Ernest Jackson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orange-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Ernest Jackson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orange-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Thomas & Dixie — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orange-County, Indiana
Surname	Jackson
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Elow
1935 Residence (County)	Orange
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Elow
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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
Jewell Jackson	Spouse	—	32	~1908
Ernest Jackson	Head	—	32	~1908
Rena Jackson	Daughter	—	7	~1933

Census Appearances

1920

Orange, Indiana

Son, age 13

Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1907 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jackson
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Orange, Indiana

Son, age 22

Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1908 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jackson
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Orange-County, Indiana

Head, age 32

Orange-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

Surname	Jackson
Given Name	Ernest
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Elow
1935 Residence (County)	Orange
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
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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Our Model Tree links Ernest Jackson across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Thomas Jackson (~0.92 confidence) and mother Dixie Jackson (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Thomas Jackson

b. ~1870

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Dixie Jackson

b. ~1873

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ernest Jackson

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · 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 — Orange-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01083-00184)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	William Busse	3	Son	—	Indiana
2	Michael Busse	1	Son	—	Indiana
4	Thomas Jackson	65	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
5	Orey Ann Jackson	63	Wife	—	Kentucky
6	Clark D. O'Neal	40	Head	Retail Store	Indiana
7	Della O'Neal	36	Wife	—	Indiana
8	Forrest O'Neal	14	Son	—	Indiana
9	Jo Ann O'Neal	9	Daughter	—	Indiana
10	Ernest Jackson THIS PERSON	32	Head	Farmer	Indiana
11	Jewell Jackson	32	Wife	—	Indiana
12	Rena Lee Jackson	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
13	Calvin Cope	23	Head	Farmer	Indiana
14	Bernice M. Cope	21	Wife	—	Indiana
15	Judith Ann Cope	1	Daughter	—	Indiana
16	Henry D. Birkla	47	Head	Blacksmith	Indiana
17	Lillie Birkla	39	Wife	—	Kentucky
18	Theodore Birkla	18	Son	Cook	Indiana
19	Anna Marie Birkla	14	Daughter	—	Indiana
20	Elizabeth Birkla	13	Daughter	—	Indiana
21	Henry Jr. Birkla	11	Son	—	Indiana
22	Norma Birkla	9	Daughter	—	Indiana
23	Janet Delores Birkla	1	Daughter	—	Indiana
25	Edwin Cope	50	Head	Farmer	Indiana
26	Pearl Cope	52	Wife	—	Indiana
27	Vera Cope	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
28	Vernita Cope	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
29	Joe Hoase	64	Head	Farmer	Indiana
30	Carrie Hoase	63	Wife	—	Indiana
31	Eloise Hoase	25	Son	Laborer	Indiana
32	Louis Hoase	21	Son	Farmer	Indiana
33	James Young	61	Head	Farmer	Indiana
34	Ernest Young	20	Son	Farmer	Indiana
35	Sally Young	19	Daughter	—	Indiana
36	Pauline Dillard	50	Head	—	Indiana
37	Floyd Dillard	15	Son	—	Indiana
38	Clara Dillard	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
39	Norma Jean Dillard	10	Daughter	—	Indiana
40	Marion Dillard	6	Daughter	—	Indiana

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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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