John Powell — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Mayes-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this John Powell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Mayes-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Mayes-County, Oklahoma
Surname	Powell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Mayes
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Oklahoma
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Center Township
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Barbara Powell	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Joyce Powell	Daughter	—	7	~1933
John Powell	Head	—	50	~1890
Frank Powell	Son	—	17	~1923
Clayton Powell	Son	—	12	~1928
Minerva Powell	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Mayes, Oklahoma

Head, age 32

Mayes, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1888 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Powell
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	gen farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1930

Mayes, Oklahoma

Head, age 42

Mayes, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1888 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Powell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Mayes-County, Oklahoma

Head, age 50

Mayes-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

Surname	Powell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Mayes
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Oklahoma
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links John Powell across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

John Powell

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Oklahoma

★ You are viewing this record

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

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Mayes-County, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03311-00467)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Carrie Idle	54	Wife	—	Oklahoma
2	Eliza Morrison	27	Mother-in-law	Cook	Oklahoma
3	Mary Morrison	28	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
4	Frank Fields	64	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
5	Owen Fields	35	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
6	Bernice Fields	35	Wife	—	Oklahoma
7	Louise Fields	15	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
8	Marvin Willis	27	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
9	Zora Willis	30	Wife	—	Arkansas
10	Lucille Willis	6	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
11	Billie Gene Willis	1	Son	—	Oklahoma
12	J. L. Morgan	22	Head	Farmer	Missouri
13	Zuba Morgan	68	Wife	—	Ohio
14	Morgan Castway	16	Grandson	—	Oklahoma
15	John Powell THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
16	Minerva Powell	44	Wife	—	Arkansas
17	Frank Powell	17	Son	Truck Driver	Oklahoma
18	Clayton Powell	12	Son	—	Oklahoma
19	Joyce Powell	7	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
20	Barbara Powell	4	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
21	W. J. Holt	73	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
22	Bill Holt	30	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
23	Cullus Holt	22	Son	Farmer	Oklahoma
24	Brewster Holt	21	Son	Common Laborer	Oklahoma
25	W. G. Nash	19	Grandson	Farmer	Oklahoma
26	Joe Holt	35	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
27	Lou Lilla Holt	34	Wife	—	Arkansas
28	Betty Lee Holt	13	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
29	Betty Jo Holt	10	Son	—	Oklahoma
30	James William Holt	0	Son	—	Oklahoma
31	Riley Yarscott	37	Head	Rock Mason	Oklahoma
32	Rada Yarscott	34	Wife	—	Texas
33	Anna Lee Yarscott	4	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
34	Arthur Napier	53	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
35	Mary Napier	56	Wife	—	Arkansas
36	Christine Napier	17	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
37	W. Y. Tennyson	75	Head	—	Missouri
38	Delora Tennyson	70	Wife	—	Mississippi
39	Rufus Haley Trucking	29	Head	Farmer	Iowa
40	Mary Trucking	27	Wife	—	Oklahoma

Search for John Powell

All John Powell Census Records Discover Powell Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data