Earl Allen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Smith-County, Kansas

Our Model Tree links this Earl Allen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Smith-County, Kansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents W & Effie — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Kansas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Smith-County, Kansas
Surname	Allen
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Cora Township
1935 Residence (County)	Smith
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Kansas
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Cora Township
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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 Earl	Age	Birth yr
Claude Allen	Son	—	11	~1929
Wilma Allen	Spouse	—	36	~1904
Donald Allen	Son	—	13	~1927
Earl Allen	Head	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Smith, Kansas

Son, age 18

Smith, Kansas · implied b. ~1902 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Earl F.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1930

Smith, Kansas

Head, age 29

Smith, Kansas · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Earl F
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1940

Smith-County, Kansas

Head, age 39

Smith-County, Kansas · implied b. ~1901 — 4 household members

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Earl
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Cora Township
1935 Residence (County)	Smith
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 4
1935 Residence	Kansas
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

W Allen

b. ~1877

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Effie Allen

b. ~1884

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Earl Allen

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Kansas

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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 — Smith-County, Kansas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01262-00455)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	O. S. Jones	65	Head	—	Kansas
2	Sarah E. Jones	63	Wife	—	Kansas
3	E. C. Shepardson	66	Head	Farming	Nebraska
4	E. N. Shepardson	63	Wife	—	Missouri
5	Allen Brooke	42	Head	Farming	Illinois
6	Helen Brooke	30	Wife	—	Kansas
7	Robert J. Haresnape	28	Head	Farming	Kansas
8	Audra Haresnape	26	Wife	—	Kansas
9	Bobbie Haresnape	5	Son	—	Kansas
10	S. H. Butcher	55	Head	Farming	Kansas
11	Gusta Butcher	52	Wife	—	Tennessee
12	Clifford Butcher	22	Son	—	Kansas
13	Bernice Butcher	11	Daughter	—	Kansas
14	Derrel W. Prowant	23	Head	Farming	Kansas
15	Mrs Derrel W. Prowant	25	Wife	—	Arkansas
16	Charles Prowant	3	Son	—	Kansas
17	Donna Lou Prowant	1	Daughter	—	Kansas
18	James Miller	60	Head	Farming	Kansas
19	Bertha Miller	54	Wife	—	Kansas
20	Leslie Prowant	49	Head	Farming	Iowa
21	Faye Prowant	39	Wife	—	Kansas
22	Donald Prowant	17	Son	—	Kansas
23	Belvenia Prowant	6	Daughter	—	Kansas
24	Mary E. Prowant	73	Head	—	Illinois
25	Beulah Prowant	33	Daughter	—	Kansas
26	I. E. Henderson	35	Head	Mechanic	Kansas
27	Mrs I. E. Henderson	27	Wife	—	Kansas
28	Herman Renken	71	Head	Farming	Michigan
29	Maggie Renken	67	Wife	—	Kansas
30	Earl Allen THIS PERSON	39	Head	Farming	Kansas
31	Wilma Allen	36	Wife	—	Nebraska
32	Donald Allen	13	Son	—	Kansas
33	Claude Allen	11	Son	—	Kansas
34	Ernest L. Brown	34	Head	Farming	Kansas
35	Lee Brown	62	Father	—	Iowa
36	Nellie A. Brown	58	Mother	—	Kansas
37	Loletta Brown	37	Sister	—	Kansas
38	E. V. Erdman	56	Head	Farming	Kansas
39	Mamie A. Erdman	48	Wife	—	Nebraska
40	Eldon Erdman	20	Son	—	Kansas

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Pedigree Summary

Earl

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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