William Hancock — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Adair-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this William Hancock across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Adair-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ben & Bessie — first a son (b.~1920), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1920 Male Son Born: Kentucky Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Adair-County, Kentucky
Surname	Hancock
Given Name	William O.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. No. 7
1935 Residence (County)	Adair
Additional Details
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	60
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Township / Ward	Mag Dist No 7
Est. Birth Year	~1920

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Wallace Hancock	Son	—	15	~1925
Ben Hancock	Head	—	46	~1894
Mildred Hancock	Daughter	—	18	~1922
William Hancock	Son	—	20	~1920
Bessie Hancock	Spouse	—	47	~1893

Census Appearances

1920

Adair, Kentucky

Son, age

Adair, Kentucky · implied b. ~1920 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hancock
Given Name	William O
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	0
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Adair, Kentucky

Son, age 10

Adair, Kentucky · implied b. ~1920 — 46 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hancock
Given Name	William E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Adair-County, Kentucky

Son, age 20

Adair-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1920 — 5 household members

Surname	Hancock
Given Name	William O.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. No. 7
1935 Residence (County)	Adair
Class of Worker	0
Hours Worked	60
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ben Hancock

b. ~1895

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bessie Hancock

b. ~1893

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Hancock

Son · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · Kentucky

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Sibling

Wallace Hancock

Sibling · 1940 · age 15

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

Mildred Hancock

Sibling · 1940 · age 18

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Adair-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

33 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01276-00463)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Mary Jean Bennett	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
42	Allen Bennett	50	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
43	Edith Bennett	49	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	James Allen Bennett	19	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
45	Cara Bennett	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
46	Hollis Del Bennett	10	Son	—	Kentucky
47	Donnie Lee Bennett	6	Son	—	Kentucky
48	Frank Curry	43	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
49	Anna Curry	32	Wife	—	Kentucky
50	Paul Curry	16	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
51	Evelyn Curry	14	Daughter	Public	Kentucky
52	Allen O Smith	33	Head	—	Kentucky
53	William Smith	11	Son	—	Kentucky
54	Gladys Evelyn Smith	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
55	Norma Jean Smith	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
56	Jim O'Dury Smith	3	Son	—	Kentucky
57	Clas S. Edwards	50	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
58	Carrie Edwards	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
59	Christine Edwards	8	Daughter	—	Kentucky
60	Hysten Edwards	4	Son	—	Kentucky
61	Keeter Rodgers	24	Orphan	Farmer	Kentucky
62	William N. Hancock	52	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
63	Nora P. Hancock	45	Wife	—	Kentucky
64	Huther W Hancock	18	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
65	James Ed Hancock	15	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
66	Henry W Hancock	13	Son	—	Kentucky
67	Mary E Hancock	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
68	Marion S Hancock	7	Son	—	Kentucky
69	Ben T. Hancock	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
70	Bessie J Hancock	47	Wife	—	Kentucky
71	William O. Hancock THIS PERSON	20	Son	—	Kentucky
72	Mildred H Hancock	18	Daughter	Student	Kentucky
73	Wallace M Hancock	15	Son	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

William + 2 siblings

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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