John Nash — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jackson-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Nash across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jackson-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jackson-County, Georgia
Surname	Nash
Given Name	John A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Jackson
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Attica District 1747
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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 Nash	Head	—	62	~1878
Jewell Nash	Son	—	18	~1922
Ettie Nash	Spouse	—	59	~1881
Lois Nash	Daughter	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Jackson, Georgia

Head, age 45

Jackson, Georgia · implied b. ~1875 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nash
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Oil Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Jackson, Georgia

Head, age 51

Jackson, Georgia · implied b. ~1879 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Nash
Given Name	John G
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Tenn
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Jackson-County, Georgia

Head, age 62

Jackson-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1878 — 4 household members

Surname	Nash
Given Name	John A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Jackson
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Georgia
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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John Nash

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Georgia

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1940 US Federal Census — Jackson-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00685-01242)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William E Nash	25	son	Farmer	Georgia
2	Robert N Nash	4	son	—	Georgia
3	Patricia G Nash	2	daughter	—	Georgia
4	John A Nash THIS PERSON	62	Head	Farmer	Georgia
5	Ettie E & Nash	59	wife	—	Georgia
6	Lois E Nash	26	daughter	—	Georgia
7	Jewell Nash	18	son	Farmer	Georgia
8	Edgar B Logan	48	Head	Farmer	Georgia
9	Clara (X) Logan	51	wife	—	Georgia
10	Clara Mae Logan	15	daughter	—	Georgia
11	Jennie A Logan	14	daughter	—	Georgia
12	Mary Flavis Logan	11	daughter	—	Georgia
13	Bide M Foster	32	Head	Farm Labor	Georgia
14	Myrtle (X) Foster	31	wife	—	Georgia
15	Clifford Lee Foster	19	son	Truck Driver	Georgia
16	Eunice N Foster	17	daughter	—	Georgia
17	Lucy Foster	14	daughter	—	Georgia
18	Nelson Foster	13	son	—	Georgia
19	Ralph Foster	9	son	—	Georgia
20	Thomas Foster	5	son	—	Georgia
21	End Of Attica District On The Fleming Road	None	—	—	—
22	Charles B Logan	46	Head	Manager	Georgia
23	Clara B Logan	34	wife	—	Georgia
24	W. Rufus Logan	72	Father	—	Georgia
25	Emery P Nixson	59	Head	Farmer	Georgia
26	Roselle Nixson	56	wife	—	Georgia
27	Pearl M Nixson	31	daughter	—	Georgia
28	Maurice W Nixson	28	son	Assistant Ranger	Georgia
29	Borland Mangram	39	Head	Fireman	Georgia
30	Lena Mangram	39	wife	—	Georgia
31	M. Garland Mangram	9	son	—	Georgia
32	Dock (X) Fuller	29	Head	Farmer	Georgia
33	Mary M Fuller	24	wife	—	Georgia
34	Donald R Fuller	1	son	—	Georgia
35	William A Nash	53	Head	Farmer	Georgia
36	Minnie (X) Nash	46	wife	—	Georgia
37	Gerald Nash	25	adopted son	—	Georgia
38	Dawley Charles Nash	8	adopted son	—	Illinois
39	Virgil L Fleming	46	Head	Farmer	Georgia
40	Nellie C (X) Fleming	43	wife	—	Georgia

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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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