John Humphrey — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Davidson-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Humphrey across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Davidson-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Sam & Ida — first a head (b.~1910), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Davidson-County, Tennessee
Surname	Humphrey
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (County)	Davidson
Additional Details
Occupation	48
Industry	Janitor
Class of Worker	Church
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	48
Township / Ward	Nashville City
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Ellie Humphrey	Daughter	—	9	~1931
John Humphrey	Head	—	30	~1910
Ada Humphrey	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Rena Humphrey	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Davidson, Tennessee

Son, age 11

Davidson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1909 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Humphrey
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Davidson, Tennessee

Other, age 21

Davidson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1909 — 37 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Humphreys
Given Name	John T.
Relationship to Head	Boarder
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Worker in Spinning room
Industry	Rayon Mills
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Davidson-County, Tennessee

Head, age 30

Davidson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1910 — 4 household members

Surname	Humphrey
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (County)	Davidson
Occupation	48
Industry	Janitor
Class of Worker	Church
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Sam Humphrey

b. ~1872

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Ida Humphrey

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Humphrey

Head · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · 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 — Davidson-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03972-00652)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jean Davidson	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
2	Trunice Davidson	3	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Remus Davidson	45	Head	48	Tennessee
4	Aileen Davidson	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
5	Pauline Davidson	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Mary Davidson	11	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	John Humphrey THIS PERSON	30	Head	48	Tennessee
8	Rena Humphrey	26	Wife	48	Tennessee
9	Ellie Humphrey	9	Daughter	—	Tennessee
10	Ada Humphrey	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
11	William Brown	56	Head	48	Tennessee
12	William Jr. Brown	20	Son	42	Tennessee
13	Betty Brown	40	Daughter	—	Tennessee
14	John Gant	46	Head	48	Tennessee
15	Cora Gant	51	Wife	—	Tennessee
16	Sam Stanfield	73	Head	—	Tennessee
17	Emma Stanfield	65	Wife	—	Tennessee
18	Nathaniel Valentine	28	Son in law	20	Tennessee
19	Lizzie Valentine	27	Daughter	—	Tennessee
20	Nathaniel Jr. Valentine	4	Grandson	—	Tennessee
21	Alexander Davis	50	Head	48	Tennessee
22	Mattie Davis	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
23	Nathan Humphrey	27	Head	48	Tennessee
24	Mattie Humphrey	24	Wife	—	Tennessee
25	Nathan Jr. Humphrey	6	Son	—	Tennessee
26	Jaunita Humphrey	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
27	James Price	52	Father in law	48	Tennessee
28	Lennie Price	50	Mother in law	48	Tennessee
29	George Price	19	Son in law	40	Tennessee
30	Raymond Harris	35	Head	48	Tennessee
31	Sarah Harris	31	Wife	24	Tennessee
32	Obera Harris	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Roberta Harris	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Mary Harris	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Ridley Lee	34	Head	40	Tennessee
36	Willie M. Lee	32	Wife	32	Tennessee
37	Otis Lee	16	Son	40	Tennessee
38	Margaret Lee	14	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Molton Lee	9	Son	—	Tennessee

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John

Gen 1 · 2 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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