William Knight — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Adair-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this William Knight across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Adair-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Lafayette & Julia — first a head (b.~1917), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Adair-County, Kentucky
Surname	Knight
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist 2
1935 Residence (County)	Adair
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	500
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 2
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
William Knight	Head	—	23	~1917
Donald Knight	Son	—	2	~1938
Cecil Knight	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Adair, Kentucky

Son, age 3

Adair, Kentucky · implied b. ~1917 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Knight
Given Name	William A
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	3
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 13

Adair, Kentucky · implied b. ~1917 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Knight
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
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

Head, age 23

Adair-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1917 — 3 household members

Surname	Knight
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag Dist 2
1935 Residence (County)	Adair
Occupation	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	500
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 Knight across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Lafayette Knight (~0.92 confidence) and mother Julia Knight (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Lafayette Knight

b. ~1874

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Julia Knight

b. ~1879

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Knight

Head · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · 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 — Adair-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01276-00079)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Edna Grant	15	Daughter	—	Kentucky
42	Everett Grant	13	Son	—	Kentucky
43	Marshall Grant	10	Son	—	Kentucky
44	Eugene Grant	7	Son	—	Kentucky
45	Ralph Dean Grant	1	Son	—	Kentucky
46	James Bland	19	Son-in-law	Laborer	Kentucky
47	Katherine Bland	18	Wife	—	Kentucky
48	Coy Knight	30	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
49	Ruthie Knight	24	Wife	—	Kentucky
50	Yevonne Knight	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
51	Joyce Knight	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
52	Oscar Smiley	41	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
53	Laura Smiley	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
54	Marie Smiley	19	Daughter	Farmer	Kentucky
55	Mabel Smiley	16	Daughter	—	Kentucky
56	Eldred Smiley	14	Son	Helper	Kentucky
57	Demaree Smiley	10	Son	—	Kentucky
58	Robert Lee Smiley	6	Son	—	Kentucky
59	Jean Smiley	3	Daughter	—	Kentucky
60	Walker Mcquerry	24	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
61	Ollie Mcquerry	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
62	Evelyn Mcquerry	5	Daughter	—	Kentucky
63	Ralph Mcquerry	3	Son	—	Kentucky
64	Helen Mcquerry	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
65	Julia Knight	63	Head	—	Kentucky
66	Elbert Knight	19	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
67	William Knight THIS PERSON	23	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
68	Cecil Knight	23	Wife	—	Kentucky
69	Donald Knight	2	Son	—	Kentucky
70	Mont Sinclair	60	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
71	Rose Sinclair	62	Wife	—	Kentucky
72	Tom Burton	48	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
73	Leonora Burton	45	Wife	—	Kentucky
74	Flay Burton	37	Daughter	—	Kentucky
75	Freda Burton	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
76	Dorinda Burton	56	Head	—	Kentucky
77	Coy Burton	29	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
78	Loshie Burton	27	Son	—	Kentucky
79	Lilburn Burton	20	Son	Farmer	Kentucky
80	Hattie Cobb	32	Boarder	—	Kentucky

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Pedigree Summary

William

Gen 1 · 2 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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