John Fisher — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Carroll-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this John Fisher across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Carroll-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1874), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1874 Male Head Born: Virginia Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Carroll-County, Indiana
Surname	Fisher
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Madison Township
1935 Residence (County)	Carroll
Additional Details
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia
Township / Ward	Madison Township
Est. Birth Year	~1874

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 John	Age	Birth yr
Fannie Fisher	Daughter	—	39	~1901
Rova Fisher	Daughter	—	34	~1906
John Fisher	Head	—	66	~1874
Ira Fisher	Son	—	32	~1908
Lula Fisher	Spouse	—	66	~1874

Census Appearances

1920

Carroll, Indiana

Head, age 48

Carroll, Indiana · implied b. ~1872 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1930

Carroll, Indiana

Head, age 56

Carroll, Indiana · implied b. ~1874 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	56
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Virginia
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

1940

Carroll-County, Indiana

Head, age 66

Carroll-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1874 — 5 household members

Surname	Fisher
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Virginia
1935 Residence (City)	Madison Township
1935 Residence (County)	Carroll
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Virginia
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	virginia

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John Fisher

Head · 1940 · age 66 · b. ~1874 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01029-00321)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Elda Pearson	40	Head	Laborer	Indiana
2	Ruth Pearson	40	Wife	—	Indiana
3	Francis Pearson	15	Son	—	Indiana
4	Mary Pearson	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
5	Vivian Pearson	2	Daughter	—	Indiana
6	Jacob Janz	46	Head	Moulder	Poland
7	Wilhelmina Janz	45	Wife	—	Poland
8	William Janz	20	Son	Moulder	Ohio
9	Jacob Janz	15	Son	—	Ohio
10	William Martin	66	Head	Farmer	Indiana
11	Grace Martin	67	Wife	—	Indiana
12	Walter Leslie	60	Hired hand	Laborer	Indiana
13	Clarence Wiese	32	Head	Farmer	Indiana
14	Doris Wiese	28	Wife	—	Indiana
15	Gloria Sue Wiese	2	Daughter	—	Indiana
16	Laurel Hanaway	35	Head	Farmer	Indiana
17	Marianne Hanaway	33	Wife	—	Indiana
18	Elnora Jean Hanaway	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
19	William Ruffing	50	Head	Farmer	Indiana
20	Jannie Ruffing	47	Wife	—	Indiana
21	John Nichter	73	Head	—	Indiana
22	Katie Nichter	74	Wife	—	Indiana
23	Leonard Nichter	36	Son	Farmer	Indiana
24	Hilary Nichter	34	Son	Farmer	Indiana
25	Charles Williams	51	Head	Farmer	Indiana
26	Nellie Williams	50	Wife	—	Indiana
27	John H. Fisher THIS PERSON	66	Head	—	Virginia
28	Lula Fisher	66	Wife	—	Virginia
29	Fannie Fisher	39	Daughter	Maid	Indiana
30	Rova Fisher	34	Daughter	Maid	Indiana
31	Ira Fisher	32	Son	Farm	Indiana
32	Ada Guntrain	59	Head	—	Indiana
33	Mavis King	15	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
34	Wilma King	6	Granddaughter	—	Indiana
35	John Rohrbaugh	50	Head	Farmer	Indiana
36	Susie Rohrbaugh	34	Wife	—	South Carolina
37	Dora Evelyn Rohrbaugh	12	Step-daughter	—	South Carolina
38	Isabelle Rohrbaugh	82	Mother	—	Indiana
39	Glenn Calvert	38	Head	Foreman	Indiana
40	Mary Calvert	31	Wife	—	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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