John Eaton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sutton-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this John Eaton across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sutton-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Ada — first a head (b.~1904), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1904 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sutton-County, Texas
Surname	Eaton
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Sonora Town
1935 Residence (County)	Sutton
Additional Details
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Proprietor
Township / Ward	Sonora Town
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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
Ruth Eaton	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Nancy Eaton	Daughter	—	5	~1935
John Eaton	Son	—	2	~1938
John Eaton	Head	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Sutton, Texas

Son, age 16

Sutton, Texas · implied b. ~1904 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Eaton
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Sutton, Texas

Son, age 26

Sutton, Texas · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Eaton
Given Name	John D. Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Manager
Industry	Water supply Co.
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Sutton-County, Texas

Head, age 36

Sutton-County, Texas · implied b. ~1904 — 4 household members

Surname	Eaton
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	Sonora Town
1935 Residence (County)	Sutton
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Garage
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	300
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Eaton

b. ~1862

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Ada Eaton

b. ~1871

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Eaton

Head · 1940 · age 36 · b. ~1904 · Texas

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Sutton-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

36 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04140-00235)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Hugh C Shaw	26	Head	Patrolman	Texas
42	Lillie Mae Shaw	21	Wife	—	Texas
43	Greta Mae Shaw	2	Daughter	—	Texas
44	Rachel Ann Shaw	0	Daughter	—	Texas
45	Wanda Gatlin	19	W. sister	Waitress	Texas
47	Rosamond Hildreth	55	Head	Teacher	Pennsylvania
48	Flora Jean Hildreth	13	Daughter	—	Colorado
49	Charles A Tyler	47	Head	Manager	Georgia
50	Grace Tyler	52	Wife	—	Texas
51	Marjorie A Tyler	21	Daughter	—	Texas
52	Wm. C Gilmore	38	Head	Proprietor	New Mexico
53	Ruth Gilmore	35	Wife	Bookkeeper	Texas
54	Patsy Ruth Gilmore	15	Daughter	—	Texas
55	Peggy Wille Gilmore	14	Daughter	—	Texas
57	Hollis J. Long	31	Head	Barber	Ark.
58	Catherine Long	31	Wife	—	Okla.
59	Hollis E. Long	5	Son	—	Texas
60	Michie R. Long	1	Son	—	Okla.
61	Lewis J. Spraggins	36	Head	Service Man	Texas
62	John D Eaton THIS PERSON	36	Head	Proprietor	Texas
63	Ruth Lee Eaton	30	Wife	—	Texas
64	Nancy Ruth Eaton	5	Daughter	—	Texas
65	John D. Jr. Eaton	2	Son	—	Texas
66	George L. Jr. Cone	24	Head	Oiler	Texas
67	Birdie Corinne Cone	16	Wife	—	Arizona
69	Talmage E. Andrews	48	Head	Janitor	Texas
70	Casher W. Taylor	36	Head	Dep. Sheriff, Co.	Texas
71	Nancy Taylor	29	Wife	—	Texas
72	Billy Wright Taylor	9	Son	—	Texas
73	Blanche Lavon Taylor	7	Daughter	—	Texas
74	Jim Taylor	19	Brother	—	New Mex.
75	Basil M. Taylor	17	Brother	—	New Mex.
76	O. V. Mullins	31	Head	Proprietor	Texas
77	Dolores Mullins	26	Wife	Saleslady	New Mex.
78	Bernard F. Mullins	6	Son	—	Texas
80	Wm. R Parsons	35	Head	Local Mgr.	Texas

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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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