Richard Foster — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Scott-County, Tennessee

Our Model Tree links this Richard Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Scott-County, Tennessee (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Tennessee Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Scott-County, Tennessee
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil Dist 3
1935 Residence (County)	Scott
Additional Details
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mines
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	26
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee
Occupation	Miner
Township / Ward	Civil Dist 3
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Richard	Age	Birth yr
Nattie Foster	Spouse	—	35	~1905
Chester Foster	Son	—	9	~1931
Richard Foster	Head	—	35	~1905
Ieane Foster	Daughter	—	7	~1933
Sammey Foster	Son	—	1	~1939
Hulda Foster	Daughter	—	13	~1927
James Foster	Son	—	11	~1929
Scott Foster	Son	—	4	~1936

Census Appearances

1920

Scott, Tennessee

Other, age 14

Scott, Tennessee · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Nephew
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Tennessee
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Loader
Industry	Coal Mines
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1930

Scott, Tennessee

Head, age 24

Scott, Tennessee · implied b. ~1906 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	miner
Industry	coal mine
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

1940

Scott-County, Tennessee

Head, age 35

Scott-County, Tennessee · implied b. ~1905 — 8 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Tennessee
1935 Residence (City)	Civil Dist 3
1935 Residence (County)	Scott
Occupation	Miner
Industry	Coal Mines
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	26
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Tennessee
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	tennessee

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Richard Foster

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · Tennessee

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03932-00192)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bonnie Dobbs	6	Grandau	—	Tennessee
2	Fox F Upchurch	28	Head	Merchant	Tennessee
3	Delphia Upchurch	32	Wife	—	Tennessee
4	Leonard Upchurch	14	Son	—	Tennessee
5	Mary F Upchurch	12	Daughter	—	Tennessee
6	Jonell Upchurch	8	Daughter	—	Tennessee
7	Ruth Upchurch	1	Daughter	—	Tennessee
8	Henry C Goodman	60	Head	Miner	Kentucky
9	Florida Goodman	67	Wife	—	Tennessee
10	Rachel Sexton	68	Head	—	Tennessee
11	Maxwell Sexton	35	Son	Lawyer	Tennessee
12	Malvin Sexton	26	Son	School Teacher	Tennessee
13	Martha Jeffers	62	Head	—	Tennessee
14	Isham Jeffers	25	Son	Carpenter	Tennessee
15	Vermont Jeffers	24	Son	Miner	Tennessee
16	Mathew Jeffers	23	Son	—	Tennessee
17	James Jeffers	21	Son	Labor	Tennessee
18	Prentie Jeffers	15	Daughter	—	Tennessee
19	Johnson Duncan	40	Son in law	Miner	Tennessee
20	Lettie Duncan	37	Daughter	—	Tennessee
21	Kelsie Duncan	18	Grandson	Labor	Tennessee
22	Frances Duncan	16	Granddau	—	Tennessee
23	Jack Perkins	26	Son in law	Miner	Tennessee
24	Mertie Perkins	26	Daughter	—	Tennessee
25	Bobby Joe Perkins	1	Grandson	—	Tennessee
26	Milford Jeffers	28	Son	Miner	Tennessee
27	Pina Jeffers	22	Daughter in law	—	Tennessee
28	Leona Jeffers	9	Granddau	—	Tennessee
29	Richard Foster THIS PERSON	35	Head	Miner	Tennessee
30	Nattie Foster	35	Wife	—	Tennessee
31	Hulda Foster	13	Daughter	—	Tennessee
32	James Foster	11	Son	—	Tennessee
33	Chester Foster	9	Son	—	Tennessee
34	Ieane Foster	7	Daughter	—	Tennessee
35	Scott Foster	4	Son	—	Tennessee
36	Sammey Foster	1	Son	—	Tennessee
37	Theodore West	39	Head	W.P.A.	Tennessee
38	Teva West	37	Wife	—	Tennessee
39	Jim West	16	Son	Labor	Tennessee
40	Paul West	9	Son	—	Tennessee

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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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