Thomas Scott — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ballard-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Scott across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ballard-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Thomas & Francis — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ballard-County, Kentucky
Surname	Scott
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Ballard
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	Magisterial Dist 1
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Callie Scott	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Thomas Scott	Head	—	27	~1913
Francis Scott	Other	—	64	~1876
M Scott	Son	—	2	~1938
Parthene Scott	Spouse	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Ballard, Kentucky

Son, age 6

Ballard, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Ballard, Kentucky

Son, age 16

Ballard, Kentucky · implied b. ~1914 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm Labor
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Ballard-County, Kentucky

Head, age 27

Ballard-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1913 — 5 household members

Surname	Scott
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Ballard
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	200
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Thomas Scott

b. ~1868

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Francis Scott

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Thomas Scott

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · 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 — Ballard-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01277-00288)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	C. H. Warford	44	Head	Minister	Kentucky
2	Maria Warford	41	Daughter	—	Kentucky
3	Charles A. Warford	5	Son	—	Illinois
4	Dennis Yancey	35	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
5	Ora Yancey	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
6	Robert Burns Yancey	16	Son	—	Kentucky
7	Ronney Yancey	14	Son	—	Kentucky
8	Mollie Yancey	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
9	Clyde Yancey	6	Son	—	Kentucky
10	Edward Garritt	22	Head	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
11	Pauline Garritt	16	Wife	—	Kentucky
12	H. H. Simpson	41	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
13	Ursula Simpson	45	Wife	—	Kentucky
14	Louie Simpson	20	Daughter	Grade Teacher	Kentucky
15	Margaret Sue Simpson	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
16	Thomas Scott THIS PERSON	27	Head	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
17	Parthene Scott	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
18	Callie Frances Scott	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
19	M. Thomas Scott	2	Son	—	Kentucky
20	Francis Scott	64	Mother	—	Kentucky
21	Kelly Johnson	46	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
22	Nellie Johnson	50	Wife	—	Kentucky
23	R. D. Harris	48	Head	Farmer	Tennessee
24	Anna Harris	38	Wife	—	Tennessee
25	Thomas Terrell	26	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
26	Edith Terrell	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
27	Patricia A. Terrell	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
28	Sam Halt	30	Head	Carpenter	Kentucky
29	Dorthy Halt	20	Wife	—	Kentucky
30	Carolyn Jean Halt	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
31	Hubert Turner	49	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
32	Ava Turner	28	Wife	—	Kentucky
33	Lottie Sue Turner	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
34	Linard Kinsey	25	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
35	Adeline Kinsey	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
36	Lonnie R. Kinsey	5	Son	—	Kentucky
37	Cora Lowery	56	Head	—	Virginia
38	Hermon Lowery	27	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
39	Warren Lowery	24	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
40	Paul Lowery	35	Head	Farmer	Kentucky

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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