John Dunlap — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Meriwether-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Dunlap across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Meriwether-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1877), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 63 b. ~1877 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Meriwether-County, Georgia
Surname	Dunlap
Given Name	John F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Luthersville 1241 G.M.D.
1935 Residence (County)	Meriwether
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	10
Income (1939)	30
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Luthersville 1241 Gmd
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Dunlap	Head	—	63	~1877
Lizzie Dunlap	Spouse	—	41	~1899
Russell Dunlap	Son	—	12	~1928
Rufus Dunlap	Son	—	6	~1934
Luther Dunlap	Son	—	14	~1926
Eddie Dunlap	Son	—	19	~1921
Billie Dunlap	Son	—	22	~1918
John Dunlap	Son	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1920

Meriwether, Georgia

Head, age 42

Meriwether, Georgia · implied b. ~1878 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dunlap
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	F
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Meriwether, Georgia

Head, age 56

Meriwether, Georgia · implied b. ~1874 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dunlap
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Meriwether-County, Georgia

Head, age 63

Meriwether-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1877 — 8 household members

Surname	Dunlap
Given Name	John F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Luthersville 1241 G.M.D.
1935 Residence (County)	Meriwether
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	10
Income (1939)	30
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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John Dunlap

Head · 1940 · age 63 · b. ~1877 · Georgia

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Meriwether-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00693-01010)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fannie	50	Wife	—	Georgia
2	Georgiana	15	Daughter	—	Georgia
3	William	11	Son	—	Georgia
4	Lannie Horton	66	Head	Laborer	Georgia
5	Mattie Horton	54	Wife	—	Georgia
6	Bessie Horton	19	Daughter	—	Georgia
7	Glenn Horton	17	Son	Laborer	Georgia
8	Georgiana Horton	13	Daughter	—	Georgia
9	Lila Mae Horton	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
10	Charles Barley	65	Head	Farmer	Georgia
11	Martha Barley	63	Wife	—	Georgia
12	John F. Dunlap THIS PERSON	63	Head	Laborer	Georgia
13	Lizzie Dunlap	41	Wife	—	Georgia
14	Billie Dunlap	22	Son	Laborer	Georgia
15	Eddie B. Dunlap	19	Son	Laborer	Georgia
16	Luther Dunlap	14	Son	Laborer	Georgia
17	Russell Dunlap	12	Son	—	Georgia
18	Rufus Dunlap	6	Son	—	Georgia
19	John Dunlap	1	Son	—	Georgia
20	Aaron Godrey	42	Head	—	Georgia
21	Hulet Godrey	41	Son	Farmer	Georgia
22	Joe Wortham	32	Head	—	Georgia
23	Marie Wortham	25	Wife	—	Georgia
24	Lum C. Mitchel	65	Lodger	Farmer	Georgia
25	Mary A. Mitchel	67	Wife	Laborer	Georgia
26	Nelson Mitchel	14	Son	—	Georgia
27	Jack Roberson	25	Head	Laborer	Georgia
28	James D. Colton	30	Lodger	Road Laborer	Georgia
29	Mary Colton	30	Wife	—	Georgia
30	James Jr. Colton	12	Son	—	Georgia
31	Marion H. Dodds	48	Head	Farm Manager	Georgia
32	Irene Dodds	48	Wife	—	Georgia
33	Robert M. Dodds	9	Son	—	Georgia
34	Clarence Jackson	25	Head	Laborer	Georgia
35	Opal J. Jackson	25	Wife	—	Georgia
36	Roger Jackson	5	Son	—	Georgia
37	Lawrence Jackson	3	Son	—	Georgia
38	James Jackson	2	Son	—	Georgia
39	Jerry Jackson	0	Son	—	Georgia
40	Olin Miller	75	Head	Farmer	Georgia

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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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