James Griffin — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cecil-County, Maryland

Our Model Tree links this James Griffin across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cecil-County, Maryland (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Alex & Eva — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Maryland Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cecil-County, Maryland
Surname	Griffin
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	North East
1935 Residence (County)	Cecil
Additional Details
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	416
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland
Township / Ward	North East
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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
Evalyn Griffin	Daughter	—	1	~1939
James Griffin	Head	—	28	~1912
Alethe Griffin	Spouse	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Cecil, Maryland

Son, age 7

Cecil, Maryland · implied b. ~1913 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Griffin
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maryland
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1930

Cecil, Maryland

Son, age 17

Cecil, Maryland · implied b. ~1913 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Griffin
Given Name	James G.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Maryland
Father's Birthplace	Maryland
Mother's Birthplace	Maryland
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Stone Quarry
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

1940

Cecil-County, Maryland

Head, age 28

Cecil-County, Maryland · implied b. ~1912 — 3 household members

Surname	Griffin
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Maryland
1935 Residence (City)	North East
1935 Residence (County)	Cecil
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	16
Income (1939)	416
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Maryland
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	maryland

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Alex Griffin

b. ~1875

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Eva Griffin

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Griffin

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Maryland

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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 — Cecil-County, Maryland Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01545-00627)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Merdith Sentman	15	Son	H	Maryland
2	Pierre N Le Brun	43	Head	Vice President	New Jersey
3	Margaret Le Brun	42	Wife	H	Maryland
4	Pierre Le Brun	14	Son	S	Maryland
5	Eleanor C Le Brun	13	Daughter	S	Maryland
6	Alice G Le Brun	12	Daughter	S	Maryland
7	Richard Le Brun	7	Son	S	Maryland
8	Edward Hartland	84	Head	Retired	New Jersey
9	Kenneth S Hartland	38	Son	College Professor	Maryland
10	Merrill Sommers	38	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Maryland
11	Norman Musselman	58	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
12	Grace Musselman	57	Wife	H	Maryland
13	Velva Montgomery	47	Foster daughter	Farmer	Maryland
14	Florence Clapp	61	Head	H	Maryland
15	Philip Harris	35	Servant	Servant	Maryland
16	Cecil Ewing	63	Head	Teacher	Pennsylvania
17	Adeline Ewing	60	Wife	H	Pennsylvania
18	Muriel Ewing	32	Daughter	H	Maryland
19	Clarence Benson	53	Head	Physician	Maryland
20	Margaret Benson	40	Wife	Music Teacher	Maryland
21	Lewis Kirkman	58	Head	Engineer	Maryland
22	Elma Kirkman	49	Wife	H	Pennsylvania
23	Doris Kirkman	14	Daughter	S	Maryland
24	William Sinclair	71	Boarder	Janitor	Maryland
25	George M Snelling	31	Head	Laborer	Virginia
26	Mary E Snelling	30	Wife	H	Maryland
27	Barbara R Snelling	5	Daughter	O	Maryland
28	Agnes M Campbell	5	Step daughter	O	Delaware
29	Henry Settle	24	Head	Accountant	Virginia
30	Rosemary Settle	25	Wife	H	Maryland
31	Patricia Settle	1	Daughter	O	Maryland
32	Jacob F. Jenning	56	Head	Unable To Work	Maryland
33	Fannie Jenning	58	Wife	H	Maryland
34	Hazel Jenning	20	Son	New Worker	Maryland
35	James Griffin THIS PERSON	28	Head	—	Maryland
36	Alethe Griffin	22	Wife	H	Maryland
37	Evalyn Griffin	1	Daughter	O	Maryland
38	Margaret Perry	64	Head	H	Maryland
39	Gabriel Perry	37	Son	Laborer	Maryland
40	Annie Presley	73	Head	H	Maryland

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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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