John Dalton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Patrick-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this John Dalton across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Patrick-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Robert & Mintory — first a head (b.~1918), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 22 b. ~1918 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Patrick-County, Virginia
Surname	Dalton
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Patrick
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Peters Creek Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1918

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Dalton	Head	—	22	~1918
Tessie Dalton	Spouse	—	19	~1921
Betty Dalton	Daughter	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1920

Patrick, Virginia

Son, age 1

Patrick, Virginia · implied b. ~1919 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dalton
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	North Carolina
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Patrick, Virginia

Son, age 12

Patrick, Virginia · implied b. ~1918 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dalton
Given Name	John N
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	North Carolina
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Patrick-County, Virginia

Head, age 22

Patrick-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1918 — 3 household members

Surname	Dalton
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Patrick
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Robert Dalton

b. ~1877

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mintory Dalton

b. ~1882

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Dalton

Head · 1940 · age 22 · b. ~1918 · Virginia

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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 — Patrick-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04282-00803)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry D. Puckett	41	Head	Farmer	Virginia
2	Kate Puckett	39	Wife	—	Virginia
3	Terry Puckett	17	Son	Farmer	Virginia
4	Haby Puckett	14	Son	Farmer	Virginia
5	Elbert Puckett	10	Son	—	Virginia
6	Mildred Puckett	8	Daughter	—	Virginia
7	Margaret Puckett	5	Daughter	—	Virginia
8	Morris Puckett	3	Son	—	Virginia
9	Wm L. Lawson	67	Head	Farmer	N.C.
10	Ella Lawson	58	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
11	Sanders Lawson	38	Son	Farmer	Virginia
12	John Dalton THIS PERSON	22	Head	Farmer	Virginia
13	Tessie Dalton	19	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
14	Betty Jean Dalton	1	Daughter	—	N.C.
15	Jim Furman	53	Head	Farmer	Virginia
16	Johnie Furman	43	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
17	Lois Furman	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
18	Ruth Furman	14	Daughter	Housewife	Virginia
19	Curtis Furman	12	Son	—	Virginia
20	Priscilla Furman	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
21	James Furman	7	Son	—	Virginia
22	Annie Lee Furman	4	Daughter	—	Virginia
23	R. D. Dalton	63	Head	Farmer	Virginia
24	Mintoria Dalton	58	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
25	Lester Dalton	18	Son	Farmer	Virginia
26	Vesta Dalton	18	Son	Farmer	Virginia
27	Leland Jaya	8	Grand Son	—	Virginia
28	Lenice Hall	60	Head	House Keeper	N.C.
29	Paul Flippina	21	Hired Hand	Farmer	N.C.
30	Janey Flippina	22	Hired Hand	House Keeper	N.C.
31	Jim T. Joyce	74	Head	Farmer	Virginia
32	Lehamp Joyce	56	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
33	Elizabeth Smith	27	Daughter	Housewife	Virginia
34	James Edwin Smith	1	Grand Son	—	Virginia
35	Jack Williams	12	Nephew	—	Virginia
36	Richard Hall	28	Head	Farmer	Virginia
37	Lola Hall	25	Wife	Housewife	Virginia
38	Gilmore Hall	4	Son	—	Virginia
39	Walter R. Overby	39	Head	Farmer	Virginia
40	Sarah Overby	40	Wife	Housewife	Virginia

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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