John Watkins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rogers-County, Oklahoma

Our Model Tree links this John Watkins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rogers-County, Oklahoma (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Oklahoma Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Rogers-County, Oklahoma
Surname	Watkins
Given Name	John F
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City)	Verdigris
1935 Residence (County)	Rogers
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm work
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	40
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma
Occupation	Farm Work
Township / Ward	Verdigris
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Audrey Watkins	Daughter	—	22	~1918
John Watkins	Head	—	48	~1892
J Watkins	Son	—	12	~1928
Idal Watkins	Spouse	—	43	~1897

Census Appearances

1920

Rogers, Oklahoma

Head, age 27

Rogers, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1893 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	John F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	North Carolina
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

1930

Rogers, Oklahoma

Head, age 37

Rogers, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1893 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	John F.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Arkansas
Mother's Birthplace	North Carolina
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

1940

Rogers-County, Oklahoma

Head, age 48

Rogers-County, Oklahoma · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

Surname	Watkins
Given Name	John F
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Oklahoma
1935 Residence (City)	Verdigris
1935 Residence (County)	Rogers
Occupation	Farm work
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	40
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Oklahoma
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	oklahoma

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John Watkins

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Oklahoma

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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 — Rogers-County, Oklahoma Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03330-00496)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Riley S Lee	22	Head	Farmer	Oklahoma
42	Cathlene E Lee	19	Wife	House	Oklahoma
43	Kelley A Mathews	47	Head	Farmer	Missouri
44	Etta Mathews	48	Wife	House	Oklahoma
45	Robert M Mathews	13	Son	—	Oklahoma
46	Neva L Mathews	9	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
47	Susan Whisenhunt	70	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
48	Milton P Worley	75	Head	House	Ohio
49	Sarah A Worley	75	Wife	Farmer	Indiana
50	Leland Worley	31	Son	Farmer	Missouri
51	Mary E Worley	22	Daughter	House	Oklahoma
52	Claude L Burkhead	39	Head	Farm	Arkansas
53	Veneta D Burkhead	34	Wife	House	Oklahoma
54	Leon E Burkhead	13	Son	—	Oklahoma
55	Van L Burkhead	11	Son	—	Oklahoma
56	Pauline W Burkhead	7	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
57	Charles R Burkhead	5	Son	—	Oklahoma
58	Pete W Buffington	39	Head	Road Work	Oklahoma
59	Eva Buffington	42	Wife	Teacher	Oklahoma
60	Harry W Buffington	20	Son	—	Oklahoma
61	Gordon W Buffington	19	Son	—	Oklahoma
62	Wayne W Buffington	15	Son	—	Oklahoma
63	Rose M Buffington	2	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
64	Susie Hicklin	64	Housekeeper	Housekeeper	Oklahoma
65	Bert Isaac	30	Head	Road Work	Oklahoma
66	Edna B Isaac	30	Wife	House	Oklahoma
67	Jackie L Isaac	7	Son	—	Oklahoma
68	Tressie Mcclure	20	Sister-in-law	—	Oklahoma
69	Freddie Mcclure	15	Brother-in-law	—	Oklahoma
70	William D Jones	49	Head	Farm	S Wales
71	Malory M Jones	49	Wife	House	Oklahoma
72	John F Watkins THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farm Work	Oklahoma
73	Idal Watkins	43	Wife	House Work	Missouri
74	Audrey M Watkins	22	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
75	J F Watkins	12	Son	—	Oklahoma
76	Ernest G Rutherford	51	Head	Farm Work	California
77	Myrtle Rutherford	39	Wife	House Work	Oklahoma
78	Clifford Mcallister	17	Hand	Farm Hand	Oklahoma

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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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