Oscar Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Scott-County, Mississippi

Our Model Tree links this Oscar Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Scott-County, Mississippi (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 11-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: Mississippi Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Scott-County, Mississippi
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Oscar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	38
Highest Grade	No 6
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Beat 4
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Oscar	Age	Birth yr
Roma Thompson	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Austin Thompson	Son	—	8	~1932
Otis Thompson	Son	—	4	~1936
Oscar Thompson	Son	—	14	~1926
Lucia Thompson	Spouse	—	37	~1903
Ludie Thompson	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Jefferson Thompson	Son	—	12	~1928
Ernest Thompson	Son	—	20	~1920
Oscar Thompson	Head	—	42	~1898
Syble Thompson	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Jack Thompson	Son	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1930

Scott, Mississippi

Head, age 34

Scott, Mississippi · implied b. ~1896 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Oscar J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace	Mississippi
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

1940

Scott-County, Mississippi

Head, age 42

Scott-County, Mississippi · implied b. ~1898 — 11 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Oscar
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Mississippi
1935 Residence (City)	Beat 4
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	38
Highest Grade	No 6
Birth State	Mississippi
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	mississippi

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Oscar Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Mississippi

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02063-00468)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ben Mcdaniel	55	Head	Operator	Mississippi
2	Necie A Mcdaniel	51	Wife	—	Mississippi
3	James A Mcdaniel	23	Son	Helper	Mississippi
4	Thomas Cherry	37	Head	Road Work	Mississippi
5	Flora B Cherry	35	Wife	—	Mississippi
6	Thomas Edward Cherry	7	Son	—	Mississippi
7	Barbara A Cherry	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
8	Oscar Thompson THIS PERSON	42	Head	Operator	Mississippi
9	Lucia Thompson	37	Wife	—	Mississippi
10	Ernest Thompson	20	Son	Helper	Mississippi
11	Jack H Thompson	18	Son	Helper	Mississippi
12	Syble E Thompson	15	Daughter	—	Mississippi
13	Oscar J W Thompson	14	Son	—	Mississippi
14	Jefferson Thompson	12	Son	—	Mississippi
15	Austin Thompson	8	Son	—	Mississippi
16	Otis L Thompson	4	Son	—	Mississippi
17	Ludie Mae Thompson	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
18	Roma Nell Thompson	2	Daughter	—	Mississippi
19	J R D Burns	44	Head	Operator	Mississippi
20	Estell Burns	29	Wife	—	Mississippi
21	Nellie Pool Burns	3	Daughter	—	Mississippi
22	Mattie Minerva Burns	78	Mother	—	Mississippi
23	Sam Ruff	32	Head	Teacher	Mississippi
24	Emma Ruff	30	Wife	Teacher	Mississippi
25	Henry Mcdaniel	37	Head	Time Keeper	Mississippi
26	Willie Mae Mcdaniel	34	Wife	—	Mississippi
27	Mary Clyde Mcdaniel	4	Daughter	—	Mississippi
28	Robert Ruben Mcdaniel	12	Brother-in-law	—	Mississippi
29	Edith Currie	23	Lodger	Teacher	Mississippi
30	Thos Russell Simmons	56	Head	Manager	Mississippi
31	Annie Simmons	50	Wife	—	Mississippi
32	Calvin A Moore	38	Head	Foreman	Mississippi
33	Bessie M Moore	28	Wife	—	Mississippi
34	Alec M Moore	11	Son	—	Mississippi
35	Martha Mae Moore	8	Daughter	—	Mississippi
36	Darsey D Moore	4	Son	—	Mississippi
37	R Wiley	63	Father-in-law	Postmaster	Mississippi
38	Monroe Banks	40	Head	Machinist	Mississippi
39	Annie Mae Banks	26	Wife	—	Mississippi
40	Herbert Turner	44	Head	—	Mississippi

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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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