John Allison — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Suwannee-County, Florida

Our Model Tree links this John Allison across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Suwannee-County, Florida (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 74 b. ~1866 Male Head Born: Florida Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Suwannee-County, Florida
Surname	Allison
Given Name	John L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 4, Live Oak
1935 Residence (County)	Suwannee
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm owner
Industry	agri.
Class of Worker	O
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida
Occupation	Farm Owner
Township / Ward	Precinct 4 Live Oak
Est. Birth Year	~1866

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
John Allison	Head	—	74	~1866
John Allison	Other	—	3	~1937
Katherine Allison	Daughter	—	19	~1921
Annie Allison	Spouse	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

Suwannee, Florida

Head, age 53

Suwannee, Florida · implied b. ~1867 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allison
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

1930

Suwannee, Florida

Head, age 63

Suwannee, Florida · implied b. ~1867 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allison
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
Age at First Marriage	37
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

1940

Suwannee-County, Florida

Head, age 74

Suwannee-County, Florida · implied b. ~1866 — 4 household members

Surname	Allison
Given Name	John L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Florida
1935 Residence (City)	Precinct 4, Live Oak
1935 Residence (County)	Suwannee
Occupation	Farm owner
Industry	agri.
Class of Worker	O
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Florida
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	florida

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John Allison

Head · 1940 · age 74 · b. ~1866 · Florida

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00618-00501)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Chester Griffin	65	Lodger	Farm Laborer	Georgia
42	T. C. Williams	23	Head	Farm Laborer	Florida
43	Eula L. Williams	20	Wife	—	Florida
44	Guy Brinson	42	Head	Farmer	Florida
45	Herbert Brinson	43	Wife	—	Florida
46	Joe A. Brinson	7	Son	—	Florida
47	John L. Allison THIS PERSON	74	Head	Farm Owner	Florida
48	Annie Allison	53	Wife	—	Florida
49	Katherine Allison	19	Daughter	—	Florida
50	John L. Jr. Allison	3	Grandson	—	Florida
51	Jack Garfield	60	Head	Laborer	Georgia
52	Sarah J. Garfield	55	Wife	—	Georgia
53	Robert L. Garfield	28	Son	Share Cropper	Georgia
54	Annie M. Garfield	24	Daughter-in-law	—	Georgia
55	Charlie Warren	29	Head	Share Cropper	Georgia
56	Lizzie Warren	64	Mother	—	Georgia
57	Henry Warren	22	Brother	Farm Laborer	Georgia
58	L. H. Warren	22	Brother	Farm Laborer	Georgia
59	Ena Kirkland	14	Sister	—	Georgia
60	Eva Kirkland	28	Sister	—	Georgia
61	Verna Kirkland	7	Nephew	—	Florida
62	Virginia Kirkland	5	Neice	—	Florida
63	Robert Kirkland	2	Nephew	—	Florida
64	Maggie Lee Warren	16	Neice	—	Georgia
65	John D. Cameron	45	Head	Farmer	South Carolina
66	Eunice Cameron	36	Wife	Salesgirl	Florida
67	Randolph Cameron	17	Son	Farm Laborer	Florida
68	Cecil Cameron	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Florida
69	Clifford R. Cameron	14	Son	Farm Laborer	Florida
70	Travis Cameron	12	Daughter	—	Florida
71	Joyce Cameron	10	Daughter	—	Florida
72	Wallene Cameron	8	Daughter	—	Florida
73	Danly Sapp	34	Head	Farmer	Florida
74	Edna H. Sapp	25	Wife	—	Florida
75	Evelyn S. Allison	9	Daughter	—	Florida
76	George D. Allison	7	Step son	—	Florida
77	Merlyn Allison	5	Step son	—	Florida
78	Edward Williams	40	Head	Farmer	Florida
79	Beatrice Williams	30	Wife	—	Florida
80	Sam Green	19	Hired hand	Farm Laborer	Jacksonville, Fla

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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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