James Gentry — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Spencer-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this James Gentry across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Spencer-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 74 b. ~1866 Male Head Born: Indiana Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Spencer-County, Indiana
Surname	Gentry
Given Name	James A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ohio Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Spencer
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Ohio Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1866

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 James	Age	Birth yr
Welmer Gentry	Son	—	41	~1899
Thomas Gentry	Son	—	8	~1932
Lucille Gentry	Other	—	33	~1907
James Gentry	Son	—	11	~1929
James Gentry	Head	—	74	~1866

Census Appearances

1920

Spencer, Indiana

Head, age 54

Spencer, Indiana · implied b. ~1866 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gentry
Given Name	James A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	54
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Spencer, Indiana

Other, age 64

Spencer, Indiana · implied b. ~1866 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Gentry
Given Name	James A.
Relationship to Head	O
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	33
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Spencer-County, Indiana

Head, age 74

Spencer-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1866 — 5 household members

Surname	Gentry
Given Name	James A
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Ohio Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Spencer
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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James Gentry

Head · 1940 · age 74 · b. ~1866 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01095-00459)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Pete D Evans	37	Head	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
2	Mary Evans	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
3	Kenneth Evans	16	Son	—	Kentucky
4	Louise Evans	11	Daughter	—	Kentucky
5	Ladamae Evans	6	Daughter	—	Kentucky
6	Jay B Shourds	46	Head	Farmer	Indiana
7	Bessie Shourds	39	Wife	—	Indiana
8	Margorie Shourds	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
9	Harold Shourds	13	Son	—	Indiana
10	Ernest Bowman	50	Head	Farmer	Indiana
11	Katie V Bowman	35	Wife	—	Indiana
12	John Bowman	16	Son	—	Indiana
13	Claude Bowman	14	Son	—	Indiana
14	Ernest Bowman	8	Son	—	Indiana
15	Marion Bowman	4	Son	—	Indiana
16	Birk Gentry	38	Head	Bookkeeper	Indiana
17	Lena Q Gentry	39	Wife	—	Indiana
18	Howard Gentry	10	Son	—	Indiana
19	Lois Anna Gentry	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
20	Allen Gentry	5	Son	—	Indiana
21	Fred W Gentry	60	Head	Farmer	Indiana
22	Dora V Gentry	58	Wife	—	Indiana
23	Grant A Gentry	76	Head	Farmer	Indiana
24	Francis Gentry	34	Daughter	—	Indiana
25	Sam Drawery	22	Hired hand	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
26	James A Gentry THIS PERSON	74	Head	Farmer	Indiana
27	Welmer Gentry	41	Son	Farmer	Indiana
28	Lucille Gentry	33	Daughter-in-law	—	Kentucky
29	James R Gentry	11	Son	—	Indiana
30	Thomas Gentry	8	Son	—	Indiana
31	Allen Easton	81	Head	—	Kentucky
32	Audrey Haines	46	Head	Farmer	Indiana
33	Ruth Haines	45	Wife	—	Indiana
34	John B Haines	17	Son	—	Indiana
35	William Law	45	Head	Farm Laborer	Kentucky
36	Lola M Law	45	Wife	—	Indiana
37	Pauline Law	18	Daughter	House Keeper	Indiana
38	William H Law	15	Son	—	Indiana
39	Ollie Marie Law	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
40	Priscilla Law	7	Daughter	—	Indiana

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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.

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