James Graham — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · New-Castle-County, Delaware

Our Model Tree links this James Graham across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in New-Castle-County, Delaware (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1910), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Male Head Born: Delaware Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	New-Castle-County, Delaware
Surname	Graham
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	Wilmington City
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Additional Details
Occupation	Trucker
Industry	General Chemical Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H-3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware
Occupation	Trucker
Township / Ward	Wilmington City
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Theda Graham	Daughter	—		~1940
Eleanor Graham	Daughter	—	2	~1938
James Graham	Head	—	30	~1910
Walter Graham	Son	—	4	~1936
Arthur Graham	Son	—	14	~1926
William Graham	Son	—	6	~1934
Mable Graham	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

New Castle, …

Other, age 9

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1911 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Graham
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Nephew
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1930

New Castle, …

Other, age 20

New Castle, Delaware · implied b. ~1910 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Graham
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Cousin
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Delaware
Father's Birthplace	Delaware
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	Office Clerk
Industry	Shipyard
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

1940

New-Castle-County, Delaware

Head, age 30

New-Castle-County, Delaware · implied b. ~1910 — 7 household members

Surname	Graham
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Delaware
1935 Residence (City)	Wilmington City
1935 Residence (County)	New Castle
Occupation	Trucker
Industry	General Chemical Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	H-3
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Delaware
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	delaware

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James Graham

Head · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · Delaware

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1940 US Federal Census — New-Castle-County, Delaware Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00550-00485)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Joseph Hemphill	49	Head	Sewing	Delaware
2	Joseph R Hemphill	12	Son	—	Delaware
3	Doris J Hemphill	10	Daughter	—	Delaware
4	William H Hemphill	8	Son	—	Delaware
5	James Graham THIS PERSON	30	Head	Trucker	Delaware
6	Mable Graham	33	Wife	—	New York
7	Arthur Graham	14	Son	—	Pennsylvania
8	William Graham	6	Son	—	Pennsylvania
9	Walter Graham	4	Son	—	Delaware
10	Eleanor Graham	2	Daughter	—	Delaware
11	Theda Graham	0	Daughter	—	Delaware
12	Howard Hall	26	Head	Service Manager	Delaware
13	Alberta Hall	25	Wife	—	Delaware
14	Howard Jr Hall	6	Son	—	Delaware
15	Patricia Hall	5	Daughter	—	Delaware
16	James Hall	4	Son	—	Delaware
17	James Morgan	45	Head	Night Watchman	Delaware
18	Mary Morgan	45	Wife	—	Delaware
19	Charles F Morgan	22	Son	Bleacher	Delaware
20	Margaret J Morgan	18	Daughter	—	Delaware
21	Millard Jr Morgan	17	Son	—	Delaware
22	Richard A Morgan	14	Son	—	Delaware
23	Alice E Morgan	11	Daughter	—	Delaware
24	Mary E Morgan	5	Daughter	—	Delaware
25	Charles Cunningham	34	Brother-in-law	Handy Man	Delaware
26	Elmer Wright	44	Head	Sheet Metal	Virginia
27	Helen Wright	36	Wife	—	Delaware
28	Evelyn Wright	18	Daughter	Library Asst	Delaware
29	Frank Wright	16	Son	—	Virginia
30	Ann Wright	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
31	William Wright	12	Son	—	Delaware
32	Peggy Wright	10	Daughter	—	Delaware
33	Jean Wright	7	Daughter	—	Delaware
34	Joan Wright	6	Daughter	—	Delaware
35	Phyllis Wright	4	Daughter	—	Delaware
36	Virginia Wright	3	Daughter	—	Delaware
37	Janet Wright	0	Daughter	—	Delaware
38	David Ford	35	Head	Bus Operator	Delaware
39	Eleanor C Ford	34	Wife	—	Delaware
40	Elizabeth Ford	10	Daughter	—	Delaware

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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.

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