John Willis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Carroll-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this John Willis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Carroll-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Carroll-County, Georgia
Surname	Willis
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Hulett Dist 1542
1935 Residence (County)	Carroll
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	At Home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Hulett Dist 1542
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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
Marie Willis	Daughter	—	17	~1923
John Willis	Head	—	40	~1900
Edwin Willis	Son	—	12	~1928
Wallace Willis	Son	—	5	~1935
Alpie Willis	Spouse	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1920

Carroll, Georgia

Other, age 21

Carroll, Georgia · implied b. ~1899 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wallis
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	brother in law
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Alabama
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	No
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Carroll, Georgia

Head, age 31

Carroll, Georgia · implied b. ~1899 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Willis
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Carroll-County, Georgia

Head, age 40

Carroll-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

Surname	Willis
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	Hulett Dist 1542
1935 Residence (County)	Carroll
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	At Home
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

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John Willis

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Georgia

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00647-00939)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sanders Y. Miller	52	Head	Farmer	Georgia
2	Excell Miller	41	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
3	Randall Miller	14	Son	—	Georgia
4	Janice Miller	11	Daughter	—	Georgia
5	John H. Willis THIS PERSON	40	Head	Farmer	Georgia
6	Alpie Willis	37	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
7	Marie Willis	17	Daughter	—	Georgia
8	Edwin Willis	12	Son	—	Georgia
9	Wallace Willis	5	Son	—	Georgia
10	Lou Miller	58	Head	Farmer	Georgia
11	Effie Miller	52	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
12	Mildred Miller	21	Daughter	—	Georgia
13	M. B. Wallace	61	Head	Farmer	Georgia
14	Mattie Wallace	46	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
15	Hugh A. Boyd	74	Head	Farmer	Georgia
16	Luly Boyd	68	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
17	Mary L. Boyd	30	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Georgia
18	Elbert Boyd	35	Son-in-law	Laborer	Georgia
19	Lum Hall	53	Head	Farmer	Georgia
20	Leola Hall	52	Wife	Housewife	Georgia
21	James M. Duncan	52	Head	Farmer	Georgia
22	Vail Duncan	35	Wife	—	Georgia
23	Margaret Duncan	17	Daughter	—	Georgia
24	Donald Duncan	3	Son	—	Georgia
25	George L. Miller	31	Head	Farmer	Georgia
26	Annie Miller	32	Wife	—	Georgia
27	Lavell Miller	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
28	L. A. Woodrough	34	Head	Laborer	Georgia
29	Cora Woodrough	30	Wife	—	Georgia
30	Horace Woodrough	14	Son	Laborer	Georgia
31	Oliver Woodrough	13	Son	—	Georgia
32	L. J. Jr. Woodrough	10	Son	—	Georgia
33	L. G. Woodrough	7	Son	—	Georgia
34	Willie Woodrough	6	Son	—	Georgia
35	Darsey Pilley	25	Head	Farmer	Georgia
36	Drake Pilley	19	Wife	—	Georgia
37	Lee R. Hall	30	Head	Farmer	Georgia
38	Maggie Hall	29	Wife	—	Georgia
39	Dottie Hall	9	Daughter	—	Georgia
40	Margie Lee Hall	6	Daughter	—	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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