Dean	40	Head	Labor	Tennessee
4	Lavine Dean	16	Daughter	Labor	Tennessee
5	Dotha Lee Dean	14	Daughter	Labor	Tennessee
6	James Dean THIS PERSON	12	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Charles Dean	10	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Christine Dean	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Ocie Lee Dean	6	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Lurlene Dean	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
11	Myrtle B Dean	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
12	Rammie Melody	47	Head	—	Tennessee
13	Reubin M Melody	18	Son	Carpenter Apprentice	Tennessee
14	Loyell Melody	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Bly Ed Melody	57	Brother	—	Tennessee
16	Odis West	29	Head	Labor	Alabama
17	Mattie D West	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
18	Odell West	6	Son	—	Tennessee
19	Harry Lee West	2	Son	—	Tennessee
20	Harvey W West	0	Son	—	Tennessee
21	Will Prince	60	Lodger	Labor	Alabama
22	James Prince	19	Lodger	Labor	Tennessee
23	Avos H Gist	29	Lodger	Labor	Mississippi
24	Henry Asby	44	Head	Labor	Tennessee
25	May Asby	29	Wife	—	Tennessee
26	Elizabeth Asby	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
27	Ruben Willis	25	Head	Labor	Tennessee
28	Mandy Willis	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
29	Willie L Patterson	26	Uncle	Labor	Tennessee
30	Willie Mae Patterson	29	Uncle's Wife	—	Tennessee
31	Alazan C Murdock	63	Head	Operator	Tennessee
32	Annie L B Murdock	62	Wife	—	Tennessee
33	Margie A Dixon	14	Grand Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Tep Ramsey	35	Head	Labor	Tennessee
35	Opal Ramsey	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
36	Sylvester Ramsey	12	Son	—	Tennessee
37	Chester Ramsey	10	Son	—	Tennessee
38	Earl E Ramsey	5	Son	—	Tennessee
39	Gwen Etta Ramsey	3	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Rilla Ruth Ramsey	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee

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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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