Raymond Thompson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Graves-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Raymond Thompson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Graves-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Mary — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Graves-County, Kentucky
Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Raymond
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist 8
1935 Residence (County)	Graves
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 8
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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 Raymond	Age	Birth yr
Francille Thompson	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Raymond Thompson	Head	—	39	~1901
Mary Thompson	Spouse	—	35	~1905
Ella Thompson	Other	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Graves, Kentucky

Son, age 18

Graves, Kentucky · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Raymond
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
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

Graves, Kentucky

Son, age 29

Graves, Kentucky · implied b. ~1901 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Raymond
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Graves-County, Kentucky

Head, age 39

Graves-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

Surname	Thompson
Given Name	Raymond
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist 8
1935 Residence (County)	Graves
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Mary Thompson

b. ~1871

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Raymond Thompson

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Kentucky

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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 — Graves-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01309-00841)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Gary Edward Riley	13	Grandson	—	Kentucky
2	Grover Cole	25	Head	Farm Labor	Kentucky
3	Loraine Cole	22	Wife	—	Kentucky
4	Jerry Thomas Cole	2	Son	—	Kentucky
5	Grey C Paull	51	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
6	Ida Paull	47	Wife	—	Kentucky
7	Raymond Thompson THIS PERSON	39	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
8	Mary Thompson	35	Wife	—	Kentucky
9	Francille Thompson	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
10	Ella Thompson	45	In law	—	Kentucky
11	Van Halmes	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
12	May Halmes	33	Wife	—	Arkansas
13	Otis Cox	64	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
14	Mary Susan Cox	73	Wife	—	Kentucky
15	Clinnie Cox	34	Daughter	Teacher	Kentucky
16	Perry Cox	50	Head	Grader Operator	Kentucky
17	Russia Cox	68	Wife	—	Kentucky
18	Woodrow Cox	28	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
19	Carlos Cox	28	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
20	Lurah Cox	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
21	Maybell Ruth Cox	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
22	Ebbie Halmes	67	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
23	Reba Halmes	63	Wife	—	Kentucky
24	Marshal Thompson	23	Grandson	—	Kentucky
25	Luther Ray	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
26	Vennie Ray	44	Wife	—	Kentucky
27	Babbie Ray	20	Son	Farm Labor	Kentucky
28	Ang Lou Ray	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
29	Nora Bazzell	58	Head	—	Kentucky
30	Silva Lee Bazzell	31	Daughter	—	Kentucky
31	Mathais Bazzell	28	Son	Farm Labor	Kentucky
32	John B Bazzell	20	Son	Farm Labor	Kentucky
33	Earnest B Bazzell	17	Son	—	Kentucky
34	Wilson Bazzell	15	Son	—	Kentucky
35	Hilda Francis Bazzell	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
36	Bennie C Lane	70	Head	Farmer	North Carolina
37	Lee Lane	62	Wife	—	Kentucky
38	Edward Kaler	61	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
39	Anna Kaler	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
40	Johnni Dell Kaler	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

Raymond

Gen 1 · 1 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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