Edward Stevens — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Posey-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Edward Stevens across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Posey-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Richard & Mary — first a head (b.~1911), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 29 b. ~1911 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Posey-County, Indiana
Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Black Township
1935 Residence (County)	Posey
Additional Details
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Highway Dept Posey County
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Truck Driver
Township / Ward	Black Township
Est. Birth Year	~1911

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 Edward	Age	Birth yr
Edward Stevens	Head	—	29	~1911
Georgia Stevens	Spouse	—	28	~1912
Nancy Stevens	Daughter	—	5	~1935

Census Appearances

1920

Posey, Indiana

Son, age 9

Posey, Indiana · implied b. ~1911 — 12 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	9
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	none
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Posey, Indiana

Son, age 19

Posey, Indiana · implied b. ~1911 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Posey-County, Indiana

Head, age 29

Posey-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1911 — 3 household members

Surname	Stevens
Given Name	Edward
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Black Township
1935 Residence (County)	Posey
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Highway Dept Posey County
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Richard Stevens

b. ~1869

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Stevens

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Edward Stevens

Head · 1940 · age 29 · b. ~1911 · 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 — Posey-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01087-00190)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Janet Redman	1	Daughter	—	Indiana
42	George R Breeze	44	Head	Farmer	Indiana
43	Ora Breeze	41	Wife	—	Indiana
44	John E Breeze	22	Son	Presser	Indiana
45	Paul E Breeze	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Indiana
46	George R Breeze	15	Son	Farm Laborer	Indiana
47	Nora E Benthall	70	Head	Proprietor	Indiana
48	Homer Benthall	36	Son	Farm Laborer	Indiana
49	Harriett Ellis	75	Head	—	Indiana
50	Frank Ellis	44	Son	—	Indiana
51	Ollie M Ellis	47	Daughter	—	Indiana
52	Joseph Kuhn	54	Head	Farmer	Indiana
53	Hattie O Kuhn	46	Wife	—	Indiana
54	Joseph A Kuhn	28	Son	Deliveryman	Indiana
55	John T Kuhn	16	Son	Farm Laborer	Indiana
56	Paul F Kuhn	10	Son	—	Indiana
57	Leonard J Kuhn	7	Son	—	Indiana
58	Joseph Holtzmeier	62	Father-in-law	Farm Laborer	Indiana
59	Herbert W Adams	25	Head	Survey Operator	Indiana
60	Mary K Adams	23	Wife	—	Indiana
61	Hubert F Adams	4	Son	—	Indiana
62	Stuart W Adams	2	Son	—	Indiana
63	Marianne Adams	0	Daughter	—	Indiana
64	Edward Stevens THIS PERSON	29	Head	Truck Driver	Indiana
65	Georgia Stevens	28	Wife	—	Indiana
66	Nancy J Stevens	5	Daughter	—	Indiana
67	Otto Schamberger	43	Head	—	Illinois
68	Mariah Schamberger	66	Mother	—	Illinois
69	William Schamberger	45	Brother	—	Illinois
70	Alvin Allyn	55	Head	Farmer	Indiana
71	Anna Allyn	55	Wife	—	Indiana
72	Bessie Kissick	54	Head	Proprietor	Indiana
73	Paul Kissick	15	Son	—	Indiana
74	Clarence Allyn	35	Head	Bus Operator	Indiana
75	Edna I Allyn	29	Wife	—	Indiana
76	Darwin D Allyn	13	Son	—	Indiana
77	Lois L Allyn	10	Daughter	—	Indiana
78	Adam Sears	66	Head	Proprietor	Illinois
79	Eliza Sears	74	Wife	Salesman	Indiana
80	Edward Walborn	65	Head	—	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

Edward

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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