John Phillips — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Essex-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this John Phillips across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Essex-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Sophie — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Essex-County, Virginia
Surname	Phillips
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Rappahannock
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Additional Details
Occupation	Oystering
Industry	Oyster
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Occupation	Oystering
Township / Ward	Rappahannock
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 Phillips	Head	—	27	~1913
Joseph Smith	Other	—	17	~1923
James Phillips	Son	—	2	~1938
Sarah Phillips	Spouse	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Essex, Virginia

Son, age 6

Essex, Virginia · implied b. ~1914 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Phillips
Given Name	John N
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Essex, Virginia

Son, age 16

Essex, Virginia · implied b. ~1914 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Phillips
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Essex-County, Virginia

Head, age 27

Essex-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

Surname	Phillips
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Rappahannock
1935 Residence (County)	Essex
Occupation	Oystering
Industry	Oyster
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	400
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Phillips

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Sophie Phillips

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Phillips

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Virginia

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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 — Essex-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04260-00155)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	John H Phillips THIS PERSON	27	Head	Oystering	Virginia
42	Sarah E Phillips	27	Wife	—	Virginia
43	James N Phillips	2	Son	—	Virginia
44	Joseph Smith	17	Nephew	—	Virginia
45	Walter J Smith	73	Head	Farmer	Virginia
46	Melissa Smith	72	Wife	—	Virginia
47	Richard B Smith	51	Son	Laborer	Virginia
48	Grant Gaines	73	Head	Farmer	Virginia
49	Julia Gaines	75	Wife	—	Virginia
50	William Gaines	23	Grandson	—	Virginia
51	Sarah Gaines	15	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
52	Raymond Didlake	36	Head	Oystering	Virginia
53	Elizabeth Didlake	36	Wife	—	Virginia
54	Dorothy Didlake	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
55	Gertrude Didlake	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
56	Raymond Didlake	12	Son	—	Virginia
57	Marjorie Didlake	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
58	Ann E Didlake	6	Daughter	—	Virginia
59	Silas A Wright	61	Head	Farmer	Virginia
60	Robert B Mitchell	55	Head	Farmer	Virginia
61	Mary J Mitchell	56	Wife	—	Virginia
62	Mattie R St. John	44	Head	Laundress	Virginia
63	John J Smith	22	Son	Laborer	Virginia
64	Margaret St. John	17	Daughter	—	Virginia
65	George J West	3	Nephew	—	Virginia
66	Lucy E Guest	42	Head	Farmer	Virginia
67	Alvin L Guest	18	Son	Laborer	Virginia
68	Robert C Guest	12	Son	—	Virginia
69	Ella F Guest	9	Daughter	—	Virginia
70	Lawrence Jefferson	50	Head	Farmer	Virginia
71	Minnie Jefferson	49	Wife	—	Virginia
72	Lee W Moody	50	Head	Laborer	Virginia
73	Mary Moody	34	Wife	—	Virginia
74	William C Moody	17	Son	Laborer	Virginia
75	Christine Moody	16	Daughter	—	Virginia
76	Robert A Moody	14	Son	—	Virginia
77	Josephine Moody	13	Daughter	—	Virginia
78	James Moody	11	Son	—	Virginia
79	Milton Moody	10	Son	—	Virginia
80	Thelma Moody	8	Daughter	—	Virginia

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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