John Lawrence — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orleans-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this John Lawrence across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orleans-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orleans-County, Louisiana
Surname	Lawrence
Given Name	John Sr.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans
Additional Details
Occupation	Truck Driver
Industry	Building Materials
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	936
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Truck Driver
Township / Ward	New Orleans City
Est. Birth Year	~1902

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Mary Lawrence	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Floriska Lawrence	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Carrie Lawrence	Daughter	—	5	~1935
John Lawrence	Head	—	38	~1902
Howard Lawrence	Son	—	3	~1937
John Lawrence	Son	—	13	~1927
Jessie Lawrence	Son	—	2	~1938
Alvin Lawrence	Son	—	7	~1933
Florine Lawrence	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1930

Orleans, Louisiana

Head, age 28

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1902 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Lawrence
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Truck Chauffeur
Industry	Cement Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	18
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Orleans-County, Louisiana

Head, age 38

Orleans-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1902 — 9 household members

Surname	Lawrence
Given Name	John Sr.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans
Occupation	Truck Driver
Industry	Building Materials
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	936
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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John Lawrence

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Louisiana

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1940 US Federal Census — Orleans-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01428-00677)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Edna Barnes	32	Wife	—	Louisiana
42	Mabel Ellis	41	Head	—	Louisiana
43	Alvin Ellis	13	Son	—	Louisiana
44	Edward Ellis	10	Son	—	Louisiana
45	Herman Johnson	32	Head	Cook	Louisiana
46	Simper Johnson	29	Wife	House Maid	Louisiana
47	Roosevelt Gordon	39	Uncle	Janitor	Louisiana
48	John Sr. Lawrence THIS PERSON	38	Head	Truck Driver	Louisiana
49	Florine Lawrence	36	Wife	—	Louisiana
50	Floriska Lawrence	17	Daughter	Laundress	Louisiana
51	John Jr. Lawrence	13	Son	—	Louisiana
52	Mary L. Lawrence	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
53	Alvin Lawrence	7	Son	—	Louisiana
54	Carrie M Lawrence	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
55	Howard Lawrence	3	Son	—	Louisiana
56	Jessie Lawrence	2	Son	—	Louisiana
57	William Adrick	38	Head	Longshoreman	Louisiana
58	Cerena Adrick	34	Wife	—	Louisiana
59	Hugh Anderson	62	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
60	Cora Anderson	65	Wife	—	Mississippi
61	Fred Eberts	14	Grand Son	—	Louisiana
62	Harvey Allen	38	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
63	Minnie Allen	39	Wife	—	Louisiana
64	Robert Yancey	46	Brother in Law	Laborer	Louisiana
65	Norman Sr. Jackson	25	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
66	Leona Jackson	24	Wife	—	Louisiana
67	Henry Jackson	6	Son	—	Louisiana
68	Norman Jr. Jackson	3	Son	—	Louisiana
69	Emilee Jackson	2	Daughter	—	Louisiana
70	Felix Lorico	30	Head	Delivery Driver	Louisiana
71	Lillie Lorico	26	Wife	—	Louisiana
72	Arthemicia Lorico	9	Daughter	—	Louisiana
73	Audrey M. Lorico	6	Daughter	—	Louisiana
74	Juanita Lorico	4	Daughter	—	Louisiana
75	Dan Mullen	32	Head	Laborer	Louisiana
76	Louella Mullen	30	Wife	—	Louisiana
77	Joseph Mullen	35	Brother	Laborer	Louisiana
78	Victoria Mullen	33	Sister in Law	—	Louisiana
79	Charlie Hawkins	29	Head	Laborer	Mississippi
80	Mammie Hawkins	21	Wife	—	Louisiana

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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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