John Sexton — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Letcher-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this John Sexton across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Letcher-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Colom & Victoria — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 5-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Letcher-County, Kentucky
Surname	Sexton
Given Name	John R.
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Letcher
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	25
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 3
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Margie Sexton	Spouse	—	21	~1919
Eleanor Sexton	Daughter	—	4	~1936
James Sexton	Son	—		~1940
John Sexton	Head	—	29	~1911
William Sexton	Son	—	2	~1938

Census Appearances

1920

Letcher, Kentucky

Son, age 9

Letcher, Kentucky · implied b. ~1911 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sexton
Given Name	Johnie
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Letcher, Kentucky

Son, age 19

Letcher, Kentucky · implied b. ~1911 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sexton
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Letcher-County, Kentucky

Head, age 29

Letcher-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1911 — 5 household members

Surname	Sexton
Given Name	John R.
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Letcher
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	25
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Colom Sexton

b. ~1880

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Victoria Sexton

b. ~1884

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Sexton

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

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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 — Letcher-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01330-00802)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Vada Banks	30	wife	—	Kentucky
42	Jack Banks	9	son	—	Kentucky
43	Imogene Banks	5	daughter	—	Kentucky
44	John R. Sexton THIS PERSON	29	head	Farmer	Kentucky
45	Margie Sexton	21	wife	—	Kentucky
46	Eleanor Sexton	4	daughter	—	Kentucky
47	William R. Sexton	2	son	—	Kentucky
48	James Sexton	0	son	—	Kentucky
49	General Adams	63	head	Farmer	Kentucky
50	Martha Adams	58	wife	—	Kentucky
51	Herman Adams	19	son	—	Kentucky
52	Watson Adams	17	son	—	Kentucky
53	Cro Adams	29	head	Laborer	Kentucky
54	Cinda Adams	25	wife	—	Kentucky
55	Delores Adams	7	daughter	—	Kentucky
56	Lenora Adams	4	daughter	—	Kentucky
57	Barbara Adams	2	daughter	—	Kentucky
58	Andy Sizemore	32	head	Farmer	Kentucky
59	Rosie Sizemore	33	wife	—	Kentucky
60	Hazel Sizemore	15	daughter	—	Kentucky
61	Earl Sizemore	13	son	—	Kentucky
62	Patty Sizemore	12	daughter	—	Kentucky
63	Sarah Sizemore	10	daughter	—	Kentucky
64	Opal Sizemore	7	daughter	—	Kentucky
65	Nelson Sizemore	5	son	—	Kentucky
66	Blanche Sizemore	2	daughter	—	Kentucky
67	Henry Miles	31	head	Farmer	Kentucky
68	Della Miles	31	wife	—	Kentucky
69	Kearney Miles	6	son	—	Kentucky
70	Bearney Miles	4	son	—	Kentucky
71	Lorena Banks	39	head	Farm Operator	Kentucky
72	Charlie Banks	19	son	Driver	Kentucky
73	Sam Banks	17	son	Farm Hand	Kentucky
74	Lula Banks	13	daughter	—	Kentucky
75	Harry Caudill	38	head	Copy Reader	Kentucky
76	Isma Caudill	38	wife	—	Georgia
77	Charles Caudill	16	son	—	Georgia
78	Larry Caudill	6	son	—	Georgia
79	James Caudill	4	son	—	Georgia
80	Keller Whitaker	29	head	—	Kentucky

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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