William Hopkins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Richmond-City-County, Virginia

Our Model Tree links this William Hopkins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Richmond-City-County, Virginia (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Maria — first a head (b.~1917), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Richmond-City-County, Virginia
Surname	Hopkins
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond City
Additional Details
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Richmond
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to William	Age	Birth yr
Loretta Hopkins	Daughter	—	1	~1939
William Hopkins	Head	—	23	~1917
Eater Hopkins	Spouse	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Henrico, Virginia

Other, age 2

Henrico, Virginia · implied b. ~1918 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hopkins
Given Name	Willie Jr.
Relationship to Head	Grandson
Sex	M
Color / Race	Mulatto
Age	2
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	North Carolina
Can Read	No
Can Write	No
Speaks English	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Henrico, Virginia

Son, age 13

Henrico, Virginia · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hopkins
Given Name	William Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Richmond-City-County, Virginia

Head, age 23

Richmond-City-County, Virginia · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members

Surname	Hopkins
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Richmond
1935 Residence (County)	Richmond City
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Maria Jones

b. ~1871

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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William Hopkins

Head · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · Virginia

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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 — Richmond-City-County, Virginia Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04321-00042)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Elrose Cummings	13	Granddaughter	—	Virginia
42	Thomas Cummings	43	Head	Deliveryman	Virginia
43	Virginia Cummings	41	Wife	Steward	South Carolina
44	Ida F. Cummings	15	Daughter	—	South Carolina
45	Mae M. Cummings	14	Daughter	—	Virginia
46	Thomas Cummings	13	Son	—	Virginia
47	Charles Cummings	10	Son	—	Virginia
48	Virginia Cummings	7	Daughter	—	Virginia
49	William Cummings	5	Son	—	Virginia
50	George Jackson	60	Head	—	South Carolina
51	James Jackson	22	Son	Laborer	South Carolina
52	George Jackson	20	Son	Delivery Boy	South Carolina
53	Annie Hopkins	43	Head	—	Virginia
54	Louella Hopkins	22	Daughter	—	Virginia
55	Margaret Hopkins	21	Daughter	Servant	Virginia
56	Henry Hopkins	19	Son	—	Virginia
57	Theodore Hopkins	17	Son	—	Virginia
58	Pearl Hopkins	15	Daughter	—	Virginia
59	William Hopkins THIS PERSON	23	Head	—	Virginia
60	Eater Hopkins	20	Wife	—	Virginia
61	Loretta Hopkins	1	Daughter	—	Virginia
62	Ruth Carr	44	Head	Waitress	Virginia
63	Norman Jordan	40	Lodger	Laborer	Virginia
64	Eusymus Scott	28	Head	—	Virginia
65	Lucy Darius	31	Lodger	Shipper	Virginia
66	Lucille Schools	25	Lodger	Maid	Virginia
67	Loraine Hopkins	24	Lodger	Cook	Virginia
68	William Jones	30	Head	Laborer	Virginia
69	Ophelia Jones	27	Wife	Shipper	Virginia
70	William Jones	3	Son	—	Virginia
71	Mack Parks	24	Head	Waiter	Virginia
72	Frances Parks	20	Wife	—	North Carolina
73	Sydney Parks	2	Son	—	Virginia
74	Samuel Wordy	43	Head	Maid	Alabama
75	Harriet Wordy	39	Wife	Laborer	Virginia
76	Charles Wordy	16	Son	Stemmer	Virginia
77	Samuel Wordy	10	Son	—	Virginia
78	Sarah Patterson	39	Head	—	Virginia
79	Helen Patterson	11	Niece	Stemmer	Virginia

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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