John Houston — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jones-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Houston across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jones-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1869), then head of a 10-person household.

Age 71 b. ~1869 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jones-County, Mississippi
Surname	Houston
Given Name	John O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Jones
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1869

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Curtis Houston	Son	—	25	~1915
Allie Rush	Other	—	63	~1877
John Houston	Head	—	71	~1869
Ruth Houston	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Ray Taylor	Son	—	6	~1934
Tayla Houston	Daughter	—	38	~1902
Gene Taylor	Son	—	10	~1930
Louvine Houston	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Edith Houston	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Billy Taylor	Daughter	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1930

Jones, Mississippi

Head, age 61

Jones, Mississippi · implied b. ~1869 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Houston
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
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

Jones-County, Mississippi

Head, age 71

Jones-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1869 — 10 household members

Surname	Houston
Given Name	John O
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	71
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
1935 Residence (County)	Jones
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 0
1935 Residence	Mississippi
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Houston

Head · 1940 · age 71 · b. ~1869 · Mississippi

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02036-00460)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Thomas O Holifield	49	Head	Farming	Mississippi
42	Lelia Holifield	41	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	Nella Holifield	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
44	Dora Holifield	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
45	Marie Holifield	12	Daughter	—	Mississippi
46	Edith May Holifield	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
47	Tommy Holifield	6	Son	—	Mississippi
48	Patsy J Holifield	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
49	Woodrow Touchstone	24	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
50	Lama Touchstone	21	Wife	—	Mississippi
51	Mary Ann Touchstone	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
52	Ira P Strickland	33	Head	Farming	Mississippi
53	Ira Strickland	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
54	Earl Strickland	11	Son	—	Mississippi
55	Hezekiah Richards	46	Head	Farming	Mississippi
56	Stella Richards	40	Wife	—	Alabama
57	Aubie Richards	10	Son	—	Mississippi
58	Paul Richards	8	Son	—	Mississippi
59	Flora Richards	6	Daughter	—	Mississippi
60	Edna Richards	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
61	Raymon Richards	3	Son	—	Mississippi
62	John O Houston THIS PERSON	71	Head	Farming	Mississippi
63	Louvine Houston	56	Wife	—	Mississippi
64	Edith Houston	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Ruth Houston	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
66	Curtis Houston	25	Son	Laborer	Mississippi
67	Tayla Ethel Houston	38	Daughter	—	Mississippi
68	Billy Taylor	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Gene Taylor	10	Son	—	Mississippi
70	Ray Taylor	6	Son	—	Mississippi
71	Allie Rush	63	Sister	—	Mississippi
72	Alfred H Houston	21	Head	Farming	Mississippi
73	Malysia Houston	24	Wife	—	Mississippi
74	William H Allred	50	Head	Trucking	Mississippi
75	Idora Allred	49	Wife	—	Mississippi
76	John A Allred	18	Son	—	Mississippi
77	Ruby Nell Allred	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
78	Roy Allred	15	Son	—	Mississippi
79	Charles Allred	13	Son	—	Mississippi
80	Addie Ruth Allred	11	Daughter	—	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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