John Roberson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this John Roberson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, Mississippi
Surname	Roberson
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	366
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	miss.
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	7 Beat
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Cora Macey	Other	—	44	~1896
John Roberson	Head	—	29	~1911
Christeen Roberson	Daughter	—		~1940
David Green	Other	—	4	~1936
Mary Green	Other	—	22	~1918
Frank Book	Other	—	17	~1923
Aron Roberson	Son	—	7	~1933
Alice Green	Spouse	—	58	~1882
Lester Roberson	Son	—	2	~1938
Ellen Roberson	Spouse	—	24	~1916
Bill Green	Son	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1930

Union, Mississippi

Son, age 21

Union, Mississippi · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Roberson
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Mississippi
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Union-County, Mississippi

Head, age 29

Union-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1911 — 11 household members

Surname	Roberson
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Occupation	Farm Labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	366
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	miss.
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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John Roberson

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · Mississippi

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1940 US Federal Census — Union-County, Mississippi Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02072-00024)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Elmer J Baker	59	Head	Farming	Mississippi
42	Clemmee Baker	55	Wife	—	Mississippi
43	John W Roberson THIS PERSON	29	Head	Farm Labor	Mississippi
44	Ellen Roberson	24	Wife	Teaching	Mississippi
45	Aron B Roberson	7	Son	—	Mississippi
46	Lester Roberson	2	Son	—	Mississippi
47	Christeen Roberson	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
48	Alice Green	58	Wife	Farm Operator	Alabama
49	Bill Green	24	Son	Trader	Mississippi
50	Mary F Green	22	Daughter-in-law	—	Mississippi
51	David B Green	4	Grandson	—	Mississippi
52	Frank Book	17	Boarder	Farm Labor	Mississippi
53	Cora L Macey	44	Housekeeper	House Keeper	Mississippi
54	Clifton W Hillis	54	Head	Farming	Mississippi
55	Alma S Hillis	51	Wife	—	Mississippi
56	James Hillis	19	Son	Farm Labor	Mississippi
57	William E Hillis	24	Head	Farming	Mississippi
58	Daisy Hillis	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
59	Earnest Graham	48	Head	Farming	Mississippi
60	Myrtle Graham	42	Wife	Teaching	Mississippi
61	Adnie Graham	11	Daughter	—	Mississippi
62	Alice Graham	69	Mother	—	Mississippi
63	Joe H Stroun	34	Head	Farming	Mississippi
64	Mary Stroun	66	Mother	—	Mississippi
65	Carrie Stroun	32	Sister	Teaching	Mississippi
66	Thomas E Stroun	31	Head	Farming	Mississippi
67	Elizabeth Stroun	25	Wife	—	Mississippi
68	Marigene Stroun	7	Daughter	—	Mississippi
69	Howard Stroun	5	Son	—	Mississippi
70	Mary L Stroun	1	Daughter	—	Mississippi
71	Cicero Moody	67	Head	Farming	Mississippi
72	Robbie Moody	44	Wife	—	Mississippi
73	Charleen Moody	13	Daughter	—	Mississippi
74	Boyce Moody	10	Son	—	Mississippi
75	John Robbins	21	Head	Farming	Mississippi
76	Alpha Robbins	19	Wife	—	Mississippi
77	Rebecca Robbins	0	Daughter	—	Mississippi
78	Green E Stroun	43	Head	Farming	Mississippi
79	Onice Stroun	39	Wife	—	Mississippi
80	James W Stroun	18	Son	—	Mississippi

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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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