Pearl Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Henry-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Pearl Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Henry-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1890), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Female Spouse Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Henry-County, Illinois
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Alba Township
1935 Residence (County)	Henry
Additional Details
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Alba Township
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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 Pearl	Age	Birth yr
George Thompson	Head	—	52	~1888
Shirley Thompson	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Edwin Thompson	Son	—	20	~1920
Pearl Thompson	Spouse	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Henry, Illinois

Spouse, age 30

Henry, Illinois · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Henry, Illinois

Spouse, age 40

Henry, Illinois · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Henry-County, Illinois

Spouse, age 50

Henry-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1890 — 4 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Pearl
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Alba Township
1935 Residence (County)	Henry
Highest Grade	5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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Pearl Thompson

Spouse · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Illinois

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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 — Henry-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00811-00312)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elsie Kipp	56	Wife	—	Ohio
2	Forrest Kipp	26	Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois
3	Wayne Kipp	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois
4	Madge Kipp	13	Daughter	—	Illinois
5	Hershel Aull	35	Head	Truck Driver	Kentucky
6	Ella Aull	35	Wife	—	Illinois
7	Van Rootyen Frank	50	Head	Farmer	Illinois
8	Mary Frank	47	Wife	—	Nebraska
9	Wilbur Frank	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois
10	Richard Frank	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois
11	Darwin Frank	12	Son	—	Illinois
12	David Frank	8	Son	—	Illinois
13	Parrell Frank	4	Son	—	Illinois
14	Julius Priessens	20	Head	Farmer	North Dakota
15	Gretta Priessens	20	Wife	—	Illinois
16	Joan Priessens	1	Daughter	—	Illinois
17	Edward Priessens	24	Brother	Farm Laborer	Minnesota
18	Lavina Priessens	23	Sister-in-law	—	Illinois
19	Mary Ann Priessens	2	Niece	—	Illinois
20	Edward Johnson	41	Head	Farmer	Illinois
21	Bertha Johnson	34	Wife	—	Illinois
22	Richard Johnson	6	Son	—	Illinois
23	Kenneth Johnson	4	Son	—	Illinois
24	Bernard Powell	25	Hired Hand	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
25	Frank Wolfe	49	Head	Farmer	Illinois
26	Hela Wolfe	34	Wife	—	Illinois
27	Leonard Wolfe	17	Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois
28	Arden Wolfe	14	Son	—	Illinois
29	George Thompson	52	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
30	Pearl Thompson THIS PERSON	50	Wife	—	Kentucky
31	Edwin Thompson	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois
32	Shirley Thompson	9	Daughter	—	Illinois
33	August Degrange	47	Head	Farmer	Holland
34	Emma Degrange	36	Wife	—	Holland
35	Wilbur Degrange	14	Son	Farm Laborer	Illinois
36	Frank Gerant	68	Boarder	—	Holland
37	Harlan Thompson	24	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
38	Ruth Thompson	34	Wife	—	Illinois
39	Claude Atwell	19	Son	—	Illinois
40	Morris Atwell	15	Son	—	Illinois

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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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