John Rodgers — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Madison-County, Alabama

Our Model Tree links this John Rodgers across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Madison-County, Alabama (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Elmore & Lizzie — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Alabama Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Madison-County, Alabama
Surname	Rodgers
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Additional Details
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	100
Highest Grade	No 3
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama
Occupation	Labor
Township / Ward	Precinct 4 11
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Rodgers	Head	—	25	~1915
J Rodgers	Son	—		~1940
Palestine Rodgers	Spouse	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Madison, Alabama

Son, age 11

Madison, Alabama · implied b. ~1909 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Rodgers
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1930

Madison, Alabama

Son, age 20

Madison, Alabama · implied b. ~1910 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Rodgers
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Alabama
Father's Birthplace	Alabama
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

1940

Madison-County, Alabama

Head, age 25

Madison-County, Alabama · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members

Surname	Rodgers
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Alabama
1935 Residence (County)	Madison
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	100
Highest Grade	No 3
Birth State	Alabama
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	alabama

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Elmore Rodgers

b. ~1875

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lizzie Rodgers

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Rodgers

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Alabama

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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 — Madison-County, Alabama Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00056-00645)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Georgia Mae Collier	1	Daughter	—	Alabama
2	A. C. Ivey	48	Head	Farmer	Alabama
3	Ollie Ivey	44	Wife	—	Alabama
4	Delma Ivey	7	Son	—	Alabama
5	Vale Cobb	48	Lodger	—	Alabama
6	Arlie C. Ivey	26	Head	Tractor Operator	Alabama
7	Rosa Emma Ivey	23	Wife	—	Alabama
8	Curtis A. Ivey	2	Son	—	Alabama
9	Ben Cobb	50	Head	20	Alabama
10	Antha Cobb	39	Wife	—	Alabama
11	Franklin Cobb	18	Son	—	Alabama
12	Ruth Cobb	17	Daughter	—	Alabama
13	Edna Boyd Cobb	16	Daughter	—	Alabama
14	John Ben Cobb	14	Son	—	Alabama
15	Gladys Cobb	12	Daughter	—	Alabama
16	Eugene Cobb	9	Son	—	Alabama
17	Betty Lois Cobb	7	Daughter	—	Alabama
18	Fay Cobb	4	Daughter	—	Alabama
19	Nancy Cobb	2	Daughter	—	Alabama
20	Harold Cobb	0	Son	—	Alabama
21	Jess Smith	39	Head	Labor	Alabama
22	Ethyl Smith	35	Wife	—	Alabama
23	Bobby Joe Smith	6	Son	—	Alabama
24	Anna Bell Smith	4	Daughter	—	Alabama
25	Will Rodgers	50	Head	Labor	Georgia
26	Thelma Rodgers	15	Daughter	—	Alabama
27	Riley Rodgers	8	Son	—	Alabama
28	John Rodgers THIS PERSON	25	Head	Labor	Alabama
29	Palestine Rodgers	20	Wife	—	Alabama
30	J. R. Rodgers	0	Son	—	Alabama
31	A. J. Williams	63	Head	Farm	Alabama
32	L. J. Williams	64	Wife	—	Alabama
33	Lillian Williams	25	Daughter	Public School	Alabama
34	Homer Beason	30	Head	Labor	Alabama
35	Louise Beason	25	Wife	—	Alabama
36	J. A. Martin	58	Head	Farm	Alabama
37	Lillie Martin	51	Wife	—	Alabama
38	Abel Martin	20	Son	Farm	Alabama
39	Bennie Martin	18	Son	Farm	Alabama
40	Jewell Martin	17	Daughter	—	Alabama

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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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