John Richardson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lauderdale-County, Alabama

Our Model Tree links this John Richardson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lauderdale-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1877), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 63 b. ~1877 Male Head Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lauderdale-County, Alabama
Surname	Richardson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	2
1935 Residence (County)	Lauderdale
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm hand
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	150
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Farm Hand
Township / Ward	2
Est. Birth Year	~1877

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Pauline Richardson	Daughter	—	18	~1922
John Richardson	Head	—	63	~1877
Reeder Richardson	Son	—	15	~1925
Howard Richardson	Son	—	23	~1917
Edna Richardson	Spouse	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Lauderdale, Alabama

Head, age 44

Lauderdale, Alabama · implied b. ~1876 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Gen Farm
Industry	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Farmer
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Lauderdale, Alabama

Head, age 55

Lauderdale, Alabama · implied b. ~1875 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	John A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Lauderdale-County, Alabama

Head, age 63

Lauderdale-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1877 — 5 household members

Surname	Richardson
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (City)	2
1935 Residence (County)	Lauderdale
Occupation	Farm hand
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	32
Income (1939)	150
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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John Richardson

Head · 1940 · age 63 · b. ~1877 · Alabama

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1940 US Federal Census — Lauderdale-County, Alabama Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00049-00376)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Delphine Lewis	32	Sister	—	Alabama
42	Roy Faires	28	Head	Time Checker	Alabama
43	Kathleen Faires	23	Wife	—	Alabama
44	Joyce Faires	3	Daughter	—	Alabama
45	Carl Faires	1	Son	—	Alabama
46	Clyde E. Danley	45	Head	Salesman	Tennessee
47	Milton Bankhead	20	Servant	Servant	Alabama
48	Eddie Mcfarland	33	Head	—	Alabama
49	Milly Mcfarland	32	Wife	—	Alabama
50	Harmon Blakeman	56	In-law	Blacksmith Farming	Alabama
51	Elly L. Keeton	42	Head	Trader	Alabama
52	Nellie Keeton	40	Wife	—	Alabama
53	June Keeton	18	Daughter	Run Machine	Alabama
54	Daisy Keeton	15	Daughter	—	Alabama
55	Clifford Keeton	14	Son	—	Alabama
56	Jack Keeton	12	Son	—	Alabama
57	Billy Keeton	10	Son	—	Alabama
58	Peggy Keeton	5	Daughter	—	Alabama
59	Carl W. Wellborn	48	Head	District Manager	Kentucky
60	Betty Wellborn	50	Wife	—	Kentucky
61	Fred Dean	27	Head	Truck Driver	Alabama
62	Valaria Dean	24	Wife	—	Alabama
63	William Dean	4	Son	—	Alabama
64	Jim Muse	63	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
65	Carey Muse	62	Wife	—	Alabama
66	Lynn Muse	24	Daughter	Farm Hand	Alabama
67	Harold Muse	1	Grandson	—	Alabama
68	Eliza Muse	82	Step-mother	—	Tennessee
69	John Richardson THIS PERSON	63	Head	Farm Hand	Alabama
70	Edna Richardson	57	Wife	—	Alabama
71	Howard Richardson	23	Son	Salesman	Alabama
72	Pauline Richardson	18	Daughter	—	Alabama
73	Reeder Richardson	15	Son	—	Alabama
74	Robert Knight	67	Head	—	Georgia
75	Annie Knight	67	Wife	—	Tennessee
76	Willie Peters	54	Head	Collector	Alabama
77	Olive Peters	24	Wife	—	Alabama
78	Andrew Peters	0	Son	—	Alabama
79	Newt Peeden	42	Head	Carpenter	Alabama
80	Lizzie Peeden	38	Wife	—	Alabama

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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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