James Gilbert — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Walworth-County, Wisconsin

Our Model Tree links this James Gilbert across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Walworth-County, Wisconsin (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Will & Annie — first a son (b.~1914), then head of a 2-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Son Born: Wisconsin Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Walworth-County, Wisconsin
Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	La Fayette
1935 Residence (County)	Walworth
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Township / Ward	La Fayette
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
James Gilbert	Son	—	26	~1914
Annie Gilbert	Spouse	—	60	~1880

Census Appearances

1920

Walworth, Wisconsin

Son, age 5

Walworth, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1915 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	James M
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	England
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Walworth, Wisconsin

Son, age 16

Walworth, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1914 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Walworth-County, Wisconsin

Son, age 26

Walworth-County, Wisconsin · implied b. ~1914 — 2 household members

Surname	Gilbert
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	La Fayette
1935 Residence (County)	Walworth
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	0
Highest Grade	C 2
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Will Gilbert

b. ~1875

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Annie Gilbert

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Gilbert

Son · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · Wisconsin

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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 — Walworth-County, Wisconsin Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04531-00686)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Annie Gilbert	60	Wife	—	England
42	James Gilbert THIS PERSON	26	Son	—	Wisconsin
43	Marie R. Belk	51	Head	—	Germany
44	Thelma Belk	31	Daughter	Teacher	Wisconsin
45	Raymond Belk	35	Son	Farmer	Wisconsin
46	Marie E. Belk	28	Wife	—	Wisconsin
47	Terrence Duane Belk	4	Son	—	Wisconsin
48	Karen Belk	2	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
49	Clifford Gilbert	25	Lodger	Farm Laborer	Wisconsin
50	Frank D. Mehring	47	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
51	Inez Mehring	43	Wife	—	Wisconsin
52	Donald Mehring	14	Son	Farm Laborer	Wisconsin
53	Charles Mehring	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Wisconsin
54	Herman Kass	39	Head	Farmer	Poland
55	Fred Kass	52	Father	Farm Laborer	Poland
56	Wilhelmena Kass	54	Mother	—	Poland
57	W. C. O'Brien	64	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
58	John Sorkota	33	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
59	Mary Sorkota	39	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
60	Dorothy Sorkota	14	Daughter	—	Illinois
61	Henry Sorkota	12	Son	—	Illinois
62	John Sorkota	11	Son	—	Illinois
63	Chris Jacobson	46	Head	Farmer	Denmark
64	Elizabeth Jacobson	36	Wife	—	Denmark
65	Walter J. Jacobson	9	Son	—	Texas
66	Elizabeth M. Jacobson	8	Daughter	—	Texas
67	Nancy Jacobson	5	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
68	Mary Jane Jacobson	3	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
69	Donald Jacobson	1	Son	—	Wisconsin
70	Theodore Kuehl	41	Lodger	Farm Laborer	Wisconsin
71	Arthur J. Regener	54	Head	—	Illinois
72	Alice Regener	53	Wife	—	Illinois
73	Nels Jensen	48	Head	Tavern Keeper	Denmark
74	Susan Jensen	47	Wife	Tavern Keeper	England
75	Henry W. Albright	58	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
76	Alma Albright	62	Wife	—	Wisconsin
77	George H. Vanderbilt	46	Head	Cost Acct.	Illinois
78	Maude P. Vanderbilt	43	Wife	—	Wisconsin
79	George Jr. Vanderbilt	21	Son	—	Wisconsin
80	Evelyn Vanderbilt	18	Daughter	Office Nurse	Wisconsin

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Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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