William Ramsey — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Rockcastle-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this William Ramsey across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Rockcastle-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1865), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 75 b. ~1865 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Rockcastle-County, Kentucky
Surname	Ramsey
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	75
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. 4
1935 Residence (County)	Rockcastle
Additional Details
Occupation	laborer
Industry	On Farm
Class of Worker	NP
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Mag Dist 4
Est. Birth Year	~1865

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
William Ramsey	Head	—	75	~1865
Flarie Ramsey	Spouse	—	63	~1877
Charley Ramsey	Son	—	39	~1901
May Ramsey	Daughter	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Rockcastle, Kentucky

Head, age 52

Rockcastle, Kentucky · implied b. ~1868 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Rumsey
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Rockcastle, Kentucky

Head, age 63

Rockcastle, Kentucky · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ramsey
Given Name	William F
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Rockcastle-County, Kentucky

Head, age 75

Rockcastle-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1865 — 4 household members

Surname	Ramsey
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	75
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Mag. Dist. 4
1935 Residence (County)	Rockcastle
Occupation	laborer
Industry	On Farm
Class of Worker	NP
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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William Ramsey

Head · 1940 · age 75 · b. ~1865 · Kentucky

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01353-00437)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William F Fish	86	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
2	Verna Fish	56	Wife	—	Kentucky
3	Sarah Rigsby	43	Head	—	Kentucky
4	James Rigsby	19	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
5	Fred Rigsby	20	Son	Laborer	Indiana
6	Mildred Rigsby	18	Daughter-in-law	—	Kentucky
7	Nim Ramsey	45	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
8	Ethel Ramsey	46	Wife	—	Kentucky
9	William Ramsey	18	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
10	Elmer Ramsey	14	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
11	Earl Ramsey	12	Son	—	Kentucky
12	Charles Ramsey	9	Son	—	Kentucky
13	William Ramsey THIS PERSON	75	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
14	Flarie Ramsey	63	Wife	—	Kentucky
15	Charley Ramsey	39	Son	Sheriff	Kentucky
16	May Ramsey	33	Daughter	—	Kentucky
17	Charley Croucher	24	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
18	Nettie Croucher	19	Wife	—	Kentucky
19	William Croucher	2	Son	—	Kentucky
20	Butler Gadd	40	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
21	Martha Gadd	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
22	Oscar Gadd	19	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
23	James Gadd	18	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
24	Cluster Gadd	16	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
25	Marian Gadd	14	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
26	Howard Gadd	12	Son	—	Kentucky
27	Earl Gadd	9	Son	—	Kentucky
28	Russel Gadd	8	Son	—	Kentucky
29	Margie Gadd	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
30	William Gadd	0	Son	—	Kentucky
31	Luther Bishop	37	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
32	Sallie Bishop	34	Wife	—	Tennessee
33	Pauline Bishop	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
34	Nannie Bishop	12	Daughter	—	Kentucky
35	Jennie Bishop	10	Son	—	Kentucky
36	Shirley Bishop	8	Son	—	Kentucky
37	Vanda Bishop	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
38	Helen Bishop	4	Daughter	—	Kentucky
39	Christine Bishop	1	Daughter	—	Kentucky
40	Chal Bullen	74	Head	—	Tennessee

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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.

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