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James Huff — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Roanoke-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this James Huff across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Roanoke-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1924), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 16 b. ~1924 Male Son Born: Virginia Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationRoanoke-County, Virginia
SurnameHuff
Given NameJames Jr
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age16
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceVirginia
1935 Residence (City)Big Lick Mag. Dist.
1935 Residence (County)Roanoke
Additional Details
OccupationNew worker
Class of WorkerGW
Hours Worked12
Income (1939)0
Highest GradeHs 1
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateVirginia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)virginia
OccupationNew Worker
Township / WardBig Lick Mag Dist
Est. Birth Year~1924

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
Louise Huff Daughter — 11 ~1929
Ann Huff Daughter — 6 ~1934
Doris Huff Daughter — 15 ~1925
James Huff Son — 16 ~1924
Laurel Huff Head — 40 ~1900
William Huff Son — 10 ~1930
Helen Huff Spouse — 32 ~1908

Census Appearances

1930
Botetourt, Virginia
Son, age 7
Botetourt, Virginia · implied b. ~1923 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Huff
Given Name James L Jr
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 7
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Virginia
Father's Birthplace Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace Tennessee
Can Read/Write Yes
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia
1940
Roanoke-County, Virginia
Son, age 16
Roanoke-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1924 — 7 household members
Surname Huff
Given Name James Jr
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 16
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Virginia
1935 Residence (City) Big Lick Mag. Dist.
1935 Residence (County) Roanoke
Occupation New worker
Class of Worker GW
Hours Worked 12
Income (1939) 0
Highest Grade Hs 1
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia

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An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links James Huff across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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James Huff
Son · 1940 · age 16 · b. ~1924 · Virginia
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Sibling
Ann Huff
Sibling · 1940 · age 6
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Louise Huff
Sibling · 1940 · age 11
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Doris Huff
Sibling · 1940 · age 15
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
William Huff
Sibling · 1940 · age 10
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Roanoke-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04288-00655)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
41 James Rufus Broughman 16 Head House Keeper Virginia
42 Ray Wills 40 Head Spinner Virginia
43 Ruth Q Wills 39 Wife — Virginia
44 Mildred Wills 13 Daughter — Virginia
45 Kenneth Wills 12 Son — Virginia
46 Theda Wills 5 Daughter — Virginia
47 Abram P Metz 66 Head Stationary Engineer Virginia
48 Callie Metz 50 Wife — Virginia
49 Dennis D Craighead 40 Head Boiler Maker Helper Virginia
50 Mable Craighead 32 Wife — Virginia
51 Elsie Craighead 12 Daughter — Virginia
52 Elvin Craighead 11 Son — Virginia
53 William D Mason 41 Head Contractor Virginia
54 Mary D Mason 37 Wife — Virginia
55 William Jr. Mason 16 Son — Virginia
56 Guy Self 44 Head Spinner North Carolina
57 Ethel Q Self 41 Wife — North Carolina
58 Charles Self 21 Son Waiter North Carolina
59 John L Stewart 36 Head Spinner Virginia
60 Clyde Stewart 32 Wife — Virginia
61 Juanita Stewart 8 Daughter — Virginia
62 Jesse Stewart 6 Son — Virginia
63 Laurel Huff 40 Head Laborer Foreman Virginia
64 Helen L Huff 32 Wife — Virginia
65 James Jr Huff THIS PERSON 16 Son New Worker Virginia
66 Doris Huff 15 Daughter — Virginia
67 Louise Huff 11 Daughter — Virginia
68 William Huff 10 Son — Virginia
69 Ann Huff 6 Daughter — Virginia
70 Crockett Lawrence 38 Head Spinner Virginia
71 Virgie Lawrence 46 Wife — Virginia
72 Guy Lawrence 16 Son — Virginia
73 Robert Lawrence 14 Son — Virginia
74 Mary F Lawrence 7 Daughter — Virginia
75 Charlie D Heath 57 Head Night Mechanic Virginia
76 Margery Heath 58 Wife — Virginia
77 Charlie Heath 19 Daughter New Worker Virginia
78 Harry J Heath 18 Son New Worker Virginia
79 Eva J Heath 19 In-law — Virginia
80 Thomas Pendleton 34 Head Spooling Mill Virginia

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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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