James Willis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Kiowa-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this James Willis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kiowa-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Kiowa-County, Oklahoma
Surname	Willis
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	HEAD
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Mt. Park Township
1935 Residence (County)	Kiowa
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	3
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mt Park Township
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Edrie Willis	Daughter	—	17	~1923
James Willis	Head	—	60	~1880
Julian Willis	Son	—	20	~1920
Beulah Willis	Spouse	—	56	~1884

Census Appearances

1920

Kiowa, Oklahoma

Head, age 40

Kiowa, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1880 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Willis
Given Name	James H
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Kiowa, Oklahoma

Head, age 50

Kiowa, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Willis
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Stock Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	15
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Kiowa-County, Oklahoma

Head, age 60

Kiowa-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members

Surname	Willis
Given Name	James H.
Relationship to Head	HEAD
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Mt. Park Township
1935 Residence (County)	Kiowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	3
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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James Willis

Head · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · Oklahoma

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1940 US Federal Census — Kiowa-County, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03303-00455)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bertha E. Salmon	12	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
2	Floyd C. Curtis	35	HEAD	Blacksmith	Texas
3	Delta T. Curtis	33	Wife	—	Arkansas
4	Byrd C. Curtis	14	Son	—	Oklahoma
5	Bobbie J. Curtis	12	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
6	Dorothy L. Curtis	10	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
7	Endie P. Curtis	9	Son	—	Oklahoma
8	Charlotte N. Curtis	7	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
9	Eva F. Curtis	4	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
10	Ray D. Curtis	4	Son	—	Oklahoma
11	Melba J. Curtis	0	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
12	Alexander Curtis	58	HEAD	Farmer	Arkansas
13	Callie E. Curtis	60	Wife	—	Texas
14	Mary G. Curtis	19	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
15	Peter C. Hathcock	54	Brother-in-law	Farmer	Texas
16	Callie L. Curtis	11	Neice	—	Oklahoma
17	Bert B. Willis	34	HEAD	Farmer	Oklahoma
18	Willa Mae Willis	32	Wife	—	Oklahoma
19	Patricia J. Willis	12	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
20	Shirley D. Willis	5	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
21	James H. Willis THIS PERSON	60	HEAD	Farmer	Texas
22	Beulah A. Willis	56	Wife	—	Georgia
23	Julian H. Willis	20	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
24	Edrie L. Willis	17	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
25	Sylvester M. Cunningham	31	HEAD	Farmer	Illinois
26	Annie M. Cunningham	27	Wife	—	Oklahoma
27	Winfield S. Cunningham	4	Son	—	Oklahoma
28	Deloris J. Cunningham	2	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
29	James H. Johnson	48	HEAD	Stone Mason	Oklahoma
30	Verna Johnson	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
31	Fern Johnson	9	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
32	Fielden L. Harkler	54	HEAD	Farmer	Texas
33	Janie Harkler	51	Wife	—	Texas
34	Charley W. Pitts	33	HEAD	Farmer	Texas
35	Estella L. Pitts	29	Wife	—	Texas
36	William O. Russell	54	HEAD	Farmer	Texas
37	Willie A. Russell	25	Daughter	—	Texas
38	Cecil R. Willis	29	HEAD	Farmer	Oklahoma
39	Meda Willis	49	Mother	—	Kentucky
40	Oline O. Willis	18	Sister	Housekeeping	Oklahoma

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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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