James Townsend — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Fulton-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this James Townsend across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Fulton-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Fulton-County, Georgia
Surname	Townsend
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	M.D. 1362 Peachtree
1935 Residence (County)	Fulton
Additional Details
Occupation	Butcher
Industry	Retail Grocery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Butcher
Township / Ward	Md 1362 Peachtree
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Clyde Townsend	Son	—	13	~1927
Frank Townsend	Son	—	17	~1923
Glenn Townsend	Son	—	18	~1922
Florine Townsend	Daughter	—	20	~1920
Roy Townsend	Son	—	6	~1934
James Townsend	Head	—	46	~1894
Lillian Townsend	Spouse	—	46	~1894
Paul Townsend	Son	—	9	~1931

Census Appearances

1930

Fulton, Georgia

Head, age 36

Fulton, Georgia · implied b. ~1894 — 27 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Road worker
Industry	Contracting
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	13
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Fulton-County, Georgia

Head, age 46

Fulton-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1894 — 8 household members

Surname	Townsend
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	M.D. 1362 Peachtree
1935 Residence (County)	Fulton
Occupation	Butcher
Industry	Retail Grocery
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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James Townsend

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Georgia

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Fulton-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00676-00579)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Jeanette Lott	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
42	Ernest Lott	9	Son	—	Georgia
43	Walter Lott	7	Son	—	Georgia
44	Roberta Lott	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
45	Doris Lott	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
46	Robert Lewis Lott	0	Son	—	Georgia
47	Shalla Ervin	25	Head	Porter	Georgia
48	Lois Ervin	24	Wife	Maid	Georgia
49	Zola Mae Glover	20	Niece	—	Georgia
50	Martin L Moss	43	Head	Night Watchman	Georgia
51	Ethel Moss	44	Wife	—	Georgia
52	John E Moss	21	Son	Night Watchman	Georgia
53	Virginia Moss	18	Daughter	Secretary	Georgia
54	George Peterson	30	Head	Sack Tier	Georgia
55	Wayne Styles	27	Lodger	Odd Jobs	Georgia
56	William Scogins	27	Lodger	Odd Jobs	Georgia
57	Geo G Jr Lunsford	23	Head	Truck Driver	Georgia
58	Annie Mae Lunsford	25	Wife	—	Georgia
59	Thomas Lunsford	3	Son	—	Georgia
60	Peggy Lunsford	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
61	James W Townsend THIS PERSON	46	Head	Butcher	Georgia
62	Lillian Townsend	46	Wife	—	Georgia
63	Florine Townsend	20	Daughter	Beautician	Georgia
64	Glenn Townsend	18	Son	Butcher	Georgia
65	Frank Townsend	17	Son	Butcher	Georgia
66	Clyde Townsend	13	Son	—	Georgia
67	Paul Townsend	9	Son	—	Georgia
68	Roy Townsend	6	Son	—	Georgia
69	James M Wright	50	Head	Foreman	Alabama
70	Chloie Wright	44	Wife	—	Georgia
71	Walter Wright	27	Son	Truck Driver	Georgia
72	Margaret Wright	26	Daughter	Stenographer	Georgia
73	Ralph Wright	23	Son	Night Mgr.	Georgia
74	Bertha Wright	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Georgia
75	Virginia Wright	19	Daughter	Phone Clerk	Georgia
76	Dorothy Wright	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
77	Herbert Wright	12	Son	—	Georgia
78	Marvin Leon Wright	12	Son	—	Georgia
79	Albert T Duncan	55	Head	Builder	Georgia
80	Eula Duncan	57	Wife	—	Georgia

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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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