John Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Davis-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this John Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Davis-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Elias & Hannah — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Davis-County, Utah
Surname	Adams
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	East Layton Town
1935 Residence (County)	Davis
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer Operator
Industry	Private Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	1650
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Farmer Operator
Township / Ward	East Layton Town
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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 John	Age	Birth yr
Infant Adams	Daughter	—		~1940
John Adams	Head	—	37	~1903
John Adams	Son	—	1	~1939
Dorothy Adams	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Davis, Utah

Son, age 17

Davis, Utah · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	John V
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Davis, Utah

Son, age 26

Davis, Utah · implied b. ~1904 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	G. Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Davis-County, Utah

Head, age 37

Davis-County, Utah · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	East Layton Town
1935 Residence (County)	Davis
Occupation	Farmer Operator
Industry	Private Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	1650
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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Our Model Tree links John Adams across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Elias Adams (~0.92 confidence) and mother Hannah Adams (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Elias Adams

b. ~1865

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Hannah Adams

b. ~1864

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Adams

Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Utah

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Davis-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04212-00302)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Darline Wall	10	Daughter	—	Utah
42	Alene Wall	10	Daughter	—	Utah
43	Olive Wall	8	Daughter	—	Utah
44	Joan Wall	6	Daughter	—	Utah
45	Iris Ann Wall	2	Daughter	—	Utah
46	Oscar Willis Walton	27	Head	Farmer Labor	Utah
47	Luciel Walton	27	Wife	—	Utah
48	Richard Walton	4	Son	—	Utah
49	Oscar F Walton	71	Head	Farmer Operator	Utah
50	Serene Walton	30	Daughter	—	Utah
51	Bessie Walton	18	Daughter	—	Utah
52	Gail Joye Walton	16	Daughter	—	Utah
53	Ruth Walton	14	Daughter	—	Utah
54	Paul Erwin Walton	3	Son	—	Utah
55	Kenneth F Walton	25	Son	Farmer Labor	Utah
56	Erick W Pettit	43	Head	Farmer Operator	Denmark
57	Vera Mae Pettit	39	Wife	—	England
58	Phyllis Pettit	15	Daughter	—	Utah
59	Bernice Pettit	14	Daughter	—	Utah
60	William Pettit	11	Son	—	Utah
61	Ralph Pettit	9	Son	—	Utah
62	Merlin W Adams	48	Head	Farmer	Utah
63	Vera Adams	45	Wife	—	Utah
64	Don W Adams	24	Son	—	Utah
65	Ray R Adams	21	Son	—	Utah
66	Paul L Adams	5	Son	—	Utah
67	Hugh Love	49	Head	Machinist	Utah
68	Cora Love	49	Wife	—	Utah
69	Connie Love	17	Son	—	Utah
70	Emilien Love	12	Son	—	Utah
71	Newell Jones	25	Head	—	Utah
72	Wanda Jones	20	Wife	—	Utah
73	Richard D Jones	2	Son	—	Utah
74	John W Adams THIS PERSON	37	Head	Farmer Operator	Utah
75	Dorothy Adams	26	Wife	—	Utah
76	John M Adams	1	Son	—	Utah
77	Infant Adams	0	Daughter	—	Utah
78	George T Green	30	Head	—	Utah
79	Wanda Green	22	Wife	—	Utah
80	Flora Forbes	60	Head	—	Utah

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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