Emma Graham — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Porter-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Emma Graham across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Porter-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1882), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1882 Female Spouse Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Porter-County, Indiana
Surname	Graham
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Center Township
1935 Residence (County)	Porter
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Township / Ward	Center Township
Est. Birth Year	~1882

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 Emma	Age	Birth yr
Emma Graham	Spouse	—	58	~1882
William Graham	Head	—	60	~1880
Cecil Graham	Son	—	27	~1913
Kenneth Graham	Son	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Porter, Indiana

Spouse, age 38

Porter, Indiana · implied b. ~1882 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Graham
Given Name	Emma F.
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Porter, Indiana

Spouse, age 48

Porter, Indiana · implied b. ~1882 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Graham
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	22
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Porter-County, Indiana

Spouse, age 58

Porter-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1882 — 4 household members

Surname	Graham
Given Name	Emma
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Center Township
1935 Residence (County)	Porter
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Emma Graham

Spouse · 1940 · age 58 · b. ~1882 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01086-00365)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Frank L Horner	64	Head	Farmer	Indiana
2	John B Horner	26	Son	Salesman	Indiana
3	Carl Peterson	36	Head	Farmer	Sweden
4	Ellen S Peterson	40	Wife	—	Sweden
5	Rich Affeld	57	Head	Watchman	Indiana
6	Florence Affeld	33	Wife	—	Indiana
7	Walter J Affeld	33	Head	Machine Operator	Indiana
8	Lucile Affeld	32	Wife	—	Indiana
9	Shirley Affeld	8	Daughter	—	Indiana
10	Henry Rathman	66	Head	Farmer	Indiana
11	Elizabeth Rathman	68	Wife	—	Indiana
12	Joseph Alagela	61	Head	Farmer	Bohemia
13	Albina Alagela	52	Wife	—	Bohemia
14	Clarence Morris	31	Head	Laborer	Indiana
15	Cela Morris	57	Mother	—	Missouri
16	Shirley Patrick	3	Niece	—	Indiana
17	William J Graham	60	Head	Farmer	Indiana
18	Emma Graham THIS PERSON	58	Wife	—	Indiana
19	Cecil Graham	27	Son	Charger	Indiana
20	Kenneth Graham	18	Son	Laborer	Indiana
21	Robert Clark	33	Head	Laborer	Nebraska
22	Robert Clark	65	Father	Farmer	Ohio
23	Clara Clark	70	Mother	—	Indiana
24	Gus Peterson	58	Head	Farmer	Sweden
25	Alma Peterson	60	Wife	—	Sweden
26	Harry Peterson	23	Son	Machine Operator	Indiana
27	Harry Peterson	20	Son	Carpenter	Indiana
28	Charles J Johnson	61	Head	Farmer	Sweden
29	Christina Johnson	49	Wife	—	Sweden
30	Ethel Johnson	24	Daughter	Beauty Operator	Indiana
31	Howard Johnson	15	Son	—	Indiana
32	John W Savage	47	Head	Carpenter	Ohio
33	Dora Savage	37	Wife	—	Illinois
34	Jack A Savage	7	Son	—	Illinois
35	Melvin J Lumbardy	37	Head	Lab Asst	Illinois
36	Lois Lumbardy	38	Wife	—	Illinois
37	Melvin C Lumbardy	13	Son	—	Illinois
38	Charles Walter	43	Head	Farmer	Alabama
39	Paul Haiman	58	Servant	—	South Dakota
40	David A Haiman	13	Lodger	—	South Dakota

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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.

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