John Wheeler — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Crisp-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Wheeler across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Crisp-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1875), then head of a 5-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Crisp-County, Georgia
Surname	Wheeler
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Cordele
1935 Residence (County)	Crisp
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	79
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	C 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Cordele
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Pauline Wheeler	Daughter	—	36	~1904
John Wheeler	Head	—	65	~1875
Mildred Wheeler	Other	—	35	~1905
John Wheeler	Son	—	35	~1905
Sara Wheeler	Spouse	—	58	~1882

Census Appearances

1920

Crisp, Georgia

Head, age 45

Crisp, Georgia · implied b. ~1875 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wheeler
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Crisp, Georgia

Head, age 55

Crisp, Georgia · implied b. ~1875 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wheeler
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	Unk
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Crisp-County, Georgia

Head, age 65

Crisp-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1875 — 5 household members

Surname	Wheeler
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Cordele
1935 Residence (County)	Crisp
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	79
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	C 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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John Wheeler

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

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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 — Crisp-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00662-00507)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	John H Bridges	62	Head	Supervisor	Georgia
42	Florence Bridges	54	Wife	—	Georgia
43	Carol Bridges	29	Daughter	Stenographer	Georgia
44	Harold Blanton	9	Son	—	Georgia
45	Arrie Blanton	88	Mother	—	Alabama
46	Sidney Wells	48	Head	Farmer	Georgia
47	Effie Wells	41	Wife	—	Georgia
48	Sidney Wells	18	Son	—	Georgia
49	William L Wells	16	Son	—	Georgia
50	Charles Wells	14	Son	—	Georgia
51	Merwin Wells	11	Son	—	Georgia
52	Doris Wells	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
53	Betty Jane Wells	6	Daughter	—	Georgia
54	William R Davis	37	Head	Agent	Georgia
55	Maude Davis	37	Wife	—	Georgia
56	Alma Whatley	49	Head	Farmer	Georgia
57	John L Wheeler THIS PERSON	65	Head	Farmer	Georgia
58	Sara Wheeler	58	Wife	—	Georgia
59	Pauline Wheeler	36	Daughter	School Teacher	Georgia
60	John L Wheeler	35	Son	Farmer	Georgia
61	Mildred Wheeler	35	Daughter in law	School Teacher	Georgia
62	John Sheppard	67	Head	Farmer	Georgia
63	Lydia Sheppard	57	Wife	—	Georgia
64	Corenne Sheppard	36	Daughter	School Teacher	Georgia
65	Jean Sheppard	19	Daughter	—	Georgia
66	John Sheppard	18	Son	—	Georgia
67	Lydia Sheppard	16	Daughter	—	Georgia
68	Georgia Sheppard	12	Daughter	—	Georgia
69	Mckinley C Lord	55	Lodger	Traveling Salesman	Georgia
70	Wylene Lord	53	Lodger	—	Georgia
71	Milton Morris	24	Lodger	Salesman	Georgia
72	Sam Hambrick	22	Lodger	Highway Engineer	Georgia
73	Claude Brown	36	Head	Painter	Georgia
74	Elma Brown	33	Wife	Seamstress	Georgia
75	Frances Brown	10	Daughter	—	Georgia
76	Jim H Porter	59	Head	—	Georgia
77	Anna Porter	59	Wife	Seamstress	Georgia
78	Ray Porter	18	Son	Truck Driver	Georgia
79	Willie Webb	28	Head	Manager	Georgia
80	Dorothy Webb	27	Wife	Teacher	Georgia

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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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