William Sharp — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Nicholas-County, Kentucky

Our Model Tree links this William Sharp across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Nicholas-County, Kentucky (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Ernest & Verna — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Kentucky Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Nicholas-County, Kentucky
Surname	Sharp
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Nicholas
1935 Residence (County)	Nicholas
Additional Details
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	52
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky
Occupation	Labor
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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 Sharp	Head	—	28	~1912
Bessie Sharp	Son	—	4	~1936
Hazel Sharp	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Bourbon, Kentucky

Son, age 8

Bourbon, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sharp
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1930

Bourbon, Kentucky

Son, age 18

Bourbon, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Sharpe
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kentucky
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

1940

Nicholas-County, Kentucky

Head, age 28

Nicholas-County, Kentucky · implied b. ~1912 — 3 household members

Surname	Sharp
Given Name	William
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kentucky
1935 Residence (City)	Nicholas
1935 Residence (County)	Nicholas
Occupation	Labor
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	52
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kentucky
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kentucky

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Ernest Sharp

b. ~1882

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Verna Sharp

b. ~1886

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

William Sharp

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · 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 — Nicholas-County, Kentucky Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01345-00731)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Kathleen Davis	19	Step-daughter	Farmer	Kentucky
42	John D. Jones	27	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
43	Carrie Jones	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
44	James Jones	15	Son	—	Kentucky
45	Dennis Swinford	46	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
46	Eliza Swinford	43	Wife	—	Kentucky
47	J. C. Swinford	22	Son	—	Kentucky
48	Lowell B. Swinford	21	Son	—	Kentucky
49	Ervin Swinford	19	Son	—	Kentucky
50	Lula Bell Swinford	14	Daughter	—	Kentucky
51	Dover Swinford	12	Son	—	Kentucky
52	Virginia Swinford	9	Daughter	—	Kentucky
53	Lahitt Swinford	4	Son	—	Kentucky
54	H. P. Norton	39	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
55	Nancy Norton	36	Wife	—	Kentucky
56	William Norton	1	Son	—	Kentucky
57	Emma Bell	63	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
58	Frederick Virginia Bell	16	Lodger	—	Kentucky
59	Walter Bell	40	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
60	Leona Bell	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
61	Virginia Bell	13	Daughter	—	Kentucky
62	James Smedley	43	Lodger	Labor	Kentucky
63	William Sharp THIS PERSON	28	Head	Labor	Kentucky
64	Hazel Sharp	26	Wife	—	Kentucky
65	Bessie Sharp	4	Son	—	Kentucky
66	Cecil W. Howard	21	Head	Labor	Kentucky
67	Myrtle Howard	17	Wife	—	Kentucky
68	Clark Sorrell	50	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
69	Lizzie Sorrell	50	Wife	—	Kentucky
70	Broscum Sorrell	25	Lodger	Farmer	Kentucky
71	Iona Sorrell	18	Lodger	—	Kentucky
72	Cecil Hyman	35	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
73	Flora Hyman	33	Wife	—	Kentucky
74	Mildred Hyman	10	Daughter	—	Kentucky
75	Dorothy Hyman	7	Daughter	—	Kentucky
76	Brother Herman	None	M	Farm	—
77	Willie Herman	23	Sister-in-law	—	Kentucky
78	Janice Herman	3	Niece	—	Kentucky
79	Melvin Herman	18	Brother	Labor	Kentucky
80	William Waggoner	45	Head	Farmer	Kentucky

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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