James Hamilton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Faulkner-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this James Hamilton across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Faulkner-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: ARKANSAS Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Faulkner-County, Arkansas
Surname	HAMILTON
Given Name	JAMES
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	ARKANSAS
1935 Residence (City)	Some place
1935 Residence (County)	FAULKNER
Additional Details
Occupation	LABOR
Industry	ROAD WORK
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Labor
Township / Ward	Conway
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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
Ammerine Hamilton	Daughter	—	16	~1924
James Hamilton	Head	—	42	~1898
Rosella Hamilton	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Faulkner, Arkansas

Head, age 24

Faulkner, Arkansas · implied b. ~1896 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hamilton
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Faulkner, Arkansas

Head, age 35

Faulkner, Arkansas · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hamilton
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Faulkner-County, Arkansas

Head, age 42

Faulkner-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

Surname	HAMILTON
Given Name	JAMES
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	ARKANSAS
1935 Residence (City)	Some place
1935 Residence (County)	FAULKNER
Occupation	LABOR
Industry	ROAD WORK
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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James Hamilton

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Arkansas

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1940 US Federal Census — Faulkner-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00135-00204)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Cole Poole	40	LODGER	Porter	ARKANSAS
2	James Hamilton THIS PERSON	42	Head	Labor	ARKANSAS
3	Rosella Hamilton	38	Wife	Maid	ARKANSAS
4	Ammerine Hamilton	16	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
5	Willie Taylor	40	Head	Labor	ARKANSAS
6	Junner Taylor	35	Wife	Maid	ARKANSAS
7	Albert Wooten	36	LODGER	Labor	ARKANSAS
8	Sara Wooten	29	Head	Maid	ARKANSAS
9	Ada Wooten	15	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
10	Jr Wooten	11	SON	—	ARKANSAS
11	Rogers Mosby	25	LODGER	Cement Finisher	ARKANSAS
12	Will Hallbrook	45	Head	Labor	ARKANSAS
13	Elzabeth Hallbrook	39	Wife	—	ARKANSAS
14	Martha Hallbrook	14	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
15	Willie Hallbrook	10	SON	—	ARKANSAS
16	Govenor Knox	50	Head	—	GEORGIA
17	Ada Knox	49	WIFE	—	MISSISSIPPI
18	Simon Glover	32	Head	Cook	ARKANSAS
19	Essilee Glover	23	WIFE	—	ARKANSAS
20	Vernon Glover	6	SON	—	ARKANSAS
21	Anniphee Glover	5	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
22	Terreacher Bunting	25	SISTER IN LAW	Maid	ARKANSAS
23	Benjamin Bunting	1	NEPHEW	—	ARKANSAS
24	Frank Harrel	27	Head	Labor	ARKANSAS
25	Marnidia Harrel	21	WIFE	—	ARKANSAS
26	Maelie Harrel	4	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
27	Lorener Harrel	1	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
28	Mary Jones	48	MOTHER	—	ARKANSAS
29	Emett Wiley	44	Head	Labor	ARKANSAS
30	Pearl Wiley	41	WIFE	—	ARKANSAS
31	Roy Nichols	39	Head	Porter	ARKANSAS
32	Berther Nichols	35	WIFE	—	ARKANSAS
33	Roy Jr Nichols	17	SON	Helper	ARKANSAS
34	Mary Leuse Nichols	15	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
35	Alice Myrker Nichols	12	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
36	Jimmie Nichols	10	SON	—	ARKANSAS
37	Lavern Nichols	2	SON	—	ARKANSAS
38	Rosa Anna Nichols	0	DAUGHTER	—	ARKANSAS
39	Sewell Stenson	33	Head	Maid	ARKANSAS
40	Roosevelt Moore	33	Head	Labor	ARKANSAS

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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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