John Bright — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Choctaw-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Bright across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Choctaw-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Choctaw-County, Mississippi
Surname	Bright
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Choctaw
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Building Con
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 12
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	Beat 3
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Evelyn Bright	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Dorothy Bright	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Almer Bright	Son	—	13	~1927
Mae Bright	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Wesley Bright	Son	—	11	~1929
Janelle Bright	Daughter	—	8	~1932
John Bright	Head	—	47	~1893
Jean Bright	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Bonnie Bright	Daughter	—	6	~1934

Census Appearances

1930

Choctaw, Mississippi

Head, age 37

Choctaw, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 11 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Bright
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	House
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	4
Veteran	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Choctaw-County, Mississippi

Head, age 47

Choctaw-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 9 household members

Surname	Bright
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Choctaw
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Building Con
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 12
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Bright

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Mississippi

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1940 US Federal Census — Choctaw-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02014-00150)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Ellen Mckenna	3	daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Donald Bot	30	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
43	Hattie Bot	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
44	Waddell Bot	4	son	—	Mississippi
45	Dillard Bot	1	son	—	Mississippi
46	Edgar Reel	34	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
47	Myrtle Reel	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
48	Cay Allen Reel	5	son	—	Mississippi
49	Irba Nell Reel	2	daughter	—	Mississippi
50	John W. Bright THIS PERSON	47	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
51	Mae Bright	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
52	Dorothy Bright	18	daughter	Checking Books	Arkansas
53	Evelyn Bright	15	daughter	—	Mississippi
54	Almer Bright	13	son	—	Mississippi
55	Wesley Bright	11	son	—	Mississippi
56	Janelle Bright	8	daughter	—	Mississippi
57	Jean Bright	8	daughter	—	Mississippi
58	Bonnie Bright	6	daughter	—	Mississippi
59	Bertha Erwin	50	Head	—	Mississippi
60	Boyce Erwin	14	son	—	Mississippi
61	Aubrey R. Erwin	22	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
62	Ila Lee Erwin	17	Wife	—	Mississippi
63	Bernice Louise Erwin	1	daughter	—	Mississippi
64	Tom Neely	40	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
65	Ellen Neely	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
66	Luther E. Clark	48	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
67	Eulalia Clark	38	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	Floyd Clark	18	son	—	Mississippi
69	Fannie M. Clark	13	daughter	—	Mississippi
70	Emma Ruth Clark	10	daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Allie Pearl Clark	9	daughter	—	Mississippi
72	Leon Clark	6	son	—	Mississippi
73	Louise Clark	2	daughter	—	Mississippi
74	Miniard Putman	31	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
75	Myrtle Putman	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
76	Arvil Putman	15	son	—	Mississippi
77	Clyde Putman	9	son	—	Mississippi
78	Frank Miller	67	Father in law	—	Mississippi
79	Albert Newell	63	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
80	Elizabeth Newell	64	Wife	—	Mississippi

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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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