John Wilson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dallas-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this John Wilson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dallas-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Lessie — first a head (b.~1910), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 30 b. ~1910 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dallas-County, Texas
Surname	Wilson
Given Name	John D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	JP 8
1935 Residence (County)	Dallas
Additional Details
Occupation	Owner
Industry	Dairy
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Owner
Township / Ward	Jp 8
Est. Birth Year	~1910

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 Wilson	Head	—	30	~1910
Joe Wilson	Son	—	3	~1937
Ray Wilson	Son	—	11	~1929
Lila Wilson	Spouse	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Dallas, Texas

Son, age 10

Dallas, Texas · implied b. ~1910 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Dallas, Texas

Head, age 20

Dallas, Texas · implied b. ~1910 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	John D
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
Age at First Marriage	17
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Dairy
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Dallas-County, Texas

Head, age 30

Dallas-County, Texas · implied b. ~1910 — 4 household members

Surname	Wilson
Given Name	John D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	JP 8
1935 Residence (County)	Dallas
Occupation	Owner
Industry	Dairy
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

John Wilson

b. ~1879

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lessie Wilson

b. ~1885

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Wilson

Head · 1940 · age 30 · b. ~1910 · 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 — Dallas-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04017-00912)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bettie Ranft	6	Daughter	—	Texas
2	Thadd Watson	53	Head	Laborer	Texas
3	Maggie Watson	51	Wife	—	Texas
4	George Watson	24	Son	Truck Driver	Texas
5	Evelyn Watson	14	Daughter	—	Texas
6	Bertha Watson	13	Daughter	—	Texas
7	Clarence Watson	10	Son	—	Texas
8	Marion Castell	33	Head	Milker	Texas
9	Flora Castell	33	Wife	—	Texas
10	Nada Helen Castell	9	Daughter	—	Texas
11	Henry S. Wilburn	29	Head	Laborer	Texas
12	Mary F. Wilburn	19	Wife	—	Texas
13	Wanda Wilburn	1	Daughter	—	Texas
14	Ray Wilburn	24	Head	Laborer	Texas
15	Pauline Wilburn	19	Wife	—	Texas
16	John D. Wilson THIS PERSON	30	Head	Owner	Texas
17	Lila Mae Wilson	31	Wife	—	Texas
18	Ray John Wilson	11	Son	—	Texas
19	Joe Carl Wilson	3	Son	—	Texas
20	Jesse J. Wilburn	32	Head	Laborer	Texas
21	Violet Wilburn	24	Wife	—	Texas
22	Patricia Wilburn	2	Daughter	—	Texas
23	Jack Leroy Wilburn	0	Son	—	Texas
24	Florence Hooper	60	Head	Farm	Mississippi
25	Emma Hooper	59	Sister	—	Texas
26	James L. Worthy	59	Head	Laborer	Alabama
27	Ruthie Worthy	60	Wife	—	Alabama
28	Thomas Lawson	10	Grandson	—	Texas
29	Elias B. Strocener	43	Head	Laborer	Texas
30	Mary Strocener	38	Wife	—	Texas
31	Leroy Gulley	40	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
32	Georgia Gulley	41	Wife	—	Texas
33	Leroy Jr. Gulley	21	Son	Farmer	Texas
34	Wyman H. Addington	42	Head	Owner	Texas
35	Elizabeth Addington	37	Wife	—	Texas
36	David G. Mcfarland	63	Head	Farmer	Texas
37	Mattie Mcfarland	62	Wife	—	Georgia
38	Reese Caddell	26	Head	Laborer	Texas
39	Mayfield Caddell	26	Wife	—	Texas
40	Ruby Nell Caddell	2	Daughter	—	Texas

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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