John Douglas — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Carroll-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this John Douglas across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Carroll-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Julia — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Carroll-County, Arkansas
Surname	Douglas
Given Name	John C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Liberty Township
1935 Residence (County)	Carroll
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	510
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Arkansas
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Liberty Township
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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
Lat Douglas	Daughter	—		~1940
Christine Douglas	Daughter	—	3	~1937
John Douglas	Head	—	28	~1912
Thelma Douglas	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Carroll, Arkansas

Son, age 9

Carroll, Arkansas · implied b. ~1911 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Douglas
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	none
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Carroll, Arkansas

Son, age 19

Carroll, Arkansas · implied b. ~1911 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Duglas
Given Name	John C.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Carroll-County, Arkansas

Head, age 28

Carroll-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1912 — 4 household members

Surname	Douglas
Given Name	John C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Liberty Township
1935 Residence (County)	Carroll
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	510
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Arkansas
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Julia Douglas

b. ~1875

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

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John Douglas

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Arkansas

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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 — Carroll-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00121-00518)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry H. Griffith	40	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
2	Vela K. Griffith	36	Wife	—	Arkansas
3	Jack Jr. Griffith	16	Son	—	Arkansas
4	Mary Lou Griffith	14	Daughter	—	Arkansas
5	Joan Griffith	9	Daughter	—	Missouri
6	Joann Griffith	8	Daughter	—	Arkansas
7	Caralyn Griffith	4	Daughter	—	Arkansas
8	Archie C. Chaney	59	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
9	Alice Chaney	60	Wife	—	Arkansas
10	Loyd Chaney	20	Son	Farm Labor	Arkansas
11	Minnie M. Chaney	17	Daughter	—	Arkansas
12	Nora D. Rick	51	Head	—	Arkansas
13	Phebe Rick	18	Daughter	—	Arkansas
14	Hugh F. Sims	29	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
15	Laine Sims	20	Daughter	—	Arkansas
16	Billy D. Sims	12	Grand son	—	Arkansas
17	Henry A. Griffith	58	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
18	Melissa Griffith	54	Wife	—	Arkansas
19	Henry J. Griffith	82	Father	—	Missouri
20	Wm Kenner Chaney	36	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
21	Vela C. Chaney	34	Wife	—	Arkansas
22	Rose Mary Chaney	8	Daughter	—	Arkansas
23	Evelyn M. Chaney	5	Daughter	—	Arkansas
24	Ed F. Sims	69	Head	—	Arkansas
25	Adeline Sims	36	Wife	—	Arkansas
26	W. Claude Sims	31	Head	Farm Labor	Arkansas
27	Virdra Sims	26	Wife	—	Arkansas
28	Homer L. Giles	16	Lodger	Farm Labor	Arkansas
29	John C. Douglas THIS PERSON	28	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
30	Thelma R. Douglas	23	Wife	—	Missouri
31	Christine M. Douglas	3	Daughter	—	Arkansas
32	Lat Lorene Douglas	0	Daughter	—	Arkansas
33	J. Richard Sims	74	Head	—	Missouri
34	Jennie Sims	69	Wife	—	Tennessee
35	Bert Sims	29	Son	Farmer	Texas
36	Edna Sims	25	Daughter	—	Arkansas
37	Faban Allred	79	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
38	Ella Allred	67	Wife	—	Arkansas
39	Ora Allred	24	Daughter	—	Arkansas
40	Joel Brawley	70	Head	Farmer	Tennessee

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Gen 1 · 1 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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