Bertha Evans — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Owen-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Bertha Evans across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Owen-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1885), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 55 b. ~1885 Female Spouse Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Owen-County, Indiana
Surname	Evans
Given Name	Bertha M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Clay township
1935 Residence (County)	Owen
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Township / Ward	Clay Township
Est. Birth Year	~1885

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 Bertha	Age	Birth yr
William Evans	Son	—	23	~1917
Bertha Evans	Spouse	—	55	~1885
Ben Evans	Head	—	53	~1887
Mary Evans	Daughter	—	21	~1919
Madge Evans	Other	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Owen, Indiana

Spouse, age 34

Owen, Indiana · implied b. ~1886 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Evans
Given Name	Bertha
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Owen, Indiana

Other, age 45

Owen, Indiana · implied b. ~1885 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Evans
Given Name	Bertha M
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	no
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Owen-County, Indiana

Spouse, age 55

Owen-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1885 — 5 household members

Surname	Evans
Given Name	Bertha M
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Clay township
1935 Residence (County)	Owen
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Bertha Evans

Spouse · 1940 · age 55 · b. ~1885 · Indiana

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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 — Owen-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01083-00500)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Clarence R Foley	35	Head	Operator	Illinois
2	Edna M Foley	32	Wife	—	Iowa
3	John Richard Foley	13	Son	—	Indiana
4	Ruth Ann Foley	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
5	Frank Luton	86	Father-in-law	—	Pennsylvania
6	Clifton Porter	32	Head	Operator	Indiana
7	Catherine Porter	27	Wife	—	Indiana
8	Darrell G Porter	11	Son	—	Indiana
9	Virginia M Porter	9	Daughter	—	Indiana
10	Mary Maners	33	Agent	—	Indiana
11	Ben D Evans	53	Head	Operator	Indiana
12	Bertha M Evans THIS PERSON	55	Wife	—	Indiana
13	Mary Alice Evans	21	Daughter	Secy Treas	Indiana
14	William W Evans	23	Son	Operator	Indiana
15	Madge Evans	19	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
16	Ira W Edwards	70	Head	Operator	Indiana
17	Emma Edwards	67	Wife	—	Indiana
18	Harold Miller	11	Lodger	—	Indiana
19	Ross Edwards	32	Head	Rural Carrier	Indiana
20	Anna May Edwards	28	Wife	Packer	Indiana
21	Loomis Hinton	67	Head	—	Indiana
22	Ella Hinton	67	Wife	—	Kentucky
23	Arval J Hinton	17	Son	—	Indiana
24	Emma Cottman	53	Sister-in-law	—	Kentucky
25	Arthur H Welty	43	Head	Teacher	Indiana
26	Goldah Welty	35	Wife	—	Indiana
27	Robert E Welty	14	Son	—	Indiana
28	Sylvan A Welty	7	Son	—	Indiana
29	Ray Talley	37	Head	Lineman	Indiana
30	Adeline Talley	38	Wife	—	Indiana
31	William A Talley	18	Son	—	Indiana
32	Dwight E Talley	15	Son	—	Indiana
33	Cassius Allison	72	Head	Operator	Indiana
34	Edna B Allison	62	Wife	—	Indiana
35	Wm Amos	27	Son	Welder	Indiana
36	Bernice Amos	21	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
37	Edna May Amos	3	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
38	Elbe Campbell	62	Head	Operator	Indiana
39	Maude Campbell	60	Wife	—	Indiana
40	Murle J Campbell	35	Daughter	(Nurse)	Indiana

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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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