Frank Foster — 1940 US Census Record

Linked across censuses

1940 United States Federal Census · Pike-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Frank Foster across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pike-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1888), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 52 b. ~1888 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Pike-County, Indiana
Surname	Foster
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Pike
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	75
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Washington Township
Est. Birth Year	~1888

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Frank	Age	Birth yr
Claude Foster	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Dorothy Foster	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Aileen Foster	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Frank Foster	Head	—	52	~1888
Franklin Foster	Son	—	12	~1928
Lulu Foster	Spouse	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Pike, Indiana

Head, age 33

Pike, Indiana · implied b. ~1887 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Teamster
Industry	In Town
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Pike, Indiana

Head, age 42

Pike, Indiana · implied b. ~1888 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farming
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Pike-County, Indiana

Head, age 52

Pike-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1888 — 6 household members

Surname	Foster
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Pike
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	75
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

Model Tree

Linked across censuses

Our Model Tree links Frank Foster across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

Show:

This person

Anchor record

Frank Foster

Head · 1940 · age 52 · b. ~1888 · Indiana

★ You are viewing this record

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Pike-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01085-00441)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Keira Lois Sullivan	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
42	Joseph H. Sullivan	75	Head	—	Indiana
43	Mary E. Sullivan	72	Wife	—	Indiana
44	Roy A. Sullivan	41	Son	Miner	Indiana
45	Wilson Harbison	67	Head	Miner	Indiana
46	Mary J. Harbison	63	Wife	—	Indiana
47	Bobby Lee Harbison	13	Son	—	Indiana
48	Robert Elkins	71	Head	Farmer	Indiana
49	Oral Elkins	31	Son	Farmer	Indiana
50	Anna Elkins	28	Daughter-in-law	—	Scotland
51	Beverly Ann Elkins	2	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
52	James O. Adams	56	Head	Farmer	Indiana
53	Bertha M. Adams	52	Wife	—	Indiana
54	James Hubert Adams	15	Son	—	Indiana
55	Robert Jackson Adams	12	Son	—	Indiana
56	Sarah E. Adams	79	Mother	—	Indiana
57	Ralph Delaney	49	Head	Miner	Indiana
58	Nellie Delaney	44	Wife	—	Indiana
59	Claude Delaney	21	Son	Helper	Indiana
60	Morris Delaney	17	Son	Laborer	Indiana
61	Wanda Lois Delaney	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
62	Alvin Delaney	12	Son	—	Indiana
63	Marvin Delaney	9	Son	—	Indiana
64	Franklin P. Delaney	7	Son	—	Indiana
65	Howard Delaney	34	Head	Miner	Indiana
66	Bernice Delaney	32	Wife	—	Indiana
67	Dolas Delaney	14	Son	—	Indiana
68	Parnel Delaney	12	Son	—	Indiana
69	William Delaney	74	Father	—	Kentucky
70	William H. Smith	69	Head	Farmer	Indiana
71	Carlie Smith	52	Wife	—	Indiana
72	Everett Smith	36	Son	Laborer	Indiana
73	Loren Smith	34	Son	Truck Driver	Indiana
74	Melba Smith	13	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
75	Frank Foster THIS PERSON	52	Head	Farmer	Indiana
76	Lulu Foster	44	Wife	—	Indiana
77	Claude Edythe Foster	16	Daughter	—	Indiana
78	Aileen Foster	14	Daughter	—	Indiana
79	Franklin Jr. Foster	12	Son	—	Indiana
80	Dorothy May Foster	10	Daughter	—	Indiana

Related Census Records

(household member (Son))

Search for Frank Foster

All Frank Foster Census Records Discover Foster Family Tree

About This Record & Model Tree

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)

Report inaccurate data