Harold Adams — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Newton-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Harold Adams across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Newton-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Walter & Jennie — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 5-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Newton-County, Indiana
Surname	Adams
Given Name	Harold
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Lake Station
1935 Residence (County)	Lake Station
Additional Details
Occupation	general work
Industry	grain elevator
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	624
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio
Occupation	General Work
Township / Ward	Roselawn
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Harold	Age	Birth yr
Harold Adams	Head	—	32	~1908
Ellen Adams	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Donald Adams	Son	—	1	~1939
Mary Adams	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Lorene Adams	Spouse	—	30	~1910

Census Appearances

1920

Newton, Indiana

Son, age 12

Newton, Indiana · implied b. ~1908 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Harold
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Ohio
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1930

Newton, Indiana

Head, age 22

Newton, Indiana · implied b. ~1908 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Harold
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Truck driver
Industry	Truck farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

1940

Newton-County, Indiana

Head, age 32

Newton-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1908 — 5 household members

Surname	Adams
Given Name	Harold
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Ohio
1935 Residence (City)	Lake Station
1935 Residence (County)	Lake Station
Occupation	general work
Industry	grain elevator
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	54
Income (1939)	624
Highest Grade	H 2
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Ohio
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	ohio

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Walter Adams

b. ~1873

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Jennie Adams

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Harold Adams

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 — Newton-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01081-00833)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bertha Rooth	33	Wife	Bookkeeper	Illinois
2	Darrel Rooth	20	Son	Employment Agency	Indiana
3	Eugene Rooth	15	Son	—	Indiana
4	Harold Adams THIS PERSON	32	Head	General Work	Ohio
5	Lorene Adams	30	Wife	—	Indiana
6	Mary Adams	9	Daughter	—	Indiana
7	Ellen Adams	6	Daughter	—	Indiana
8	Donald Adams	1	Son	—	Indiana
9	Carl Sinks	53	Head	—	Indiana
10	Goldie Sinks	45	Wife	—	Indiana
11	Calvin Sinks	19	Son	—	Indiana
12	Arthur Sinks	16	Son	—	Indiana
13	Peggy Lou Sinks	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
14	Fred Baker	38	Head	Woodcutter	Indiana
15	Sadie Baker	37	Wife	—	Indiana
16	Freddie Baker	16	Son	—	Indiana
17	Darwin Baker	6	Son	—	Indiana
18	Garlads \| Garlands Selfy	38	Head	Millwright	Illinois
19	Gladys Selfy	33	Wife	—	Illinois
20	Gerald Jr Selfy	11	Son	—	Illinois
21	Marilyn Selfy	7	Daughter	—	Illinois
22	William Iliff	61	Head	Farm Hand	Indiana
23	Fanny Iliff	59	Wife	—	Indiana
24	John Iliff	24	Son	Odd Job Man	Indiana
25	Victor Guthrie	23	Head	Wood Cutter	Indiana
26	Ruby Guthrie	22	Wife	—	Indiana
27	Lois Guthrie	5	Daughter	—	Indiana
28	Darlene Guthrie	3	Daughter	—	Indiana
29	Victor Jr Guthrie	0	Son	—	Indiana
30	Ruth Guthrie	64	Head	—	Iowa
31	Belva Burton	41	Head	Hotel Keeper	Indiana
32	Marjorie Burton	25	Daughter	—	Indiana
33	Edna Bell Burton	16	Daughter	—	Illinois
34	Mary Lou Burton	12	Daughter	—	Illinois
35	William Whitcomb	65	Head	—	Illinois
36	Dora Whitcomb	63	Wife	—	Missouri
37	Kenneth Whitcomb	18	Son	—	Illinois
38	Crucat \| Crucet Whitcomb	13	Son	—	Indiana
39	George Jaye	46	Head	Store Keeper	India
40	Alice Jaye	40	Wife	—	Lithuania

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Harold

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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