John Willis — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Tyler-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this John Willis across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Tyler-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ben & Willie — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Tyler-County, Texas
Surname	Willis
Given Name	John E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Tyler
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Highway Const
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	260
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Prec 1
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
June Willis	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Virginia Willis	Daughter	—	11	~1929
John Willis	Head	—	34	~1906
Curtis Willis	Son	—	9	~1931
Jimmy Willis	Son	—	2	~1938
Alice Willis	Spouse	—	28	~1912

Census Appearances

1920

Tyler, Texas

Son, age 14

Tyler, Texas · implied b. ~1906 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Willis
Given Name	John E
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Tyler, Texas

Head, age 24

Tyler, Texas · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Willis
Given Name	John E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Texas
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Lumber Mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	5
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Tyler-County, Texas

Head, age 34

Tyler-County, Texas · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members

Surname	Willis
Given Name	John E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Tyler
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Highway Const
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	260
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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Our Model Tree links John Willis across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Ben Willis (~0.92 confidence) and mother Willie Willis (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ben Willis

b. ~1870

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Willie Willis

b. ~1883

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Willis

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · Texas

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Tyler-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04152-00506)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John E Willis THIS PERSON	34	Head	Laborer	Texas
2	Alice Willis	28	Wife	—	Texas
3	Virginia Willis	11	Daughter	—	Texas
4	Curtis Willis	9	Son	—	Texas
5	June Willis	6	Daughter	—	Texas
6	Jimmy Willis	2	Son	—	Texas
7	James S Sims	68	Head	Farmer	Texas
8	Vina Sims	56	Wife	—	Texas
9	Jimmy Lee Sims	17	Daughter	—	Texas
10	Elbert P Deason	29	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
11	Elmer Deason	25	Wife	—	Wisconsin
12	Carol Deason	3	Son	—	Wisconsin
13	George E Nelson	27	Head	Carpenter	Texas
14	Velma L Nelson	20	Wife	—	Texas
15	James E O'Brien	23	Cousin	Carpenter	Texas
16	James L Durham	60	Head	Farmer	Texas
17	Rachael Durham	49	Wife	—	Texas
18	Martha Brown	82	Mother in law	—	Texas
19	James H Durham	28	Head	Laborer	Texas
20	Winnie Durham	22	Wife	—	Texas
21	Violet Durham	3	Daughter	—	Texas
22	Will P Eddings	62	Head	Caretaker	Texas
23	Bell Eddings	52	Wife	—	Texas
24	William Arthur Best	41	Head	Operator	Texas
25	Helen Best	36	Wife	—	Louisiana
26	John Carol Best	5	Son	—	Texas
27	Wayne Allen Best	1	Son	—	Texas
28	Elizabeth Best	18	Daughter	—	Texas
29	Arthur Lee Best	16	Son	—	Texas
30	Katherine Best	14	Daughter	—	Texas
31	Ben H Hatcher	35	Head	Barber	Texas
32	Winnie Hatcher	27	Wife	—	Texas
33	Mary Lou Hatcher	7	Daughter	—	Texas
34	Winifred Hatcher	5	Daughter	—	Texas
35	Berny Francis Hatcher	4	Daughter	—	Texas
36	Alita Hatcher	2	Daughter	—	Texas
37	Jeremiah B Stewart	50	Head	Farmer	Texas
38	Lola Stewart	64	Sister	—	Texas
39	Lela Stewart	56	Sister	—	Texas
40	E. Durham	55	Brother	Farmer	Texas

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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