John Dunlap — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wexford-County, Michigan

Our Model Tree links this John Dunlap across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wexford-County, Michigan (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 7-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wexford-County, Michigan
Surname	Dunlap
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Colfax Township
1935 Residence (County)	Wexford
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	4
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	Colfax Township
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Arthur Dunlap	Son	—	45	~1895
Josephine Dunlap	Spouse	—	66	~1874
Thomas Prenger	Other	—	32	~1908
Alta Dunlap	Other	—	39	~1901
Dewight Dunlap	Other	—	10	~1930
John Dunlap	Head	—	74	~1866
Wendell Dunlap	Other	—	6	~1934

Census Appearances

1920

Wexford, Michigan

Head, age 53

Wexford, Michigan · implied b. ~1867 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Dunlap
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen'l Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Wexford, Michigan

Head, age 65

Wexford, Michigan · implied b. ~1865 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Dunlap
Given Name	John A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	65
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	36
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Genl Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Wexford-County, Michigan

Head, age 74

Wexford-County, Michigan · implied b. ~1866 — 7 household members

Surname	Dunlap
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Colfax Township
1935 Residence (County)	Wexford
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	4
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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John Dunlap

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Wexford-County, Michigan Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01838-00364)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Louise Gregg	54	Wife	—	Michigan
2	Jason Purdy	35	Head	Truck Driver	Michigan
3	Vera Purdy	32	Wife	—	Michigan
4	Norma Purdy	13	Daughter	—	Michigan
5	Luana Purdy	11	Daughter	—	Michigan
6	Bruce Purdy	10	Son	—	Michigan
7	Anna Purdy	6	Daughter	—	Michigan
8	Donald Purdy	4	Son	—	Michigan
9	Kay Purdy	0	Daughter	—	Michigan
10	Harvey Steffens	71	Head	Farmer	Michigan
11	Sarah A. Steffens	66	Wife	—	Ohio
12	John Roth	60	Head	Farmer	Ohio
13	Irene Roth	48	Wife	—	Michigan
14	William B. Fox	7	Nephew	—	Michigan
15	Arthur Fox	3	Nephew	—	Alaska
16	Earl Houser	49	Head	Farmer	Michigan
17	Esta Houser	33	Wife	—	Michigan
18	Norma Jean Lutterman	13	Granddaughter	—	Illinois
19	Carl Eugene Lutterman	10	Grandson	—	Michigan
20	Alfred Culver	57	Head	Farmer	Ohio
21	Mae Culver	55	Wife	—	Ohio
22	Bert Howe	62	Head	Farmer	Michigan
23	Estella Howe	54	Wife	—	Michigan
24	Edward Howe	27	Son	Farmer	Michigan
25	Roland Howe	16	Son	—	Michigan
26	John Dunlap THIS PERSON	74	Head	Farmer	Indiana
27	Josephine Dunlap	66	Wife	—	Indiana
28	Arthur Ivan Dunlap	45	Son	Farmer	Indiana
29	Alta Dunlap	39	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
30	Dewight Dunlap	10	Grandson	Machinist	Michigan
31	Wendell Ivan Dunlap	6	Grandson	Farmer	Michigan
32	Thomas Prenger	32	Laborer	Machinist	Michigan
33	Walter Herdning	36	Head	Farmer	Michigan
34	Caroline Herdning	29	Wife	—	Michigan
35	Milan Herdning	9	Son	—	Michigan
36	Wallace Herdning	6	Son	—	Michigan
37	Rose Herdning	5	Daughter	—	Michigan
38	Lola Elaine Herdning	1	Daughter	—	Michigan
39	William Herdning	0	Son	—	Michigan
40	Morris Thiebaut	30	Head	Farmer	Michigan

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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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