Ray Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clark-County, Arkansas

Our Model Tree links this Ray Thompson across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clark-County, Arkansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 9-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Arkansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clark-County, Arkansas
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ray
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Caddo Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Clark
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	23
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Caddo Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1903

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ray	Age	Birth yr
Lucile Thompson	Son	—	2	~1938
Austin Thompson	Son	—	7	~1933
Milton Thompson	Son	—	10	~1930
Iona Thompson	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Gladys Thompson	Daughter	—	12	~1928
Ray Thompson	Head	—	37	~1903
Everson Thompson	Son	—		~1940
Louis Thompson	Son	—	4	~1936
Lula Thompson	Spouse	—	34	~1906

Census Appearances

1930

Clark, Arkansas

Head, age 26

Clark, Arkansas · implied b. ~1904 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ray
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace	Arkansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

1940

Clark-County, Arkansas

Head, age 37

Clark-County, Arkansas · implied b. ~1903 — 9 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Ray
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Arkansas
1935 Residence (City)	Caddo Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Clark
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	23
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Arkansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	arkansas

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Ray Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Arkansas

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1940 US Federal Census — Clark-County, Arkansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00123-00374)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Winford Thompson	17	Son	—	Arkansas
42	Ray Thompson THIS PERSON	37	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
43	Lula Thompson	34	Wife	Housekeeper	Arkansas
44	Gladys Thompson	12	Daughter	—	Arkansas
45	Iona Thompson	12	Daughter	—	Arkansas
46	Milton Thompson	10	Son	—	Arkansas
47	Austin Thompson	7	Son	—	Arkansas
48	Louis Thompson	4	Son	—	Arkansas
49	Lucile Ray Thompson	2	Son	—	Arkansas
50	Everson Thompson	0	Son	—	Arkansas
51	Jackson M. Calhoun	65	Head	Farmer	Alabama
52	Ruth Calhoun	22	Daughter	Housekeeper	Alabama
53	Earl Harmon	28	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
54	Indora Harmon	20	Wife	Housewife	Arkansas
55	Edward Pence	34	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
56	Eugene Pence	13	Son	Housekeeper	Arkansas
57	Maggie Pence	9	Daughter	—	Arkansas
58	Nell Pence	7	Daughter	—	Arkansas
59	John M. Pruett	54	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
60	Minnie Pruett	51	Wife	Housekeeper	Arkansas
61	Camelia Pruett	16	Son	Farm Labor	Arkansas
62	Herman Bishop	63	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
63	Cordray Bishop	27	Son	Farm Labor	Arkansas
64	Edgar Bishop	23	Son	Farm Labor	Arkansas
65	Aggie Bishop	65	Wife	Housekeeper	Arkansas
66	Wm. Sam Loardoo	27	Head	County Surveyor	Arkansas
67	Myrtle Loardoo	26	Wife	Housekeeper	Arkansas
68	Mary Loardoo	2	Daughter	—	Arkansas
69	Dalet Pruett	32	Head	Wood Cutter	Arkansas
70	Mayme Pruett	31	Wife	Housekeeper	Arkansas
71	Vera Pruett	14	Daughter	—	Arkansas
72	Beatrice Pruett	7	Daughter	—	Arkansas
73	Patricia Ann Pruett	3	Daughter	—	Arkansas
74	Moe Hamilton	42	Head	Road Construction	Arkansas
75	Francis Hamilton	41	Wife	Housekeeper	Arkansas
76	Phillip Ann Hamilton	16	Son	—	Arkansas
77	James Hamilton	15	Son	—	Arkansas
78	Ned Shepherd	40	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
79	Eela Shepherd	34	Wife	Housekeeper	Arkansas
80	Bonnie Shepherd	14	Daughter	Farm Labor	Arkansas

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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.

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