James Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lawrence-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this James Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lawrence-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Charlie & Anna — first a head (b.~1917), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lawrence-County, Tennessee
Surname	Foster
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Lawrence
1935 Residence (County)	Lawrence
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	"""farming """"share"""""""
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Civil District 14
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
James Foster	Head	—	23	~1917
James Foster	Son	—	1	~1939
Rosa Foster	Spouse	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Lawrence, Tennessee

Son, age 3

Lawrence, Tennessee · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Lawrence, Tennessee

Son, age 13

Lawrence, Tennessee · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	13
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Lawrence-County, Tennessee

Head, age 23

Lawrence-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Lawrence
1935 Residence (County)	Lawrence
Occupation	farmer
Industry	"""farming """"share"""""""
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Charlie Foster

b. ~1889

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Anna Foster

b. ~1898

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Foster

Head · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · Tennessee

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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 — Lawrence-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03912-00748)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Christine M Ruby M	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
2	Rozettie V Ruby M	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
3	Alice Ruby M	2	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Jimmie W Ruby M	0	Son	—	Tennessee
5	John W Wilks	50	Head	Farmer	Georgia
6	Pattie K Wilks	44	Wife	No	Georgia
7	Paul J Wilks	23	Son	Farm Farmer	Georgia
8	William H Wilks	21	Son	Labor	Georgia
9	Illa N Wilks	18	Daughter	No	Georgia
10	Flora E Wilks	16	Daughter	No	Georgia
11	Eunice Wilks	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
12	Mary A Wilks	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
13	Cecil C Wilks	6	Son	—	Tennessee
14	James W Foster THIS PERSON	23	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
15	Rosa E Foster	19	Wife	No	Tennessee
16	James C Foster	1	Son	—	Tennessee
17	John West	65	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
18	Charlie J Foster	51	Head	Labor	Tennessee
19	Annie P Foster	43	Wife	No	Tennessee
20	Clarence J Foster	20	Son	Labor	Tennessee
21	Edna I Foster	17	Daughter	No	Tennessee
22	Everitt W Foster	14	Son	No	Tennessee
23	Alta M Foster	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
24	James E Graham	28	Head	Farmer	Alabama
25	Alma N Graham	27	Wife	No	Alabama
26	Albert N Graham	9	Son	—	Alabama
27	Mildred E Graham	7	Daughter	—	Alabama
28	Virgie M Graham	6	Daughter	—	Alabama
29	James H Hill	22	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
30	Earleen Hill	19	Wife	No	Tennessee
31	Norma L Hill	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Sharon J Hill	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Robert A Richey	30	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
34	Florence M Richey	24	Wife	No	Alabama
35	Doris J Richey	3	Son	—	Tennessee
36	James F Hulen	29	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
37	Dora L Hulen	25	Wife	No	Alabama
38	Phillip W Hulen	11	Son	—	Tennessee
39	Glen D Hulen	8	Son	—	Tennessee
40	Infant Hulen	0	Son	—	Tennessee

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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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