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John Pratt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Smyth-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this John Pratt across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Smyth-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1917), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Male Son Born: Virginia Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationSmyth-County, Virginia
SurnamePratt
Given NameJohn
Relationship to HeadSon
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age23
Marital StatusSingle
BirthplaceVirginia
1935 Residence (City)Rich Valley
1935 Residence (County)Smyth
Additional Details
OccupationFarmer
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerNP
Hours Worked45
Income (1939)888
Highest GradeHs 4
1935 ResidenceSame place
Birth StateVirginia
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)virginia
OccupationFarmer
Township / WardRich Valley
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.

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

Name Relation to head Relative to John Age Birth yr
Edith Pratt Daughter — 21 ~1919
Olivene Pratt Daughter — 18 ~1922
Charles Pratt Head — 66 ~1874
George Pratt Son — 37 ~1903
John Pratt Son — 23 ~1917
William Pratt Son — 31 ~1909
Walter Pratt Son — 16 ~1924
Mary Pratt Spouse — 61 ~1879

Census Appearances

1930
Smyth, Virginia
Son, age 12
Smyth, Virginia · implied b. ~1918 — 4 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Prouitt
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 12
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
Smyth-County, Virginia
Son, age 23
Smyth-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1917 — 8 household members
Surname Pratt
Given Name John
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 23
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Virginia
1935 Residence (City) Rich Valley
1935 Residence (County) Smyth
Occupation Farmer
Industry Farm
Class of Worker NP
Hours Worked 45
Income (1939) 888
Highest Grade Hs 4
1935 Residence Same place
Birth State Virginia
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) virginia

Model Tree

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Linked across censuses
Our Model Tree links John Pratt across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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John Pratt
Son · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · Virginia
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Sibling
George Pratt
Sibling · 1940 · age 37
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Walter Pratt
Sibling · 1940 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
William Pratt
Sibling · 1940 · age 31
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Olivene Pratt
Sibling · 1940 · age 18
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Edith Pratt
Sibling · 1940 · age 21
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Smyth-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04295-00524)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Edith Mccloud 33 Wife — Virginia
2 Opal Mccloud 14 Daughter — Virginia
3 Doris Mccloud 8 Daughter — Virginia
4 Wiley Mccloud 1 Son — Virginia
5 George W. Malory 32 Head Laborer Virginia
6 Ruby Malory 26 Wife — Virginia
7 Douglas Malory 6 Son — Virginia
8 Joyce Malory 4 Daughter — Virginia
9 Ronald Malory 2 Son — Virginia
10 Lowell Malory 0 Son — Virginia
11 George W. Oakes 67 Head Farmer Virginia
12 John Oakes 37 Son Laborer Virginia
13 Hazel Oakes 27 Daughter — Virginia
14 Charles E. Pratt 66 Head Farmer Virginia
15 Mary L. Pratt 61 Wife — Virginia
16 George Pratt 37 Son Manager Virginia
17 William Pratt 31 Son Farmer Virginia
18 John Pratt THIS PERSON 23 Son Farmer Virginia
19 Edith Pratt 21 Daughter — Virginia
20 Olivene Pratt 18 Daughter — Virginia
21 Walter Pratt 16 Son Farmer Virginia
22 Mark Neff 62 Head Farmer Virginia
23 Scottie Neff 41 Wife — Virginia
24 John Neff 21 Son Farmer Virginia
25 James D. Neff 19 Son Farmer Virginia
26 Marion Neff 17 Son Farmer Virginia
27 Gray Neff 15 Daughter — Virginia
28 Joseph Neff 13 Son — Virginia
29 Ruth Neff 11 Daughter — Virginia
30 Neal Neff 9 Son — Virginia
31 Stanley Neff 6 Son — Virginia
32 Arlene Neff 4 Daughter — Virginia
33 William Neff 2 Daughter — Virginia
34 John S. Lammie 38 Head Laborer Virginia
35 Nannie Lammie 33 Wife — Virginia
36 Mary Lammie 13 Daughter — Virginia
37 Joe Lammie 9 Son — Virginia
38 Lula Lammie 6 Daughter — Virginia
39 Paul Lammie 4 Son — Virginia
40 Silas Lammie 2 Son — 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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