John Moss — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ballard-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this John Moss across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ballard-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Bernette & Benjamin — first a head (b.~1917), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ballard-County, Kentucky
Surname	Moss
Given Name	John F.
Relationship to Head	HEAD
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (County)	R
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Ballard
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 3
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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
Wayne Moss	Son	—	2	~1938
Lucy Moss	Spouse	—	23	~1917
John Moss	Head	—	23	~1917
Mayetta Moss	Daughter	—		~1940

Census Appearances

1920

Ballard, Kentucky

Son, age 3

Ballard, Kentucky · implied b. ~1917 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moss
Given Name	John C.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Ballard, Kentucky

Son, age 13

Ballard, Kentucky · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moss
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Ballard-County, Kentucky

Head, age 23

Ballard-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

Surname	Moss
Given Name	John F.
Relationship to Head	HEAD
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (County)	R
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Ballard
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Our Model Tree links John Moss across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Bernette Moss (~0.92 confidence) and father Benjamin Moss (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Bernette Moss

b. ~1884

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Benjamin Moss

b. ~1885

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Moss

Head · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · Kentucky

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Ballard-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01277-00362)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ella May Brown	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
2	William H. Brown	29	HEAD	25	Kentucky
3	Velma L. Brown	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
4	Ocie M. Brown	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
5	Charles William Brown	3	Son	—	Kentucky
6	Casper R. Perkins	50	HEAD	20	Kentucky
7	Mary Perkins	44	Wife	—	Kentucky
8	Charles E. Perkins	65	HEAD	15	Kentucky
9	Cellie O. Perkins	60	Wife	—	Kentucky
10	Hubert Perkins	27	Son	30	Kentucky
11	Gladis Perkins	20	Daughter	—	Kentucky
12	Robert Brooks	35	HEAD	20	Kentucky
13	John R. Steel	25	HEAD	15	Kentucky
14	Ophie Steel	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
15	Roy Earl Steel	3	Son	—	Kentucky
16	Harris D. Miller	42	HEAD	15	Kentucky
17	Marsha May Miller	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
18	Julia Lee Miller	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
19	Maryland Miller	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
20	Wiley L. Rudolph	29	HEAD	20	Kentucky
21	Ruth E. Rudolph	30	Wife	—	Kentucky
22	Morris Lyn Rudolph	6	Son	—	Kentucky
23	Linda Ruth Rudolph	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
24	Paul A. Rudolph	0	Son	—	Kentucky
25	Willie E. Miller	81	HEAD	40	Kentucky
26	Anna L. Miller	66	Wife	—	Kentucky
27	John F. Moss THIS PERSON	23	HEAD	—	Kentucky
28	Lucy Moss	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
29	Wayne Elliott Moss	2	Son	—	Kentucky
30	Mayetta Moss	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
31	Benjamin F. Moss	55	HEAD	20	Kentucky
32	Bernette Moss	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
33	Ruben Rudolph	51	HEAD	—	Kentucky
34	Nova Rudolph	48	Wife	—	Virginia
35	Davis T. Tracey	32	HEAD	25	Kentucky
36	Christine Tracey	35	Wife	—	Kentucky
37	W. C. Pace	33	HEAD	20	Kentucky
38	Norene Pace	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
39	Emery J. Pace	62	HEAD	—	Kentucky
40	Lara May Pace	53	Wife	—	Kentucky

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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