John Short — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rutherford-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Short across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rutherford-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Rutherford-County, Tennessee
Surname	Short
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Rutherford
Additional Details
Occupation	Watchman
Industry	WPA
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Watchman
Township / Ward	Civil District 5
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Ollie Short	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Ollie Short	Spouse	—	30	~1910
John Short	Son	—	6	~1934
Dora Short	Daughter	—	5	~1935
John Short	Head	—	62	~1878
James Short	Son	—	2	~1938

Census Appearances

1920

Rutherford, Tennessee

Head, age 40

Rutherford, Tennessee · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Short
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Rutherford, Tennessee

Head, age 50

Rutherford, Tennessee · implied b. ~1880

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Short
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	2000
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Rutherford-County, Tennessee

Head, age 62

Rutherford-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

Surname	Short
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Rutherford
Occupation	Watchman
Industry	WPA
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	988
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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John Short

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Tennessee

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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1940 US Federal Census — Rutherford-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03931-00198)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Alberta Cason	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
2	Ossie Jr Cason	9	Son	—	Tennessee
3	Earline Cason	6	Daughter	—	Tennessee
4	Bessie L Cason	4	Daughter	0	Tennessee
5	Mildred A Cason	1	Daughter	0	Tennessee
6	Sam Leyhew	50	Head	Operator	Tennessee
7	Ada B Leyhew	54	Wife	—	Tennessee
8	Dorothy B Leyhew	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
9	Robert Helton	30	Head	Operator	Tennessee
10	Rosalee Helton	20	Wife	—	Tennessee
11	Luther M Vaughn	67	Head	Operator	Tennessee
12	Sue Vaughn	64	Wife	—	Tennessee
13	J Carney Vaughn	27	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
14	John D Jordan	31	Head	Operator	Tennessee
15	Alberta Jordan	28	Wife	—	Tennessee
16	Gene D Jordan	7	Son	—	Tennessee
17	Roger G Jordan	4	Son	0	Tennessee
18	Mag C Prather	67	Head	—	Tennessee
19	Richard E Prather	25	Son	Driver	Tennessee
20	J Winfred Prather	22	Son	Operator	Tennessee
21	George T Evans	60	Head	Operator	Tennessee
22	Mattie A Evans	61	Wife	—	Tennessee
23	Ed Evans	34	Son	Operator	Tennessee
24	John D Short THIS PERSON	62	Head	Watchman	Tennessee
25	Ollie Short	30	Wife	—	Tennessee
26	John J Short	6	Son	—	Tennessee
27	Dora C Short	5	Daughter	0	Tennessee
28	James A Short	2	Son	0	Tennessee
29	Ollie M Short	1	Daughter	0	Tennessee
30	Sam P Prather	55	Head	Operator	Tennessee
31	Cora L Prather	57	Wife	—	Tennessee
32	Lillie L Prather	21	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Mattie R Prather	16	Daughter	—	Tennessee
34	Thomas J Prather	31	Head	Cabinet Maker	Tennessee
35	Ethel M Prather	26	Wife	—	Tennessee
36	Lula M Prather	6	Daughter	0	Tennessee
37	Thomas R Prather	2	Son	0	Tennessee
38	William B Smith	44	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
39	Frances Smith	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
40	Perry G Smith	13	Son	—	Tennessee

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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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