James Evans — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Davis-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this James Evans across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Davis-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Jesse & Inez — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Davis-County, Utah
Surname	Evans
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Bountiful City
1935 Residence (County)	Davis
Additional Details
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Repair Shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	854
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Mechanic
Township / Ward	Bountiful City
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
James Evans	Head	—	27	~1913
Jerry Evans	Son	—		~1940
Roger Evans	Son	—	4	~1936
Arlene Evans	Spouse	—	25	~1915

Census Appearances

1920

Davis, Utah

Son, age 7

Davis, Utah · implied b. ~1913 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Evans
Given Name	James E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Davis, Utah

Son, age 17

Davis, Utah · implied b. ~1913 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Evans
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Davis-County, Utah

Head, age 27

Davis-County, Utah · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

Surname	Evans
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Bountiful City
1935 Residence (County)	Davis
Occupation	Mechanic
Industry	Repair Shop
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	4
Income (1939)	854
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Jesse Evans

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Inez Evans

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Evans

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Utah

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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 — Davis-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

33 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04212-00067)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ezra Thompson	70	Head	Water Master	Utah
2	Anna S Thompson	54	Wife	—	Utah
3	Paul Thompson	21	Son	Laborer	Idaho
4	Gwen Thompson	18	Daughter	—	Idaho
5	Connie Thompson	14	Daughter	—	Utah
6	Jessie E Briggs	48	Head	Janitor	Utah
7	Blanch Briggs	40	Wife	—	Utah
8	Virginia Briggs	13	Daughter	—	Utah
9	Margie Briggs	12	Daughter	—	Utah
10	Kenith Coh	10	Lodger	—	Montana
11	Joyce Alger	6	Lodger	—	Utah
12	Shirley Alger	4	Lodger	—	Utah
13	Leland H Sessions	44	Head	Teller	Utah
14	Mary H Sessions	45	Wife	—	Utah
15	Dorothy J Sessions	21	Daughter	—	Utah
16	N. Lorenzo Mitchell	50	Head	Musician	England
17	Martha Mitchell	36	Wife	—	Canada
18	Betty A Mitchell	15	Daughter	—	Canada
19	Kenneth H Mitchell	12	Son	—	Canada
20	Margaret H Mitchell	7	Daughter	—	Utah
21	John R Mitchell	4	Son	—	Utah
22	David H Mitchell	2	Son	—	Utah
23	Jane Ann Holbrook	75	Head	—	England
24	Hattie Holbrook	41	Daughter	Cashier	Utah
25	James W Evans THIS PERSON	27	Head	Mechanic	Utah
26	Arlene C Evans	25	Wife	—	Utah
27	Roger Evans	4	Son	—	Utah
28	Jerry Evans	0	Son	—	Utah
29	Chester Brough	41	Head	Farmer	Wyoming
30	Lula R Brough	38	Wife	—	Utah
31	La Grande Brough	15	Son	Laborer	Utah
32	Marie L Brough	10	Daughter	—	Utah
33	Carole Brough	6	Daughter	—	Utah

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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