John Gray — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Monroe-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Gray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Monroe-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Andrew & Mary — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Monroe-County, Tennessee
Surname	Gray
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	No 2
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	No 2
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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
Willie Gray	Daughter	—	16	~1924
John Gray	Head	—	41	~1899
Sara Gray	Spouse	—	38	~1902

Census Appearances

1920

Monroe, Tennessee

Son, age 19

Monroe, Tennessee · implied b. ~1901 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Monroe, Tennessee

Head, age 31

Monroe, Tennessee · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O A
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	150
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Monroe-County, Tennessee

Head, age 41

Monroe-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1899 — 3 household members

Surname	Gray
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	No 2
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Our Model Tree links John Gray across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Andrew Gray (~0.60 confidence) and mother Mary Gray (~0.60 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.6

Father

Andrew Gray

b. ~1896

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.6

Mother

Mary Gray

b. ~1896

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.6

This person

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John Gray

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · Tennessee

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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 — Monroe-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03922-00196)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ray Lowry	1	Son	—	Tennessee
42	Dorothy Lowry	0	Daughter	—	Tennessee
43	Aster Millsaps	27	Head	Farming	Tennessee
44	Mae Millsaps	33	Wife	—	Tennessee
45	Berma Millsaps	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
46	Emma Millsaps	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
47	Chester Millsaps	22	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
48	Cora Bell Millsaps	21	Wife	—	Tennessee
49	Howard Tilley	28	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
50	Oma Tilley	22	Wife	—	Tennessee
51	Reba Nell Tilley	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
52	J. D. Watson	43	Head	—	Tennessee
53	Iona Watson	41	Wife	—	North Carolina
54	Willard Watson	17	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
55	Wildma Watson	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
56	Thelma Watson	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
57	James D. Watson	4	Son	—	Tennessee
58	Hale Slevins	50	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
59	Arley Slevins	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
60	Mae Bell Slevins	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
61	Cecil Slevins	10	Son	—	Tennessee
62	Ruby Slevins	4	Son	—	Tennessee
63	Bedford Jenkins	25	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
64	Vadie Jenkins	20	Wife	—	Tennessee
65	Jo Will Jenkins	1	Son	—	Tennessee
66	Luke Gentry	42	Head	Farming	Tennessee
67	Arlie Gentry	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
68	Glenn Gentry	15	Son	—	Tennessee
69	Eva Bell Gentry	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
70	Telford Gentry	5	Son	—	Tennessee
71	Gordon Gentry	2	Son	—	Tennessee
72	Walter Hallet	24	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
73	Alice Hallet	19	Wife	—	Tennessee
74	Curtis Gray	23	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
75	Ruth Louise Gray	20	Wife	—	Tennessee
76	Joe Gray	72	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
77	Mary Gray	68	Wife	—	Tennessee
78	John Gray THIS PERSON	41	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
79	Sara Gray	38	Wife	—	Tennessee
80	Willie Sue Gray	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee

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Pedigree Summary

John

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.6

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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