Richard Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Nolan-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Richard Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nolan-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1889), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nolan-County, Texas
Surname	Adams
Given Name	Richard L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Roscoe City
1935 Residence (County)	Nolan
Additional Details
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Furniture Store
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	1566
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Proprietor
Township / Ward	Roscoe City
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Richard	Age	Birth yr
Richard Adams	Head	—	51	~1889
Nora Adams	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Here Adams	Other	—		—
Margaret Adams	Spouse	—	39	~1901
Richard Adams	Son	—	10	~1930
Ann Adams	Daughter	—	7	~1933

Census Appearances

1920

Nolan, Texas

Other, age 31

Nolan, Texas · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Brother
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Nolan, Texas

Head, age 41

Nolan, Texas · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Richard L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Furniture
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	2000
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Nolan-County, Texas

Head, age 51

Nolan-County, Texas · implied b. ~1889 — 6 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Richard L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Roscoe City
1935 Residence (County)	Nolan
Occupation	Proprietor
Industry	Furniture Store
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	1566
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Richard Adams

Head · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · Texas

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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-t0627-04114-00792)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William A Sloan	64	Head	Salesman	Tennessee
2	Blanche Sloan	52	Wife	Dressmaking	Texas
3	Here Ends Block 38 And Begins Block 39 Sloan	None	—	—	—
4	Mamie Raney	71	Head	—	Alabama
5	Bryan Raney	43	Son	Sheepman	Texas
6	Dew T Raney	40	Son	Proprietor	Texas
7	Geneva Raney	16	Granddaughter	—	Texas
8	Bobbie Raney	6	Grandson	—	Texas
9	Here Ends Block 39 And Begins Block 40 Raney	None	—	—	—
10	Angel F Barker	40	Head	Track Laborer	Oklahoma
11	Ida Barker	44	Wife	—	Oklahoma
12	Ernest Smith	49	Head	Trucker	Mississippi
13	Inis Smith	43	Wife	—	Texas
14	Humesford B Crossley	34	Head	Proprietor	Texas
15	Ethel Crossley	34	Wife	—	Texas
16	Marian Crossley	6	Daughter	—	Texas
17	Edna Curry	53	Mother-in-law	—	Texas
18	Here Ends Block 40 And Begins Block 41 Curry	None	—	—	—
19	Richard L Adams THIS PERSON	51	Head	Proprietor	Tennessee
20	Margaret Adams	39	Wife	—	Texas
21	Nora Jean Adams	13	Daughter	—	Texas
22	Richard Adams	10	Son	—	Texas
23	Ann Adams	7	Daughter	—	Texas
24	Here Ends Block 41 And Begins Block 42 Adams	None	—	—	—
25	Charles Sparkman	46	Head	Electric Welder	Texas
26	Ruby B Sparkman	42	Wife	—	Texas
27	Lonnie Sparkman	18	Son	Electric Welder	Texas
28	Betty Lou Sparkman	13	Daughter	—	Texas
29	Charles Sparkman	11	Son	—	Texas
30	Hugh Sparkman	78	Father	—	Kentucky
31	George K Criner	53	Head	Ginner	Texas
32	Pearl Criner	47	Wife	—	Texas
33	Amon Criner	26	Son	Truck Driver	Texas
34	Twain Criner	19	Son	Cleaning Brick	Texas
35	Dorothy Fay Criner	11	Daughter	—	Texas
36	Ray Hawthorne	24	Head	Drayman	Texas
37	Fannie M Hawthorne	25	Wife	—	Texas
38	Billie Ray Hawthorne	7	Daughter	—	Texas
39	Betty Mae Hawthorne	5	Son	—	Texas
40	Clarence Hawthorne	27	Head	Truck Driver	Texas

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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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