John Holt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Charlotte-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this John Holt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Charlotte-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Essie — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Charlotte-County, Virginia
Surname	Holt
Given Name	John E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Charlotte
1935 Residence (County)	Charlotte
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	State road
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	288
Highest Grade	No H 1 9
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Roanoke Dist Magisterial
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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
June Holt	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Sylvie Holt	Spouse	—	22	~1918
John Holt	Head	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Charlotte, Virginia

Son, age 8

Charlotte, Virginia · implied b. ~1912 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Holt
Given Name	John H. Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Charlotte, Virginia

Son, age 18

Charlotte, Virginia · implied b. ~1912 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Holt
Given Name	John Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Odd jobs
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Charlotte-County, Virginia

Head, age 28

Charlotte-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1912 — 3 household members

Surname	Holt
Given Name	John E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Charlotte
1935 Residence (County)	Charlotte
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	State road
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	44
Income (1939)	288
Highest Grade	No H 1 9
1935 Residence	Virginia
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Holt

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Essie Holt

b. ~1879

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Holt

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Virginia

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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 — Charlotte-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04254-00430)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Will T Claybrook	49	Head	Operator	Virginia
2	Bessie B Claybrook	48	Wife	Operator	Virginia
3	William C Hilliland	41	Head	Farmer	Virginia
4	Etta C Hilliland	39	Wife	—	Virginia
5	Helen C Hilliland	19	Daughter	New Worker	Virginia
6	Willie D Milton	41	Head	Farmer	Virginia
7	Viola N Milton	39	Wife	—	Virginia
8	Marion H Milton	19	Daughter	—	Virginia
9	Alice N Milton	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
10	John H Holt	63	Head	Farmer	Virginia
11	Opre S Holt	59	Wife	—	Virginia
12	Lenard B Holt	24	Son	Farmer	Virginia
13	Margaret E Holt	21	Daughter	—	Virginia
14	Nell E Holt	22	Head	—	Virginia
15	Henry E Holt	1	Son	—	Virginia
16	Ashley C Bailey	35	Head	Farmer	Virginia
17	Mary J Bailey	32	Wife	—	Virginia
18	Elnora A Bailey	11	Daughter	—	Virginia
19	Margaret A Bailey	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
20	John E Holt THIS PERSON	28	Head	Laborer	Virginia
21	Sylvie G Holt	22	Wife	—	Virginia
22	June G Holt	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
23	Frazier Anderson	57	Head	Farmer	Virginia
24	Bertha Anderson	57	Wife	—	Virginia
25	Fred D Anderson	28	Son	New Worker	Virginia
26	Robert E Anderson	22	Son	Laborer	Virginia
27	John D Anderson	19	Son	Laborer	Virginia
28	Mary S Anderson	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
29	Vivian Anderson	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
30	Doris Mason	17	Grand-daughter	—	Virginia
31	John W Reams	59	Head	Farmer	Virginia
32	Emily A Reams	58	Wife	—	Virginia
33	Raymond Reams	26	Head	Farmer	Virginia
34	Tengie N Reams	24	Wife	—	Virginia
35	William P Reams	4	Son	—	Virginia
36	Artha T Evans	28	Head	Farmer	Virginia
37	Mae E Evans	20	Wife	—	Virginia
38	James A Evans	2	Son	—	Virginia
39	Malisie A Evans	0	Daughter	—	Virginia
40	Alberta P Evans	44	Mother	—	Virginia

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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