John Middleton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Henderson-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Middleton across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Henderson-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1885), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Henderson-County, Tennessee
Surname	Middleton
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Some place
1935 Residence (County)	Some place
Additional Details
Occupation	Labour
Industry	Odd Jobs
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	888
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Some place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Labour
Township / Ward	Civil District No 7
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Bettie Middleton	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Marnell Middleton	Daughter	—	8	~1932
John Middleton	Head	—	55	~1885
Harris Middleton	Son	—	16	~1924
Vestia Middleton	Spouse	—	56	~1884
Robert Middleton	Son	—	27	~1913
Nettie Middleton	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Harmon Middleton	Son	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1930

Henderson, Tennessee

Head, age 47

Henderson, Tennessee · implied b. ~1883 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Middleton
Given Name	John G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	47
Marital Status	Divorced
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Odd Jobs
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	4
Veteran	No
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Henderson-County, Tennessee

Head, age 55

Henderson-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1885 — 8 household members

Surname	Middleton
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Some place
1935 Residence (County)	Some place
Occupation	Labour
Industry	Odd Jobs
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	888
Highest Grade	No
1935 Residence	Some place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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John Middleton

Head · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Tennessee

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

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Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03904-00492)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Angeline	75	Mother	—	Tennessee
2	Clarence Tomblin	42	Head	Farm Operator	Tennessee
3	Mary Ab Tomblin	39	Wife	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
4	Irene Tomblin	18	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
5	Vernell Tomblin	14	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
6	Odis Tomblin	13	Son	—	Tennessee
7	Mozell Tomblin	4	Grandson	—	Tennessee
8	Eli Austin	66	Uncle	—	Tennessee
9	Hattie Ma Austin	68	—	—	Tennessee
10	John W Middleton THIS PERSON	55	Head	Labour	Tennessee
11	Vestia Middleton	56	Wife	—	Tennessee
12	Robert Middleton	27	Son	Labour	Tennessee
13	Nettie Middleton	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
14	Harris Middleton	16	Son	Labour	Tennessee
15	Harmon Middleton	13	Son	—	Tennessee
16	Marnell Middleton	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
17	Bettie Sue Middleton	2	Daughter	—	Tennessee
18	Arbie Middleton	24	Head	Farm Operator	Tennessee
19	Alice Middleton	27	Wife	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
20	Harmon Ray Middleton	1	Son	—	Tennessee
21	Riley R Moody	65	Father in law	—	Tennessee
22	Atis F Little	31	Head	Farm Operator	Tennessee
23	Clara Little	24	Wife	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
24	Jerry Little	3	Son	—	Tennessee
25	Bob Ingram	33	Head	Labour	Tennessee
26	Estlee Ingram	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
27	Bernadine Ingram	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
28	Bobby Joe Ingram	6	Son	—	Tennessee
29	Ben Massey	42	Head	Farm Operator	Tennessee
30	Lessie Massey	37	Wife	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
31	Obertain Massey	16	Daughter	Labour	Tennessee
32	Rina Massey	15	Daughter	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
33	Frank W Massey	13	Son	—	Tennessee
34	Ben Junior Massey	11	Son	—	Tennessee
35	Elizabeth Massey	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
36	Sherney L Moore	31	Head	Farm Operator	Tennessee
37	Ora Moore	38	Wife	Farm Laborer	Tennessee
38	Eunice Moore	10	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Thomas Moore	7	Son	—	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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