Ernest Allen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ellis-County, Texas

Our Model Tree links this Ernest Allen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ellis-County, Texas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Dock & Leanie — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Texas Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ellis-County, Texas
Surname	Allen
Given Name	Ernest L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Ellis
Additional Details
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Insurance
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1600
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas
Occupation	Salesman
Township / Ward	Maypearl City
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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 Ernest	Age	Birth yr
Eleanor Allen	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Ernest Allen	Head	—	27	~1913
Maurine Allen	Spouse	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Ellis, Texas

Son, age 6

Ellis, Texas · implied b. ~1914 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Earnest L.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Can Read	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1930

Ellis, Texas

Son, age 17

Ellis, Texas · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Ernest L.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Texas
Father's Birthplace	Texas
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

1940

Ellis-County, Texas

Head, age 27

Ellis-County, Texas · implied b. ~1913 — 3 household members

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Ernest L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Texas
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Ellis
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Insurance
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	1600
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Texas
Birth State	Texas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	texas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Dock Allen

b. ~1883

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Leanie Allen

b. ~1888

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ernest Allen

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · Texas

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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 — Ellis-County, Texas Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-04026-00070)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lula Napier	52	Wife	—	Georgia
42	Catherine Napier	15	Daughter	Seamstress	Texas
43	Ben H Collops	45	Head	Pumper	Oklahoma
44	Mae Collops	43	Wife	—	Texas
45	J B Collops	19	Son	Laborer	Texas
46	Paul Collops	15	Son	Laborer	Texas
47	Billie Collops	10	Son	—	Texas
48	Janetta M Collops	8	Daughter	—	Texas
49	James Ford	52	Head	Pumper	Texas
50	Mattie Ford	44	Wife	—	Texas
51	Beatrice Ford	18	Daughter	Inspector	Texas
52	Mary N Ford	14	Daughter	—	Texas
53	Ernest L Allen THIS PERSON	27	Head	Salesman	Texas
54	Maurine Allen	23	Wife	Beauty Operator	Texas
55	Eleanor Allen	4	Daughter	—	Texas
56	James B Lee	31	Head	Timekeeper	Texas
57	Starmie Lee	31	Wife	—	Texas
58	Doris L Lee	3	Daughter	—	Texas
59	Earl S White	37	Head	Seamstress	Texas
60	Bernice White	33	Wife	—	Texas
61	Jimmie White	15	Son	—	Texas
62	Carrie Robertson	57	Mother-in-law	—	Tennessee
63	Leroy Cawens	57	Head	Electrician	Texas
64	Mary Cawens	52	Wife	—	Tennessee
65	Almet Cawens	28	Daughter	Seamstress	Texas
66	Floyd Cawens	18	Son	—	Texas
67	Janett Cawens	15	Daughter	—	Texas
68	Annette Cawens	5	Daughter	—	Texas
69	William Yeager	53	Head	City Carrier	Texas
70	Edna Yeager	53	Wife	—	Texas
71	Mildred Yeager	24	Daughter	New Worker	Texas
72	Mattie Yeager	17	Son	—	Texas
73	Herman R Helms	33	Head	Engineer	Oklahoma
74	Thelma Helms	27	Wife	—	Oklahoma
75	Harvey Helms	5	Son	—	Oklahoma
76	Helen Helms	3	Daughter	—	Oklahoma
77	Wiley Duff	18	Nephew	New Worker	Oklahoma
78	Raymond Kirk	32	Head	Laborer	Texas
79	Georgia Kirk	31	Wife	Inspector	Texas
80	Doris Kirk	10	Daughter	—	Texas

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Pedigree Summary

Ernest

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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