John Parks — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Grayson-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this John Parks across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Grayson-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Grayson-County, Virginia
Surname	Parks
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Elk Creek Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Grayson
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	W.P.A. Road work
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	250
Highest Grade	4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Elk Creek Dist
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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 Parks	Head	—	44	~1896
Paul Parks	Son	—	19	~1921
Helene Parks	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Arthur Parks	Son	—	15	~1925
Allie Parks	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Madge Parks	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Cornett Parks	Son	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Grayson, Virginia

Head, age 26

Grayson, Virginia · implied b. ~1894

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XGBoost

Surname	Parks
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
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	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Grayson, Virginia

Head, age 35

Grayson, Virginia · implied b. ~1895 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Parks
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Grayson-County, Virginia

Head, age 44

Grayson-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1896 — 7 household members

Surname	Parks
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Elk Creek Dist.
1935 Residence (County)	Grayson
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	W.P.A. Road work
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	250
Highest Grade	4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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John Parks

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Virginia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04265-00333)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Levi J. Delp	64	Head	Farmer	Virginia
2	Cara Delp	62	Wife	—	Virginia
3	Burnell Delp	29	Son	Farmer	Virginia
4	Jean Delp	28	Daughter-in-law	—	Virginia
5	William Delp	7	Grandson	—	Virginia
6	John Emery Yonce	70	Head	Farmer	Virginia
7	Rennie Yonce	34	Son	Laborer	Virginia
8	George Yonce	26	Son	Farmer	Virginia
9	Thomas Annie Yonce	25	Daughter	—	Virginia
10	Lawrence Thomas	22	Boarder	Laborer	Virginia
11	Joe Thomas	1	Boarder	—	Virginia
12	Eatch E. Roberts	53	Head	Farmer	Virginia
13	Allie Roberts	46	Wife	—	Virginia
14	Gayle Roberts	18	Son	Farmer	Virginia
15	Alen Roberts	15	Son	—	Virginia
16	Lottie Roberts	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
17	Dorothy Roberts	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
18	Freda Roberts	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
19	Wiley M. Cornett	62	Head	Farmer	Virginia
20	Cara Cornett	63	Wife	—	Virginia
21	Leland M. Cornett	39	Head	Farmer	Virginia
22	Ethel Cornett	36	Wife	—	Virginia
23	Virginia Cornett	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
24	James Cornett	8	Son	—	Virginia
25	Loyd Cornett	3	Son	—	Virginia
26	Edith Powell	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
27	Ray Cornett	14	Nephew	—	Virginia
28	Claude Cornett	11	Nephew	—	Maryland
29	John Parks THIS PERSON	44	Head	Laborer	Virginia
30	Allie Parks	42	Wife	—	Virginia
31	Paul Parks	19	Son	Farmer	Virginia
32	Madge Parks	18	Daughter	—	Virginia
33	Arthur Parks	15	Son	—	Virginia
34	Cornett Parks	13	Son	—	Virginia
35	Helene Lee Parks	10	Daughter	—	Virginia
36	Eugene Cornett	None	Head	Farmer	Virginia
37	Bina Cornett	56	Wife	—	Virginia
38	Edna Cornett	26	Daughter	—	Virginia
39	Edgar Cornett	5	Grandson	—	Virginia
40	Betty Cornett	2	Granddaughter	—	Virginia

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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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