James Roberson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this James Roberson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1928), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 12 b. ~1928 Male Son Born: Louisiana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana
Surname	Roberson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	South Baton Rouge
1935 Residence (County)	East Baton Rouge
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Township / Ward	South Baton Rouge
Est. Birth Year	~1928

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Sam Roberson	Head	—	45	~1895
David Roberson	Son	—	10	~1930
Samuel Roberson	Son	—	22	~1918
James Roberson	Son	—	12	~1928
Martha Roberson	Spouse	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1930

East Baton …

Son, age 7

East Baton Rouge, Louisiana · implied b. ~1923 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Roberson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana

Son, age 12

East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1928 — 5 household members

Surname	Roberson
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	South Baton Rouge
1935 Residence (County)	East Baton Rouge
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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

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James Roberson

Son · 1940 · age 12 · b. ~1928 · Louisiana

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Sibling

David Roberson

Sibling · 1940 · age 10

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Samuel Roberson

Sibling · 1940 · age 22

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 — East-Baton-Rouge-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01398-00224)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Catherine Leduff	1	—	—	Louisiana
2	Commander Childress	45	Head	Truck Driver	Louisiana
3	Lillie Childress	35	Wife	—	Louisiana
4	Preston Childress	78	Father	—	Louisiana
5	Gertrude Leduff	36	Head	—	Louisiana
6	Alice Leduff	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
7	Alanese Leduff	3	Daughter	—	Louisiana
8	Will Wheat	45	Head	Pit Worker	Louisiana
9	Mary Wheat	40	Wife	Housekeeper	Louisiana
10	Lydia Richardson	72	Mother-in-law	—	Louisiana
11	Alex Gordon	52	Brother-in-law	—	Louisiana
12	Tom Inganga	36	Head	Proprietor	Louisiana
13	Mary Inganga	31	Wife	Clerk	Louisiana
14	Dominic Inganga	10	Son	—	Louisiana
15	Fred Levi	40	Head	Proprietor	Louisiana
16	Susie Levi	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
17	Iona Levi	21	Daughter	Barber	Mississippi
18	Theodore Levi	12	Son	—	Louisiana
19	Allen Buckhanan	46	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
20	Nancy Buckhanan	43	Wife	—	Louisiana
21	Charlie Parker	26	Son	—	Louisiana
22	Earnestine Jenkins	27	Head	Cook	Louisiana
23	Leonard Jenkins	3	Son	—	Louisiana
24	Abner Dent	51	Head	Common Laborer	Louisiana
25	Mary Dent	53	Wife	—	Louisiana
26	Sam Rosenthal	37	Head	Plaster	Louisiana
27	Leah Rosenthal	34	Wife	—	Louisiana
28	Rafe Rosenthal	18	Son	—	Louisiana
29	Annie Lou Rosenthal	16	Daughter	—	Louisiana
30	Dolores Rosenthal	15	Daughter	—	Louisiana
31	Frank Lenard	24	Head	Truck Driver	Louisiana
32	Clara Lenard	26	Wife	—	Alabama
33	Abertha Lenard	11	Daughter	—	Alabama
34	Paul Lenard	6	Son	—	Alabama
35	Agnes Justin	29	Lodger	Housekeeper	Louisiana
36	Sam Roberson	45	Head	Common Laborer	Louisiana
37	Martha Roberson	24	Wife	—	Louisiana
38	Samuel Roberson	22	Son	Bartender	Mississippi
39	James Roberson THIS PERSON	12	Son	—	Louisiana
40	David Roberson	10	Son	—	Louisiana

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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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