James Morton — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Williamson-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this James Morton across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Williamson-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 6-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Williamson-County, Tennessee
Surname	Morton
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Franklin Town
1935 Residence (County)	Williamson
Additional Details
Occupation	Merchant
Industry	Grocery store
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Merchant
Township / Ward	Franklin Town
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Bessie Morton	Daughter	—	6	~1934
James Morton	Son	—	8	~1932
Eva Morton	Spouse	—	40	~1900
Juanita Morton	Daughter	—		~1940
Peggy Morton	Daughter	—	2	~1938
James Morton	Head	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1930

Williamson, Tennessee

Head, age 34

Williamson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Morton
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Manager
Industry	Grocery store
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	600
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Williamson-County, Tennessee

Head, age 42

Williamson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1898 — 6 household members

Surname	Morton
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Franklin Town
1935 Residence (County)	Williamson
Occupation	Merchant
Industry	Grocery store
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links James Morton across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

James Morton

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

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Williamson-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03949-00323)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Juanita Swanson	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
2	Charles A Swanson	10	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Don Swanson	7	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Jim L Moore	70	Head	—	Tennessee
5	Alberta Moore	40	Wife	Laundress	Tennessee
6	Narcissus Moore	24	Daughter	Teacher	Tennessee
7	Charles Carothers	12	Grandson	—	Tennessee
8	William Carothers	10	Grandson	—	Tennessee
9	Mattie Moore	41	Head	Laundress	Tennessee
10	Hightower Hobbs	43	Brother	Janitor	Tennessee
11	Fount Brown	64	Head	—	Tennessee
12	Martha Brown	60	Wife	—	Tennessee
13	Mary Jane Brown	35	Daughter	Office Girl	Tennessee
14	John Hampton	61	Head	Principal	Tennessee
15	Leona Hampton	50	Wife	Teacher	Tennessee
16	Lise Crutcher	15	Nephew	—	Tennessee
17	James Morton THIS PERSON	42	Head	Merchant	Tennessee
18	Eva Morton	40	Wife	—	Tennessee
19	James Jr Morton	8	Son	—	Tennessee
20	Bessie Mai Morton	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
21	Peggy Louise Morton	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
22	Juanita Morton	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
23	Rachel Jones	75	Head	—	Tennessee
24	Eliza Crowder	62	Head	Cook	Tennessee
25	Orleana Crowder	22	Daughter	Servant	Tennessee
26	Susan Mccallum	45	Head	Servant	Tennessee
27	Sallie B Cannon	39	Head	Servant	Tennessee
28	Cannon	None	—	—	—
29	Pillow Evans	32	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
30	John Ella Pratt	45	Housekeeper	—	Tennessee
31	William Prince	20	Head	Undertaker	Tennessee
32	Annie Prince	15	Wife	—	Tennessee
33	Claudette Prince	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Mary Prince	67	Head	—	Tennessee
35	James Prince	13	Grandson	—	Tennessee
36	Gazella Prince	11	Granddaughter	—	Tennessee
37	Maggie Prince	30	Daughter	Laundress	Tennessee
38	Austin Prince	70	Brother-in-law	—	Mississippi
39	Oscar Carter	27	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
40	Dora Carter	66	Wife	—	Tennessee

Search for James Morton

All James Morton Census Records Discover Morton Family Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data