John Bright — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Chester-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Bright across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Chester-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Chester-County, Tennessee
Surname	Bright
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District #5
1935 Residence (County)	Chester
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	2
Income (1939)	40
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Civil District 5
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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
Kenneth Bright	Son	—	11	~1929
Myrtle Bright	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Mabel Bright	Daughter	—	15	~1925
John Bright	Head	—	35	~1905
Wilma Bright	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Mae Bright	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Roena Bright	Spouse	—	31	~1909
Betty Bright	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Joseph Bright	Son	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1930

Chester, Tennessee

Head, age 24

Chester, Tennessee · implied b. ~1906 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bright
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	18
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Cotton Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	ins
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Chester-County, Tennessee

Head, age 35

Chester-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1905 — 9 household members

Surname	Bright
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil District #5
1935 Residence (County)	Chester
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Road Construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	2
Income (1939)	40
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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John Bright

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03879-00405)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	R. C. Burross	23	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
2	Lois Burross	22	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	Bobby Wayne Burross	3	Son	—	Tennessee
4	Edrl \| Earl Bowman	34	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
5	Verna Bowman	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
6	Travis Bowman	4	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Dennis H. Latham	37	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
8	Vivian Latham	31	Wife	—	Tennessee
9	Glennis Hall Latham	5	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Robert Wall Latham	4	Son	—	Tennessee
11	Arthur Fields	23	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
12	Virginia Fields	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
13	J. B. Fields	9	Son	—	Tennessee
14	F. B. Fields	6	Son	—	Tennessee
15	Willie Howard Fields	4	Son	—	Tennessee
16	W. C. Hollingsworth	21	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
17	Manda Hollingsworth	17	Wife	—	Tennessee
18	Margaret Sue Hollingsworth	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
19	Jerry Adam Hollingsworth	0	Son	—	Tennessee
20	Prentiss Hollingsworth	41	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
21	Joanna Hollingsworth	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
22	William Hollingsworth	75	Father	—	Mississippi
23	Robert H. Latham	58	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
24	Myrtle Latham	55	Wife	—	Tennessee
25	Mick E. O. Jones	46	Head	—	Tennessee
26	Bessie Jones	38	Wife	—	Tennessee
27	Annie Katie Jones	29	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	Eva Mae Jones	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
29	John Bright THIS PERSON	35	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
30	Roena Bright	31	Wife	—	Tennessee
31	Mabel Bright	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Joseph D. Bright	13	Son	—	Tennessee
33	Kenneth Paul Bright	11	Son	—	Tennessee
34	Betty Jean Bright	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Myrtle Rose Bright	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Mae Sue Bright	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
37	Wilma Juanita Bright	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
38	William T. Carroll	69	Head	Chicken Farmer	Tennessee
39	Will Bright	39	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
40	Julia Bright	30	Wife	—	Tennessee

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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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