John Johnston — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Tippah-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Johnston across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tippah-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1893), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 47 b. ~1893 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tippah-County, Mississippi
Surname	Johnston
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Tippah
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 11
1935 Residence	35
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm
Township / Ward	Beat 3
Est. Birth Year	~1893

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
John Johnston	Head	—	47	~1893
Pauline Johnston	Other	—	26	~1914
John Johnston	Son	—	21	~1919
Bonnie Johnston	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Tippah, Mississippi

Head, age 29

Tippah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1930

Tippah, Mississippi

Head, age 39

Tippah, Mississippi · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Tippah-County, Mississippi

Head, age 47

Tippah-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

Surname	Johnston
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (County)	Tippah
Occupation	Farm
Industry	OA
Class of Worker	0
Highest Grade	No 11
1935 Residence	35
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Johnston across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

John Johnston

Head · 1940 · age 47 · b. ~1893 · Mississippi

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02070-00332)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Olin Thomas	3	Son	—	Mississippi
2	Nolan Thomas	3	Son	—	Mississippi
3	Mattie W. Barkley	57	Head	Farm	Mississippi
4	Robert E. Barkley	31	Son	Dry Goods Store	Mississippi
5	Mary G. Barkley	19	Daughter	—	Mississippi
6	Benjamin C. Barkley	17	Son	—	Mississippi
7	Hattie L. Barkley	14	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	Mattie L. Barkley	9	Daughter	—	Mississippi
9	Arlon M. Killough	35	Head	Farm	Mississippi
10	Ermie E. Killough	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
11	Curtis D. Killough	7	Son	—	Mississippi
12	Eve S. Killough	5	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Robert L. Morton	42	Head	Gin	Mississippi
14	Loretta G. Morton	42	Wife	—	Mississippi
15	Charles J. Morton	19	Son	Warehouse	Mississippi
16	Mary L. Morton	16	Daughter	—	Mississippi
17	Le Earl Morton	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Edna J. Morton	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	Billie G. Morton	7	Son	—	Mississippi
20	Alvie Fryar	33	Head	Farm	Mississippi
21	Mary E. Fryar	24	Wife	Sawmill	Mississippi
22	James A. Fryar	2	Son	—	Mississippi
23	John H. Taylor	51	Head	—	Mississippi
24	Emma T. Taylor	49	Wife	—	Mississippi
25	William Taylor	17	Son	—	Mississippi
26	Sara P. Taylor	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
27	Alma D. Taylor	10	Daughter	—	Mississippi
28	Mavis D. Taylor	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
29	Lucinda Taylor	73	Mother	—	Mississippi
30	Norman H. Akins	33	Head	Sawmill	Mississippi
31	Mary L. Akins	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
32	Normie J. Akins	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
33	Elizabeth Jeffries	65	Head	Farm	Mississippi
34	Ellis Jeffries	38	Son	Farm	Mississippi
35	Dorothy Jeffries	10	Granddaughter	—	Mississippi
36	John E. Johnston THIS PERSON	47	Head	Farm	Mississippi
37	Bonnie J. Johnston	44	Wife	Farm	Mississippi
38	Pauline H. Johnston	26	Daughter-in-law	—	Mississippi
39	John E. Junior Johnston	21	Son	Farm	Mississippi
40	Virginia Lemmer	53	Head	Farm	Mississippi

Search for John Johnston

All John Johnston Census Records Discover Johnston Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data