Walter Gray — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Butler-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this Walter Gray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Butler-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Porter & Addie — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Butler-County, Kentucky
Surname	Gray
Given Name	Walter J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Magisterial District No. 2
1935 Residence (County)	Butler
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Magisterial District No 2
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Walter Gray	Head	—	25	~1915
Wilma Gray	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Oma Gray	Spouse	—	23	~1917
Garland Gray	Son	—	2	~1938

Census Appearances

1920

Butler, Kentucky

Son, age 5

Butler, Kentucky · implied b. ~1915 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	5
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Butler, Kentucky

Son, age 15

Butler, Kentucky · implied b. ~1915 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Walter J.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Butler-County, Kentucky

Head, age 25

Butler-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1915 — 4 household members

Surname	Gray
Given Name	Walter J
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Magisterial District No. 2
1935 Residence (County)	Butler
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Porter Gray

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Addie Gray

b. ~1879

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Gray

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · 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 — Butler-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01287-00150)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Celia B Mckinney	58	Wife	—	Kentucky
42	Jackie Jenkins	42	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
43	Lula H Jenkins	41	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Walter J Jenkins	20	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
45	Essie L Jenkins	18	Daughter	—	Kentucky
46	Beatrice L Jenkins	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
47	Evelyn I Jenkins	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
48	Walton T Jenkins	0	Son	—	Kentucky
49	Enter Gray	62	Head	—	Tennessee
50	Otis G Gray	21	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
51	Ruth E Bailey	25	Cousin	—	Kentucky
52	Jewell L Bailey	4	Cousin	—	Kentucky
53	Garland R Bailey	1	Cousin	—	Kentucky
54	Earl Logan	38	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
55	Essie B Logan	29	Wife	—	Kentucky
56	William J Logan	10	Son	—	Kentucky
57	Amay J Logan	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
58	James W Logan	6	Son	—	Kentucky
59	Willard M Logan	2	Son	—	Kentucky
60	Charles A Logan	29	Brother	Farmer	Kentucky
61	Mable S Logan	23	Sister in law	—	Kentucky
62	Nora V Logan	3	Niece	—	Kentucky
63	Charles D Logan	0	Nephew	—	Kentucky
64	Mary M Logan	64	Mother	—	Tennessee
65	Walter J Gray THIS PERSON	25	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
66	Oma S Gray	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
67	Wilma C Gray	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
68	Garland D Gray	2	Son	—	Kentucky
69	Otis Ewing	32	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
70	Erie C Ewing	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
71	Glendon W Ewing	3	Son	—	Kentucky
72	Bettie S Ewing	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
73	William E Carpenter	30	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
74	Emma M Carpenter	30	Wife	—	Kentucky
75	Larden D Carpenter	5	Son	—	Kentucky
76	James H Barrow	46	Head	Mail Carrier	Kentucky
77	Almyra A Barrow	42	Wife	—	Kentucky
78	Gladys E Barrow	21	Daughter	—	Kentucky
79	Loyell E Barrow	19	Daughter	—	Kentucky
80	Marylyn M Barrow	17	Daughter	—	Kentucky

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Walter

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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