Frank Howard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Howard-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Frank Howard across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Howard-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Blanche & William — first a son (b.~1920), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 20 b. ~1920 Male Son Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Howard-County, Indiana
Surname	Howard
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Kokomo
1935 Residence (County)	Howard
Additional Details
Hours Worked	16
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Township / Ward	Kokomo
Est. Birth Year	~1920

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 Frank	Age	Birth yr
Frank Howard	Son	—	20	~1920
Wanita Powell	Spouse	—	24	~1916
Clarence Powell	Head	—	21	~1919
Sonda Howard	Daughter	—	20	~1920

Census Appearances

1920

Howard, Indiana

Son, age 1

Howard, Indiana · implied b. ~1919 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Howard, Indiana

Son, age 10

Howard, Indiana · implied b. ~1920 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	10
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

Howard-County, Indiana

Son, age 20

Howard-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1920 — 4 household members

Surname	Howard
Given Name	Frank
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Kokomo
1935 Residence (County)	Howard
Hours Worked	16
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

Model Tree

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Our Model Tree links Frank Howard across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Blanche Howard (~0.92 confidence) and father William Howard (~0.92 confidence) and mother Wanita Powell (~0.60 confidence) and father Clarence Powell (~0.60 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 4 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.76

Mother

Blanche Howard

b. ~1896

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

William Howard

b. ~1896

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Wanita Powell

b. ~1916

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.6

Father

Clarence Powell

b. ~1919

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.6

This person

Anchor record

Frank Howard

Son · 1940 · age 20 · b. ~1920 · Indiana

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Sibling

Sonda Howard

Sibling · 1940 · age 20

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01053-00622)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Robert W. James	29	Head	Feeder	Ohio
42	Florence James	29	Wife	—	Indiana
43	Bobby James	4	Son	—	Indiana
44	Sina James	2	Daughter	—	Indiana
45	William Howard	44	Head	Fireman	Indiana
46	Blanche Howard	44	Wife	—	Indiana
47	Alma L. Howard	18	Daughter	Seamstress	Indiana
48	Betty Howard	16	Daughter	—	Indiana
49	Joan Howard	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
50	Robert Howard	7	Son	—	Indiana
51	Clarence Powell	21	Head	—	Indiana
52	Wanita Powell	24	Wife	—	Indiana
53	Frank Howard THIS PERSON	20	Son	—	Indiana
54	Sonda Howard	20	Daughter	—	Indiana
55	Martin Bowley	73	Head	—	Indiana
56	Minnie Bowley	72	Wife	—	Indiana
57	Joseph Washington	57	Head	Repairman	Indiana
58	Ledith Washington	52	Wife	—	Indiana
59	Elmer R. Washington	30	Son	—	Indiana
60	Oscar Washington	23	Son	Helper	Indiana
61	Katie Washington	18	Daughter	—	Indiana
62	Oscar J. Washington	3	Daughter	—	Indiana
63	Raymond Alums	32	Head	Grocery	Indiana
64	Rose Alums	30	Wife	Clerk	Indiana
65	Glenn Freeland	32	Roomer	Laborer	Indiana
66	Marcus Drury	37	Head	Rod B. Oper.	Indiana
67	Eva Drury	55	Wife	—	Indiana
68	Nona Drury	13	Daughter	—	Indiana
69	James Drury	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
70	Gerald Porter	27	Head	Millwright	Indiana
71	Ilean Porter	24	Wife	—	Indiana
72	Martene Porter	5	Daughter	—	Indiana
73	Jean Porter	3	Daughter	—	Indiana
74	Charles Newkirk	40	Head	Meat Cutter	Indiana
75	Mable Newkirk	37	Wife	—	Indiana
76	Mary Newkirk	18	Daughter	—	Indiana
77	Betty Newkirk	16	Daughter	—	Indiana
78	John Newkirk	14	Daughter	—	Indiana
79	Patricia Newkirk	3	Daughter	—	Indiana
80	Mike Pasquale	40	Head	Brick Mason	Italy

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Pedigree Summary

Frank + 1 sibling

Gen 1 · 4 parents ~0.76

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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)

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