John Johns — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Washington-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Johns across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Washington-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1884), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 56 b. ~1884 Male Head Born: Mississippi Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Washington-County, Mississippi
Surname	Johns
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	56
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Additional Details
Industry	15
Class of Worker	Farmer
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Township / Ward	Beat 3
Est. Birth Year	~1884

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Robert Williams	Other	—	34	~1906
Ray Johns	Son	—	9	~1931
John Johns	Head	—	56	~1884
Luvinia Williams	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Ruth Johns	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Freddie Johns	Son	—	7	~1933
Bertha Johns	Daughter	—	8	~1932

Census Appearances

1920

Washington, Mississippi

Head, age 35

Washington, Mississippi · implied b. ~1885 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johns
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumber Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Washington, Mississippi

Head, age 43

Washington, Mississippi · implied b. ~1887 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johns
Given Name	Johnson
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	43
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Housekeeper
Industry	Cotton farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	No
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Washington-County, Mississippi

Head, age 56

Washington-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1884 — 7 household members

Surname	Johns
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	56
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Industry	15
Class of Worker	Farmer
Highest Grade	No 4
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Johns

Head · 1940 · age 56 · b. ~1884 · Mississippi

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02075-00863)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Nellie V Smith	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
42	Lizzie Lewis	77	Mother	—	Georgia
43	Howard Jones	49	Head	—	Mississippi
44	Annie Jones	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
45	Lewis Jones	6	Son	—	Mississippi
46	Henry Jones	5	Son	—	Mississippi
47	Mary Smith	70	Mother-in-law	—	Mississippi
48	John A. Johns THIS PERSON	56	Head	—	Mississippi
49	Ruth Johns	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
50	Ray Johns	9	Son	—	Mississippi
51	Bertha Lee Johns	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
52	Freddie Johns	7	Son	—	Mississippi
53	Robert Williams	34	Son-in-law	15	Mississippi
54	Luvinia Williams	18	Daughter	—	Mississippi
55	Allen Hooper	64	Head	15	Texas
56	Mary Hooper	58	Wife	—	Mississippi
57	Earl Young	39	Head	—	Alabama
58	Ethel Young	29	Wife	—	Arkansas
59	Jessie Mae Stanard	16	Step-daughter	—	Arkansas
60	Archie Perry	44	Head	15	Mississippi
61	Celia Perry	32	Wife	—	Mississippi
62	Natt Rollins	55	Head	—	Mississippi
63	Cora Rollins	56	Wife	—	Mississippi
64	Mary Westbrook	13	Grand-daughter	—	Mississippi
65	Will Brown	37	Head	—	Mississippi
66	Florence Brown	36	Wife	—	Mississippi
67	Dave Williams	26	Head	15	Mississippi
68	Pearlie Williams	17	Wife	—	Mississippi
69	Sampson Brown	33	Head	15	Mississippi
70	Pearl Smith	39	Head	—	Arkansas
71	Emma Smith	36	Wife	—	Arkansas
72	William Boy	40	Head	—	Louisiana
73	Johnnie Boy	27	Wife	—	Mississippi
74	Jessie Williams	46	Head	—	Mississippi
75	Lara Thomas	39	Roomer	—	Mississippi
76	John Henry Mcgill	32	Head	—	Mississippi
77	Mary Mcgill	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
78	Betsy Watson	72	Mother	—	Mississippi
79	Will Mccloud	32	Head	—	Mississippi
80	Sophie Mccloud	31	Wife	—	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.

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