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Fred Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orange-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Fred Taylor across the 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orange-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents John & Malinda — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year1940
LocationOrange-County, Indiana
SurnameTaylor
Given NameFred
Relationship to HeadHead
SexM
Color / RaceWhite
Age34
Marital StatusMarried
BirthplaceIndiana
1935 Residence (City)R
1935 Residence (County)Orange
Additional Details
OccupationDairyman
IndustryFarm
Class of WorkerPW
Hours Worked66
Income (1939)720
Highest GradeNo 7
1935 ResidenceIndiana
Birth StateIndiana
Birth CountryUnited States
Birthplace (normalized)indiana
OccupationDairyman
Township / WardFrench Lick Twp
Est. Birth Year~1906

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 Fred Age Birth yr
Shirley Taylor Daughter — 2 ~1938
Fred Taylor Head — 34 ~1906
Winford Taylor Son — 4 ~1936
Katherine Taylor Spouse — 30 ~1910

Census Appearances

1910
Orange, Indiana
Son, age 5
Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1905 — 12 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Taylor
Given Name Fredrick
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 5
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Indiana
Father's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Birth State Indiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) indiana
1920
Orange, Indiana
Son, age 14
Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1906 — 8 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Taylor
Given Name Fred
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 14
Marital Status Single
Birthplace Indiana
Father's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Speaks English Yes
Birth State Indiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) indiana
1930
Orange, Indiana
Son, age 24
Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1906 — 6 household members
●  Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost Household
Surname Taylor
Given Name Fred
Relationship to Head Son
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 24
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Indiana
Age at First Marriage 23
Father's Birthplace Indiana
Mother's Birthplace Indiana
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 34
Orange-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1906 — 4 household members
Surname Taylor
Given Name Fred
Relationship to Head Head
Sex M
Color / Race White
Age 34
Marital Status Married
Birthplace Indiana
1935 Residence (City) R
1935 Residence (County) Orange
Occupation Dairyman
Industry Farm
Class of Worker PW
Hours Worked 66
Income (1939) 720
Highest Grade No 7
1935 Residence Indiana
Birth State Indiana
Birth Country United States
Birthplace (normalized) indiana

Model Tree

An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
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Our Model Tree links Fred Taylor across 4 US Census years (1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father John Taylor (~0.92 confidence) and mother Malinda Taylor (~0.92 confidence) and father John Taylor (~0.92 confidence) and mother Alice Taylor (~0.92 confidence) and mother Alice Taylor (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 5 identified ancestors.
Show:
Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92
Father
John Taylor
b. ~1864
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Malinda Taylor
b. ~1865
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Father
John Taylor
b. ~1869
Source father
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Alice Taylor
b. ~1878
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
Mother
Alice Taylor
b. ~1880
Source mother
● Household · direct · ~0.92
This person
Anchor record
Fred Taylor
Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · 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

20 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01083-00118)

Line Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace
1 Lucy Barnett 51 Wife — Indiana
2 Virginia Barnett 17 Daughter — Iowa
3 Helen Barnett 16 Daughter — Indiana
4 Georgia Barnett 13 Daughter — Indiana
5 William B. Taylor 44 Head Farming Indiana
6 Lila|Lila N Taylor 35 Wife — Indiana
7 Leon Taylor 17 Son — Indiana
8 Franklin H. Grott 38 Head Laborer Indiana
9 Odessa Grott 39 Wife Housework Indiana
10 Margaret Grott 16 Daughter New Worker Indiana
11 Earl Grott 14 Son — Indiana
12 Dorothy Grott 11 Daughter — Indiana
13 Jimmy Grott 6 Son — Indiana
14 Fred Taylor THIS PERSON 34 Head Dairyman Indiana
15 Katherine Taylor 30 Wife — Indiana
16 Winford Taylor 4 Son — Indiana
17 Shirley Ann Taylor 2 Daughter — Indiana
18 Homer Seneff 50 Head Charman Indiana
19 Bertha J. Seneff 51 Wife — Indiana
22 Harry E Russell 54 — Cook Indiana

Pedigree Summary

Fred
Gen 1 · 5 parents ~0.92
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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