John Maxwell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rutherford-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Maxwell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rutherford-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1871), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 69 b. ~1871 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Rutherford-County, Tennessee
Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil Dist. 6
1935 Residence (County)	Rutherford
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	25
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Civil Dist 6
Est. Birth Year	~1871

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
John Maxwell	Son	—	20	~1920
Annie Maxwell	Spouse	—	21	~1919
Julia Cothran	Other	—	64	~1876
Jane Maxwell	Daughter	—	17	~1923
John Maxwell	Head	—	69	~1871
Sara Maxwell	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Mary Maxwell	Daughter	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Rutherford, Tennessee

Head, age 47

Rutherford, Tennessee · implied b. ~1873 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	John B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Rutherford, Tennessee

Head, age 59

Rutherford, Tennessee · implied b. ~1871 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	John E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farming
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Rutherford-County, Tennessee

Head, age 69

Rutherford-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1871 — 7 household members

Surname	Maxwell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil Dist. 6
1935 Residence (County)	Rutherford
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	25
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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John Maxwell

Head · 1940 · age 69 · b. ~1871 · Tennessee

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1940 US Federal Census — Rutherford-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03931-00295)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jody W. Ralston	61	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
2	Minnie Ralston	61	Wife	—	Tennessee
3	Blake A. Giles	51	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
4	Blaine Giles	51	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	Walter Giles	20	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
6	Henry Giles	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
7	Blake A. Jr. Giles	17	Son	—	Tennessee
8	Nannie Giles	80	Mother	—	Tennessee
9	Clarence Corbett	46	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
10	Edith Corbett	44	Wife	—	Tennessee
11	Clarence Jr. Corbett	19	Son	—	Tennessee
12	Acklen Johnson	36	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
13	Allie Johnson	21	Wife	—	Tennessee
14	Lucile Johnson	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
15	Will Everett	71	Head	Proprietor	Tennessee
16	Thomas Wright	65	Head	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
17	Horace Scott	52	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
18	Allie Mae Scott	48	Wife	—	Tennessee
19	Margaret Scott	29	Daughter	Teacher	Tennessee
20	Lucille Scott	26	Daughter	Teacher	Tennessee
22	Jim Bayne	45	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
23	Bessie Bayne	44	Wife	—	Tennessee
24	Wilma Bayne	18	Daughter	—	Tennessee
25	William Bayne	9	Son	—	Tennessee
26	Josephine Bayne	4	Daughter	—	Tennessee
27	John Maxwell THIS PERSON	69	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
28	Annie Bell Maxwell	21	Wife	—	Tennessee
29	John Jr. Maxwell	20	Son	—	Tennessee
30	Jane Esther Maxwell	17	Daughter	—	Tennessee
31	Sara Maxwell	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	Mary Maxwell	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Julia Cothran	64	Sister in law	—	Tennessee
34	Homer Carp	34	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
35	Luthi Emma Carp	25	Wife	—	Tennessee
36	Jerry W. Carp	4	Son	—	Tennessee
37	Peggy Jane Carp	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
38	Hattie Redmon	68	Head	—	Tennessee
39	Robert Redmon	41	Son	Farmer	Tennessee
40	Woodrow Redmon	27	Son	Farm Laborer	Tennessee

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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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