William Bishop — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Nelson-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this William Bishop across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nelson-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Richard & Elizabeth — first a head (b.~1909), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1909 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nelson-County, Kentucky
Surname	Bishop
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Fifth Mag. District
1935 Residence (County)	Nelson
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	275
Highest Grade	H 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Fifth Mag District
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Anna Bishop	Daughter	—	3	~1937
Sarah Bishop	Daughter	—	2	~1938
William Bishop	Head	—	31	~1909
Ruby Bishop	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Nelson, Kentucky

Son, age 11

Nelson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bishop
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Nelson, Kentucky

Son, age 22

Nelson, Kentucky · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bishop
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Nelson-County, Kentucky

Head, age 31

Nelson-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

Surname	Bishop
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Fifth Mag. District
1935 Residence (County)	Nelson
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	275
Highest Grade	H 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Richard Bishop

b. ~1885

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Elizabeth Bishop

b. ~1890

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Bishop

Head · 1940 · age 31 · b. ~1909 · 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 — Nelson-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01345-00440)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Anna Louise Bishop	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
42	William Bishop THIS PERSON	31	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
43	Ruby Bishop	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	Anna Ruth Bishop	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
45	Sarah Martha Bishop	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
46	John Bishop	39	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
47	Sadie Bishop	38	Wife	—	Kentucky
48	Richard Bishop	18	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
49	J. H. Bishop	9	Son	—	Kentucky
50	Reginald Bishop	7	Son	—	Kentucky
51	George Bishop	39	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
52	Frances Bishop	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
53	Frances Bishop	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
54	Barbara Bishop	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
55	Joe Lewis Bishop	2	Son	—	Kentucky
56	Henry Miller	51	Head	Farm	Kentucky
57	Annie Miller	31	Wife	—	Kentucky
58	Hazel Miller	20	Daughter	—	Kentucky
59	James Miller	14	Son	—	Kentucky
60	Christine Miller	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
61	Curtis Miller	9	Son	—	Kentucky
62	Mansfield Jenkins	21	Head	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
63	Martha Jenkins	16	Wife	—	Kentucky
64	Shirley Rose Jenkins	0	Daughter	—	Kentucky
65	Jones Sweeney	40	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
66	Ida Sweeney	38	Wife	—	Kentucky
67	Lucille Sweeney	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
68	Harold Edward Sweeney	13	Son	—	Kentucky
69	J. H. Payne	50	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
70	Villa Payne	49	Wife	—	Kentucky
71	John Payne	17	Son	Helper	Kentucky
72	George Payne	13	Son	—	Kentucky
73	William Payne	9	Son	—	Kentucky
74	M. P. Payne	24	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
75	Willa Payne	21	Wife	—	Kentucky
76	James Lewis Payne	3	Son	—	Kentucky
77	Earl Maddux	25	Head	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
78	Lucille Maddux	25	Wife	—	Kentucky
79	Clara Maddux	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
80	Donall Duncan	5	Nephew	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

William

Gen 1 · 2 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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