James Boyd — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clay-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this James Boyd across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clay-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Mary — first a son (b.~1914), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Son Born: Indiana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clay-County, Indiana
Surname	Boyd
Given Name	James Jr.
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Brazil City
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Additional Details
Occupation	Golf Links
Industry	Project
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	576
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Golf Links
Township / Ward	Brazil City
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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 James	Age	Birth yr
James Boyd	Head	—	62	~1878
James Boyd	Son	—	26	~1914
John Boyd	Son	—	17	~1923
Mary Boyd	Spouse	—	62	~1878

Census Appearances

1920

Clay, Indiana

Son, age 6

Clay, Indiana · implied b. ~1914 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Boyd
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Clay, Indiana

Son, age 16

Clay, Indiana · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Boyd
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Clay-County, Indiana

Son, age 26

Clay-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1914 — 4 household members

Surname	Boyd
Given Name	James Jr.
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Brazil City
1935 Residence (County)	Clay
Occupation	Golf Links
Industry	Project
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	576
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Boyd

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Boyd

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Boyd

Son · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · Indiana

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Sibling

John Boyd

Sibling · 1940 · age 17

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 — Clay-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01032-00019)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Walter Finley	67	Lodger	—	Indiana
42	Grace Doyle	52	Head	—	Indiana
43	Thomas Doyle	25	son	Manager	Indiana
44	John Doyle	22	son	—	Indiana
45	Marjory June Doyle	19	daughter	—	Indiana
46	James Bernard Doyle	8	son	—	Indiana
47	James Turner	58	Head	Miner	Indiana
48	Mary Turner	53	wife	—	Indiana
49	Kathryn Lalen	17	daughter	—	Indiana
50	Clifford Lalen	20	son-in-law	Laborer	Indiana
51	John Price	26	Head	Laborer	Illinois
52	Catherine Price	20	wife	—	Indiana
53	Helen Kay Price	3	daughter	—	Indiana
54	Rita Lavonne Price	1	daughter	—	Indiana
55	Thomas Fortner	57	Head	Laborer	Indiana
56	Katie Fortner	50	wife	—	Indiana
57	Edgar Branaman	60	Head	Laborer	Indiana
58	Gertrude Branaman	63	wife	—	Indiana
59	Margaret Branaman	17	daughter	—	Indiana
60	William Boyd	57	Head	—	Indiana
61	Kathryn Boyd	52	sister	—	Indiana
62	James Sr. Boyd	62	Head	—	Indiana
63	Mary Boyd	62	wife	—	Germany
64	James Jr. Boyd THIS PERSON	26	son	Golf Links	Indiana
65	John William Boyd	17	son	—	Indiana
66	Sylvester J. Bussing	59	Head	Laborer	Illinois
67	Agnes Bussing	57	wife	—	Austria
68	Fred Bussing	26	son	Laborer	Illinois
69	Marcella Bussing	20	daughter	—	Indiana
70	Dorothy Bussing	18	daughter	—	Indiana
71	Eleanor Bussing	16	daughter	—	Indiana
72	Frank Bussing	14	son	—	Indiana
73	Eugene Bussing	12	son	—	Indiana
74	Ora Neville	63	Head	Laborer	Indiana
75	Elizabeth Neville	57	wife	—	Indiana
76	Huston Ferry	58	nephew	—	Indiana
77	Betty Ferry	17	niece	—	Indiana
78	Clyde Stafford	51	Head	Laborer	Indiana
79	Bessie Stafford	47	wife	—	Indiana
80	Lyle Case	38	Head	Section	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

James + 1 sibling

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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