Walter Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Brooks-County, Georgia

Our Model Tree links this Walter Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Brooks-County, Georgia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Henry — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Georgia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Brooks-County, Georgia
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	1191st District (Wallers)
1935 Residence (County)	Brooks
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	450
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	1191St District Wallers
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Walter Johnson	Head	—	38	~1902
Bert Johnson	Other	—	36	~1904
R Johnson	Son	—	6	~1934
Cleveland Johnson	Son	—	16	~1924
Walter Johnson	Son	—	7	~1933
John Johnson	Son	—	10	~1930
Viola Johnson	Spouse	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Lowndes, Georgia

Son, age 17

Lowndes, Georgia · implied b. ~1903 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Georgia
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	laborer
Industry	saw mill
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1930

Lowndes, Georgia

Head, age 28

Lowndes, Georgia · implied b. ~1902 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Georgia
Mother's Birthplace	Georgia
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

1940

Brooks-County, Georgia

Head, age 38

Brooks-County, Georgia · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Georgia
1935 Residence (City)	1191st District (Wallers)
1935 Residence (County)	Brooks
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	450
Highest Grade	No 2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Georgia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	georgia

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Henry Johnson

b. ~1863

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Johnson

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Georgia

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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 — Brooks-County, Georgia Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00643-01036)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Walter Johnson THIS PERSON	38	Head	Farmer	Georgia
2	Viola Johnson	30	Wife	—	Georgia
3	Walter Jr Johnson	7	Son	—	Georgia
4	Bert Johnson	36	Brother	—	Georgia
5	John Johnson	10	Son	—	Georgia
6	R C Johnson	6	Son	—	Georgia
7	Cleveland Johnson	16	Son	—	Georgia
8	S L Dean	30	Head	Farmer	Georgia
9	Sallie M Dean	25	Wife	—	Georgia
10	Dorothy Dean	7	Daughter	—	Georgia
11	Barry Dean	5	Son	—	Georgia
12	Bettie Jane Dean	0	Daughter	—	Georgia
13	L H Mcmullen	26	Head	Farmer	Georgia
14	Agnes Mcmullen	21	Wife	—	Georgia
15	Homer Mcmullen	5	Son	—	Georgia
16	Erantola Mcmullen	3	Daughter	—	Georgia
17	Patricia L Mcmullen	1	Daughter	—	Georgia
18	B Schulman	41	Head	Service Station	Romania
19	Myrtle Schulman	38	Wife	—	Georgia
20	James W Mccullen	18	Son	—	Georgia
21	Clarence Mccullen	15	Son	—	Georgia
22	W H Williamson	79	Head	Farmer	Georgia
23	Susan Williamson	60	Wife	—	Georgia
24	W H Jr Williamson	29	Son	Farmer	Georgia
25	Jewell Williamson	19	Daughter-in-law	—	Georgia
26	Wallace Williamson	2	Son	—	Georgia
27	N L Glass	47	Head	Farmer	Georgia
28	Barbara Glass	41	Wife	—	Georgia
29	Maybelle Glass	17	Daughter	—	Georgia
30	Paul Glass	13	Son	—	Georgia
31	James Glass	8	Son	—	Georgia
32	Lois Glass	5	Daughter	—	Georgia
33	Jack Glass	2	Son	—	Georgia
34	R B Jr Robinson	21	Head	—	Georgia
35	Bernice Robinson	19	Wife	—	Georgia
36	Grady Lewis	25	Head	—	Georgia
37	Mary Lewis	21	Wife	—	Georgia
38	Lauce Lewis	3	Daughter	—	Georgia

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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