Paul Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sanpete-County, Utah

Our Model Tree links this Paul Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sanpete-County, Utah (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Alyce & Nels — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sanpete-County, Utah
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Paul E
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Ephraim City
1935 Residence (County)	Sanpete
Additional Details
Occupation	operator
Industry	live stock farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Ephraim City
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Paul	Age	Birth yr
Paul Thompson	Head	—	32	~1908
Ellen Thompson	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Morris Thompson	Son	—	5	~1935

Census Appearances

1920

Sanpete, Utah

Son, age 12

Sanpete, Utah · implied b. ~1908 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Sanpete, Utah

Son, age 23

Sanpete, Utah · implied b. ~1907 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Paul
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Utah
Mother's Birthplace	Utah
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Sanpete-County, Utah

Head, age 32

Sanpete-County, Utah · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Paul E
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	Ephraim City
1935 Residence (County)	Sanpete
Occupation	operator
Industry	live stock farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Alyce Thompson

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Nels Thompson

b. ~1874

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Paul Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · Utah

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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 — Sanpete-County, Utah Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04217-00217)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Donald Rasmusson	8	son	—	Utah
42	Joel B Rasmusson	6	son	—	Utah
43	La Rue Rasmusson	4	daughter	—	Utah
44	Ida B Cherry	39	head	Nurse	Utah
45	Betty Lee Cherry	14	daughter	—	Utah
46	La Jene Cherry	12	daughter	—	Utah
47	Hilary Larsen	50	head	Operator	Utah
48	Carrie A Larsen	50	wife	—	Utah
49	Dorothy Larsen	18	daughter	Waitress	Utah
50	Mildred Larsen	12	daughter	—	Utah
51	Richard Larsen	10	son	—	Utah
52	Ray Thompson	25	head	Laborer	Utah
53	Virginia Thompson	20	wife	—	Utah
54	Josephine Ingersom\|Ingerson	65	head	—	Utah
55	Paul E Thompson THIS PERSON	32	head	Operator	Utah
56	Ellen Thompson	30	wife	—	Utah
57	Morris Thompson	5	son	—	Utah
58	Vaughan E Tippets	27	head	Forest Ranger	Idaho
59	Thelma Tippets	25	wife	—	Idaho
60	Infant Tippets	0	son	—	Utah
61	Harley Myers	47	head	Laborer	Utah
62	Esther Myers	47	wife	—	Utah
63	Hal Myers	17	son	Laborer	Utah
64	Lois Rae Myers	8	daughter	—	Utah
65	Francelle Myers	6	daughter	—	Utah
66	Mayo Black	27	head	Waiter	Utah
67	Eva B Black	20	wife	—	Utah
68	Leon Stevens	22	head	Waiter	Utah
69	Frances Stevens	21	wife	—	Utah
70	Grant Leon Stevens	0	son	—	Utah
71	Palmer Ruttleson\|Kuttleson	50	head	Owner Manager	Utah
72	Mae Ruttleson\|Kuttleson	47	wife	—	Utah
73	Bryce Ruttleson\|Kuttleson	19	son	New Worker	Utah
74	Janet Ruttleson\|Kuttleson	15	daughter	Waitress	Utah
75	Arlo Ruttleson\|Kuttleson	16	son	—	Utah
76	Charles E Allred	21	head	—	Utah
77	Anna M Allred	21	wife	—	Utah
78	Anna L Thompson	64	head	Cook	Utah
79	Marie H Willardsen	71	head	—	Utah
80	Melvin Sorenson	24	head	Caretaker	Utah

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Pedigree Summary

Paul

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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