John Wiggins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Loudon-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this John Wiggins across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Loudon-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Loudon-County, Tennessee
Surname	Wiggins
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Loudon
Additional Details
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Aluminum Works
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	575
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Painter
Township / Ward	Unincorporated Place Browntown
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Nora Wiggins	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Marjorie Wiggins	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Charles Wiggins	Son	—	12	~1928
Barbara Wiggins	Daughter	—	8	~1932
William Wiggins	Son	—	20	~1920
John Wiggins	Head	—	44	~1896
Garland Wiggins	Son	—	17	~1923

Census Appearances

1930

Loudon, Tennessee

Head, age 36

Loudon, Tennessee · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wiggins
Given Name	John L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Public
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	WW
Home Value / Rent	R
Radio Set	5.00
Veteran	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Loudon-County, Tennessee

Head, age 44

Loudon-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1896 — 7 household members

Surname	Wiggins
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Loudon
Occupation	Painter
Industry	Aluminum Works
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	575
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Tennessee
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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John Wiggins

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · 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 — Loudon-County, Tennessee Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03914-00342)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Jesse L. Wright	81	Head	—	North Carolina
2	Rosie Wright	67	Wife	—	North Carolina
3	Hense Melton	45	Head	Lumberman	Tennessee
4	Carrie Melton	44	Wife	—	Tennessee
5	William H. Melton	20	Son	Sewer Worker	Tennessee
6	Lillie V. Melton	18	Daughter	Knitter	Tennessee
7	John Price	53	Head	Weaver	Tennessee
8	Ada Price	37	Wife	Knitter	Tennessee
9	Garrett Price	5	Son	—	Tennessee
10	Benjamin White	37	Head	Carpenter	Tennessee
11	Ola M. White	38	Wife	Teacher	Tennessee
12	Benjamin White	17	Son	—	Tennessee
13	William J. White	16	Son	—	Tennessee
14	Clayton White	15	Son	—	Tennessee
15	Charlene White	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
16	Lucille Brown	65	In Law	—	Tennessee
17	John Wiggins THIS PERSON	44	Head	Painter	Tennessee
18	Nora Wiggins	42	Wife	—	Tennessee
19	William J. Wiggins	20	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
20	Garland Wiggins	17	Son	—	Tennessee
21	Marjorie Wiggins	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
22	Charles Wiggins	12	Son	—	Tennessee
23	Barbara Wiggins	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
24	William Mashburn	26	Head	Knitter	Tennessee
25	Myrtle Mashburn	20	Wife	—	Tennessee
26	Donald Mashburn	3	Son	—	Tennessee
27	James G. Adron	62	Boarder	Janitor	North Carolina
28	Dallis Pierce	26	Head	Boarder	Tennessee
29	Edith Pierce	24	Wife	Knitter	Tennessee
30	Walter Schrimsher	25	Head	Odd Jobs	Tennessee
31	Bettie Schrimsher	26	Wife	—	Tennessee
32	Bertha Schrimsher	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
33	Charles Schrimsher	3	Son	—	Tennessee
34	Annie Cassady	60	Head	—	Tennessee
35	Morgan Cassady	31	Son	Laborer	Tennessee
36	Olen Staff	25	Head	Boarder	Tennessee
37	Mary Staff	25	Wife	Pairer	Tennessee
38	Marie Staff	5	Daughter	—	Tennessee
39	Horace Jenkins	28	Head	Laborer	Tennessee
40	Ethel Jenkins	22	Wife	—	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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