Charles Burns — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Morgan-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Charles Burns across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Morgan-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Bertha — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Morgan-County, Indiana
Surname	Burns
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Green Township
1935 Residence (County)	Morgan
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Green Township
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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 Charles	Age	Birth yr
Virginia Burns	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Charles Burns	Head	—	42	~1898
Harold Burns	Son	—	15	~1925
John Burns	Son	—	6	~1934
Inez Burns	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Morgan, Indiana

Son, age 22

Morgan, Indiana · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Factory
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Morgan, Indiana

Head, age 32

Morgan, Indiana · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	farmer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Morgan-County, Indiana

Head, age 42

Morgan-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members

Surname	Burns
Given Name	Charles
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Green Township
1935 Residence (County)	Morgan
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Bertha Burns

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Charles Burns

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Indiana

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

Original Census Page

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01081-00179)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ben Northern	80	Head	—	Indiana
2	Clarence Bowman	51	Head	Farmer	Indiana
3	Tessie Bowman	52	Wife	—	Indiana
4	Eugene Williams	21	Hired hand	Farmer	Indiana
5	Warr F. Forney	56	Head	Farmer	Indiana
6	Clara Forney	55	Wife	—	Indiana
7	William Forney	17	Son	—	Indiana
8	Charles Burns THIS PERSON	42	Head	Farmer	Indiana
9	Inez Burns	42	Wife	—	Indiana
10	Harold Burns	15	Son	—	Indiana
11	Virginia Burns	8	Daughter	—	Indiana
12	John David Burns	6	Son	—	Indiana
13	Robert Todd	36	Head	Field Man	Indiana
14	Clara Todd	32	Wife	—	Indiana
15	Betty Jean Todd	13	Daughter	—	Indiana
16	Rachel C. Todd	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
17	Robbie Ann Todd	1	Daughter	—	Indiana
18	Minor Teeters	58	Head	Patrolman	Indiana
19	Winifred E. Teeters	60	Wife	—	Indiana
20	Louis Scott	58	Head	Farmer & Soil Cons.	Indiana
21	Bertha Scott	56	Wife	—	Indiana
22	Fred Teeters	49	Head	Farmer	Indiana
23	Rose Teeters	50	Wife	—	Indiana
24	Emmitt Teeters	19	Son	—	Indiana
25	Elmer Warner	39	Head	Farmer	Indiana
26	Mary Warner	33	Wife	—	Indiana
27	Violet May Warner	18	Daughter	—	Indiana
28	Russel Warner	14	Son	—	Indiana
29	Robert Warner	12	Son	—	Indiana
30	Agnes Warner	5	Daughter	—	Indiana
31	George M. Musgrave	41	Head	Com. Artist	Indiana
32	Mildred J. Musgrave	41	Wife	—	New Jersey
33	Wm. F. Cumming	66	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
34	Willie Ann Cumming	63	Wife	—	Kentucky
35	Walter Cumming	24	Son	Laborer	Kentucky
36	Alice Cumming	19	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
37	Eugene Mcaninch	29	Son-in-law	Farmer	Kentucky
38	Florence Mcaninch	28	Daughter	—	Kentucky
39	Betty Jean Mcaninch	6	Grandchild	—	Indiana
40	Lois Jene Mcaninch	1	Grandchild	—	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

Charles

Gen 1 · 1 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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