James Ray — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Scott-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this James Ray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Scott-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Robert — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Scott-County, Indiana
Surname	Ray
Given Name	James B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Scottsburg town
1935 Residence (County)	Scott
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	13
Highest Grade	No 4-30
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Scottsburg Town
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Martha Ray	Daughter	—	16	~1924
James Ray	Head	—	50	~1890
Robert Ray	Other	—	74	~1866
James Ray	Son	—	12	~1928
James Ray	Son	—	14	~1926
Ruby Ray	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Scott, Indiana

Son, age 30

Scott, Indiana · implied b. ~1890 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ray
Given Name	James B
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Civil Service
Industry	Railway mail clerk
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Scott, Indiana

Head, age 40

Scott, Indiana · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ray
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	31
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Agriculture
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	Un
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Scott-County, Indiana

Head, age 50

Scott-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1890 — 6 household members

Surname	Ray
Given Name	James B.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Scottsburg town
1935 Residence (County)	Scott
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	13
Highest Grade	No 4-30
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Robert Ray

b. ~1856

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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Anchor record

James Ray

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · Indiana

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Original Census Page

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01094-00241)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Jas. L. Smith	77	Head	—	Indiana
42	Floyd A. Murphy	45	Head	Farmer	Indiana
43	Daisy Murphy	41	Wife	—	Indiana
44	William Murphy	10	Son	—	Indiana
45	William E. Abbott	25	Head	Time Keeper	Indiana
46	Clara Abbott	24	Wife	—	Indiana
47	W. A. Calvert	59	Head	Barber	Illinois
48	Grace Calvert	50	Wife	—	Indiana
49	Alvin Bishop	30	Head	Auto Mechanic	Indiana
50	Dorothy Bishop	24	Wife	—	Indiana
51	Ronald Bishop	2	Son	—	Indiana
52	Gerald Bishop	1	Son	—	Indiana
53	Melvina Faris	81	Head	—	Indiana
54	Alshire Faris	61	Daughter	—	Indiana
55	Herman Faris	47	Son	—	Indiana
56	Paul Faris	42	Son	Laborer	Indiana
57	Ida Blume	71	Head	—	Indiana
58	Darnold M. Cravens	53	Son-in-law	Night Marshal	Indiana
59	Emma B. Cravens	50	Daughter	—	Kentucky
60	Jerry Lemaster	56	Head	Laborer	Indiana
61	Adina A. Lemaster	56	Wife	Seamstress	Indiana
62	Ellsworth Lemaster	15	Son	—	Indiana
63	Charles Lemaster	13	Son	—	Indiana
64	Raymond Comer	23	Head	Machinist	Illinois
65	Lelia Comer	22	Wife	Junior Typist	Colorado
66	James B. Ray THIS PERSON	50	Head	Farmer	Indiana
67	Ruby Ray	45	Wife	—	Indiana
68	Martha Ann Ray	16	Daughter	—	Indiana
69	James Ette Ray	14	Son	—	Indiana
70	James Boyd Ray	12	Son	—	Indiana
71	Robert Ray	74	Brother	—	Indiana
72	Thos. L. Bush	43	Head	Pastor	Indiana
73	Irene Bush	44	Wife	—	Indiana
74	Ruth Jane Bush	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
75	Thos. L. Jr. Bush	11	Son	—	Indiana
76	Florence Polk	72	Head	Teacher	Indiana
77	Mabel Polk	34	Daughter	—	Indiana
78	Bertha Mccreary	38	Head	Seamstress	Indiana
79	Albert Hopwood	31	Head	Box Stacker	Indiana
80	Naomi Hopwood	29	Wife	—	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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