John Fisher — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Okfuskee-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this John Fisher across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Okfuskee-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents George — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Okfuskee-County, Oklahoma
Surname	Fisher
Given Name	John S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Bearden
1935 Residence (County)	Okfuskee
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	35
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Bearden
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Essie Fisher	Daughter	—	15	~1925
John Fisher	Head	—	40	~1900
Willie Earles	Other	—	49	~1891
Thomas Fisher	Son	—	5	~1935
Melford Fisher	Son	—	8	~1932
Billy Fisher	Son	—	3	~1937
Jack Fisher	Son	—	11	~1929
Kenneth Fisher	Son	—	10	~1930
Gracie Fisher	Spouse	—	40	~1900

Census Appearances

1920

Okfuskee, Oklahoma

Son, age 20

Okfuskee, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1900 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Okfuskee, Oklahoma

Head, age 30

Okfuskee, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Okfuskee-County, Oklahoma

Head, age 40

Okfuskee-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1900 — 9 household members

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	John S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Bearden
1935 Residence (County)	Okfuskee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	35
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

George Fisher

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Fisher

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Oklahoma

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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 — Okfuskee-County, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03316-00034)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Grover Tyler	21	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
42	Courtland Tyler	17	Son	—	Oklahoma
43	Reba Tyler	14	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
44	Paney Tyler	65	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
45	Virginia Treat	10	Granddaughter	—	Oklahoma
46	Callan Treat	8	Grandson	—	Oklahoma
47	Mollie Tucker	77	Mother	—	Tennessee
48	William Shawn	35	Head	Pumper	Texas
49	Josephine Shawn	34	Wife	—	Ohio
50	Charles Shawn	13	Son	—	Oklahoma
51	Johnnie S. Shawn	12	Son	—	Oklahoma
52	John S. Fisher THIS PERSON	40	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
53	Gracie Fisher	40	Wife	—	Arkansas
54	Essie Fisher	15	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
55	Jack Fisher	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
56	Kenneth Fisher	10	Son	—	Oklahoma
57	Melford Fisher	8	Son	—	Oklahoma
58	Thomas Fisher	5	Son	—	Oklahoma
59	Billy Joe Fisher	3	Son	—	Oklahoma
60	Willie Earles	49	Cousin	Farm Laborer	Arkansas
61	Fred D. Murphy	59	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
62	Louisa S. Murphy	56	Wife	—	Arkansas
63	J. D. Murphy	20	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
64	Floyd Murphy	18	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
65	Gracie Murphy	15	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
66	Troy Murphy	22	Son	Farm Laborer	Oklahoma
67	Myrtle Murphy	19	Daughter-in-law	—	Oklahoma
68	Helen B. V. Murphy	0	Granddaughter	—	Oklahoma
69	Will Williams	58	Head	Farmer	Texas
70	Eula S. Williams	48	Wife	—	Texas
71	Billie Williams	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
72	Charles Lawrence	65	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
73	Ida Lawrence	62	Wife	—	Arkansas
74	Fay Lawrence	29	Son	Farm Helper	Arkansas
75	Razie Branseum	87	Mother	—	Arkansas
76	Earnest S. Ott	45	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
77	Josie Ott	43	Wife	—	Arkansas
78	Eugene Ott	18	Son	Farm Helper	Arkansas
79	Charley Williams	48	Head	Farmer	Arkansas

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Pedigree Summary

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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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