John Collins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sumner-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Collins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sumner-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sumner-County, Tennessee
Surname	Collins
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	16 District
1935 Residence (County)	Sumner
Additional Details
Occupation	Operate
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	500
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Operate
Township / Ward	16 District
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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
Florence Honeycutt	Daughter	—	30	~1910
John Collins	Head	—	71	~1869
Billie Honeycutt	Other	—	11	~1929
Rachel Collins	Spouse	—	68	~1872

Census Appearances

1920

Sumner, Tennessee

Head, age 50

Sumner, Tennessee · implied b. ~1870 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collins
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	F
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Sumner, Tennessee

Head, age 61

Sumner, Tennessee · implied b. ~1869 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Collins
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen. Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Sumner-County, Tennessee

Head, age 71

Sumner-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1869 — 4 household members

Surname	Collins
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	16 District
1935 Residence (County)	Sumner
Occupation	Operate
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	500
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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John Collins

Head · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03939-00877)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ruth Suttle	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
2	Frank Bill	67	Head	Operate	Tennessee
3	Susie Bill	60	Wife	—	Tennessee
4	Castilla Bill	23	Daughter	Machining	Tennessee
5	Tom Harper	73	Head	Operate	Tennessee
6	Courdie Harper	68	Wife	—	Tennessee
7	Riley Brigance	71	Head	—	Tennessee
8	Lizzie Brigance	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
9	Willie Brigance	22	Son	Labor	Tennessee
10	Richard Brigance	19	Son	Labor	Tennessee
11	Other Brigance	21	Son	Labor	Tennessee
12	Shirlie Brigance	23	Daughter	—	Tennessee
13	Charlie Jones	46	Head	Operate	Tennessee
14	Susie Jones	41	Wife	—	Tennessee
15	Earnest Jones	21	Son	Labor	Tennessee
16	Lara Jones	78	Mother in law	—	Tennessee
17	Aubry Jones	12	Son	—	Tennessee
18	Emma Jean Jones	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
19	Will Jones	46	Head	Labor	Georgia
20	Mannie Jones	46	Wife	—	Georgia
21	John Collins THIS PERSON	71	Head	Operate	Kentucky
22	Rachel Collins	68	Wife	—	Kentucky
23	Florence Honeycutt	30	Daughter	Teacher	Tennessee
24	Billie Honeycutt	11	Grandson	—	Tennessee
25	Edwin Elliott	50	Head	Labor	Tennessee
26	Rhoda Elliott	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
27	Edwin Jr Elliott	5	Son	—	Tennessee
28	Charlie Clark	25	Head	0	Kentucky
29	John Huntsman	78	Head	—	Kentucky
30	Ora Huntsman	20	Wife	—	Kentucky
31	Virgil Payne	55	Head	Manager	Tennessee
32	Maurice Collins	27	Head	Operate	Tennessee
33	Lucille Collins	23	Wife	—	Tennessee
34	Larry Collins	6	Son	—	Tennessee
35	Donald Collins	5	Son	—	Tennessee
36	Shirley Collins	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
37	Sara Collins	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
38	Ardis Jackson	36	Head	Labor	Tennessee
39	Nannie Jackson	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
40	Bobbie Jackson	5	Son	—	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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