John Ferguson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Ferguson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1883), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 57 b. ~1883 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, Mississippi
Surname	Ferguson
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Miss
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Beat 3
Est. Birth Year	~1883

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
Willene Ferguson	Daughter	—	20	~1920
John Ferguson	Head	—	57	~1883
Josie Ferguson	Spouse	—	54	~1886

Census Appearances

1920

Union, Mississippi

Head, age 36

Union, Mississippi · implied b. ~1884 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ferguson
Given Name	John A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Union, Mississippi

Head, age 47

Union, Mississippi · implied b. ~1883 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ferguson
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Union-County, Mississippi

Head, age 57

Union-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1883 — 3 household members

Surname	Ferguson
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Miss
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Ferguson

Head · 1940 · age 57 · b. ~1883 · Mississippi

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1940 US Federal Census — Union-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02072-00383)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Pell Langley	53	Head	Fireman	Mississippi
42	Maud Langley	48	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	Homer W Langley	23	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
44	R B Durham	50	Head	Laborer Wpa	Mississippi
45	Annie Durham	49	Wife	—	Mississippi
46	William Durham	3	Grandson	—	Mississippi
47	Jack Stanford	55	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
48	B D Stanford	18	Brother	Laborer Ccc	Mississippi
49	Coy Stanford	21	Sister	—	Mississippi
50	Herman Freeman	25	Head	Carpenter	Mississippi
51	Lavell Freeman	23	Wife	—	Mississippi
52	Darrol Freeman	2	Son	—	Mississippi
53	Thomas O Randle	68	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
54	Eugenia Randle	61	Wife	—	Mississippi
55	Angie Randle	39	Daughter	Teacher	Mississippi
56	Beatrice Randle	24	Daughter	Stenographer	Mississippi
57	Enoch Randle	21	Son	—	Mississippi
58	John C Randle	42	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
59	Allie Randle	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
60	Francis Randle	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
61	Alex Mcalister	70	Father-in-law	—	Mississippi
62	John H Ferguson THIS PERSON	57	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
63	Josie Ferguson	54	Wife	—	Mississippi
64	Willene Ferguson	20	Daughter	Typist Nya	Mississippi
65	Travis Ferguson	23	Head	Laborer Wpa	Mississippi
66	Juanita Ferguson	19	Wife	Beautician	Mississippi
67	George O Speck	60	Head	Contractor	Mississippi
68	Cornelia Speck	60	Wife	—	Mississippi
69	Clara Speck	25	Daughter	Supervisor Wpa	Mississippi
70	Roberts Ellis Speck	27	Hired Hand	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
71	Wade Hamilton	44	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
72	Mary Hamilton	45	Wife	—	Mississippi
73	Charles Hamilton	21	Son	—	Mississippi
74	Ed Bennett Potts	25	Hired Hand	Farm Laborer	Mississippi
75	Mollie Hamilton	21	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
76	Billy Hamilton	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
77	Troy N Bell	31	Head	Farmer	Mississippi
78	Lucille Bell	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
79	Ann Bell	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
80	Mrs G R Bell	72	Mother	—	Mississippi

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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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