John Welch — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Johnson-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this John Welch across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Johnson-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 65 b. ~1875 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Johnson-County, Kentucky
Surname	Welch
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Magisterial District 1
1935 Residence (County)	Johnson
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Magisterial District 1
Est. Birth Year	~1875

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
John Welch	Head	—	65	~1875
Nancy Welch	Other	—	39	~1901
Autney Welch	Son	—	40	~1900
Mary Welch	Spouse	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

Johnson, Kentucky

Head, age 45

Johnson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1875 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Welch
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Johnson, Kentucky

Head, age 53

Johnson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1877 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Welch
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Home
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	600
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Johnson-County, Kentucky

Head, age 65

Johnson-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1875 — 4 household members

Surname	Welch
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Magisterial District 1
1935 Residence (County)	Johnson
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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John Welch

Head · 1940 · age 65 · b. ~1875 · Kentucky

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1940 US Federal Census — Johnson-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01322-00459)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clay, Jr. Castle	9	Son	—	Kentucky
42	James B. Castle	59	Head	—	Kentucky
43	Addie Castle	52	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Arthur Castle	18	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
45	Lydia Castle	84	Mother	—	Kentucky
46	Clyde Castle	20	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
47	Elsie Castle	17	Wife	—	Kentucky
48	Clyde Thomas Castle	0	Son	—	Kentucky
49	Harold Castle	18	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
50	Addie Castle	18	Wife	—	Kentucky
51	Arthur Mckinsey	23	Head	Miner	Kentucky
52	Oma Mckinsey	17	Wife	—	Kentucky
53	Francis Aleen Mckinsey	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
54	Alson Salyer	53	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
55	Rosa Salyer	48	Wife	—	Kentucky
56	Letharene Salyer	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
57	Robert Salyer	8	Grandson	—	Kentucky
58	Bert Dixon	48	Brother	—	Kentucky
59	Mitchell Gullett	24	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
60	Josephine Gullett	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
61	Allie Jean Gullett	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
62	Jack Gullett	0	Son	—	Kentucky
63	Matthew Caudill	50	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
64	Irene Caudill	44	Wife	—	Kentucky
65	Frank Caudill	22	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
66	Pricey Caudill	15	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
67	Mitchell Caudill	12	Son	—	Kentucky
68	Wayne Douglas Caudill	8	Grandson	—	Kentucky
69	Ada Caudill	25	Daughter	Servant	Kentucky
70	Floyd Franklin	23	Head	Miner	Kentucky
71	Anna Mae Franklin	22	Wife	—	Kentucky
72	Earnest Ray Franklin	2	Son	—	Kentucky
73	Edger Franklin	31	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
74	Cynthia Franklin	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
75	Paul Franklin	4	Son	—	Kentucky
76	W. H. Caudill	45	Head	Miner	Kentucky
77	John Welch THIS PERSON	65	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
78	Mary E. Welch	65	Wife	—	Kentucky
79	Autney Welch	40	Son	Miner	Kentucky
80	Nancy Welch	39	Daughter-in-law	—	Kentucky

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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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