James Franklin — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Hopkins-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this James Franklin across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Hopkins-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents George & Lillie — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 4-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Hopkins-County, Kentucky
Surname	Franklin
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hopkins
Additional Details
Occupation	Coal Miner
Industry	Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	576
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Coal Miner
Township / Ward	Mag Dist No 1
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 Franklin	Head	—	27	~1913
H Franklin	Other	—	27	~1913
Lehman Franklin	Son	—	3	~1937
Agnes Franklin	Spouse	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Webster, Kentucky

Son, age 6

Webster, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Franklin
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Webster, Kentucky

Son, age 16

Webster, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Franklin
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
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

Hopkins-County, Kentucky

Head, age 27

Hopkins-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

Surname	Franklin
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Hopkins
Occupation	Coal Miner
Industry	Mine
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	576
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

George Franklin

b. ~1877

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lillie Franklin

b. ~1881

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Franklin

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · 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 — Hopkins-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01318-00113)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Charles E.	11	Son	—	Kentucky
2	Alma Jean	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
3	George Wallace Blanford	7	Son	—	Kentucky
4	Cordelia Long	70	Mother in law	—	Kentucky
5	Dan Hendley	66	Head	Farming	Tennessee
6	Nathaniel Johnson	27	Head	Coal Miner	Kentucky
7	Pinkie Johnson	19	Wife	—	Kentucky
8	Archie Johnson	24	Head	Coal Miner	Kentucky
9	Anna Mae Johnson	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
10	Norma Jean Johnson	5	Adopted daughter	—	Kentucky
11	Malcom E. Almon	22	Head	Common Laborer	Kentucky
12	Lucile Almon	19	Wife	—	Kentucky
13	Ampli Almon	30	Head	Coal Miner	Kentucky
14	Ruby Almon	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
15	John Johnson	73	Head	—	Kentucky
16	Mary Johnson	65	Wife	—	Kentucky
17	Velenda Mae Johnson	9	Granddaughter	—	Kentucky
18	Allen Hosey	42	Head	Coal Miner	Kentucky
19	Sally Bell Hosey	36	Wife	—	Kentucky
20	Allene Hosey	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
21	Imogene Hosey	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
22	Grover Snorton	15	Stepson	—	Kentucky
23	Earl Snorton	17	Stepson	New Worker Ccc	Kentucky
24	Addie B. Smith	71	Head	—	Kentucky
25	William G. Munch	16	Grandson	—	Kentucky
26	James Woody	38	Head	Coal Miner	Tennessee
27	Bertha Woody	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
28	James Jr. Woody	12	Son	—	Kentucky
29	A. M. Surlis	74	Head	—	Kentucky
30	Narcissia Surlis	74	Wife	—	Kentucky
31	Rally Fox	45	Head	Coal Miner	Kentucky
32	Veda Fox	41	Wife	—	Kentucky
33	William E. Fox	15	Son	—	Kentucky
34	Dorothy Jane Fox	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
35	Mary Ruth Fox	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
36	Kenneth R. Fox	2	Son	—	Kentucky
37	James Franklin THIS PERSON	27	Head	Coal Miner	Kentucky
38	Agnes Franklin	22	Wife	—	Kentucky
39	Lehman Franklin	3	Son	—	Kentucky
40	H. C. Franklin	27	Cousin	Operator	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

James

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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