John Kirk — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lancaster-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this John Kirk across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lancaster-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Fred & Ora — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lancaster-County, Nebraska
Surname	Kirk
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Lincoln City
1935 Residence (County)	Lancaster
Additional Details
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Railroad Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	266
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Clerk
Township / Ward	Lincoln City
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Kirk	Head	—	28	~1912
Fred Kirk	Son	—	2	~1938
Mabel Kirk	Spouse	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Lancaster, Nebraska

Son, age 8

Lancaster, Nebraska · implied b. ~1912 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Kirk
Given Name	John O
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	8
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Occupation	none
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Lancaster, Nebraska

Son, age 18

Lancaster, Nebraska · implied b. ~1912

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Kirk
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Lancaster-County, Nebraska

Head, age 28

Lancaster-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1912 — 3 household members

Surname	Kirk
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Lincoln City
1935 Residence (County)	Lancaster
Occupation	Clerk
Industry	Railroad Co
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	266
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Fred Kirk

b. ~1887

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Ora Kirk

b. ~1887

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Kirk

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · Nebraska

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Lancaster-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02255-00037)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Harry Bigelow	51	Head	Cement Finisher	Ohio
2	Catherine Bigelow	39	Wife	—	Nebraska
3	Ullie Schroyer	73	Head	—	Nebraska
4	Le Moine Schroyer	24	Grandson	Carpenter	Nebraska
5	Philomena Behrens	64	Head	—	Nebraska
6	—	None	—	—	—
7	James J. Knight	47	Head	Salesman	Kansas
8	Eva Knight	48	Wife	—	Kansas
9	Eloise Knight	14	Daughter	—	Nebraska
10	Shirley Knight	11	Daughter	—	Nebraska
11	James E. Tracy	54	Head	Junior Clerk	Kansas
12	Edith Tracy	52	Wife	—	Kansas
13	Paul Tracy	14	Son	—	Nebraska
14	Merle Reed	34	Head	Auto Mechanic	Nebraska
15	Rose Reed	33	Wife	—	Nebraska
16	Herbert Reed	8	Son	—	Nebraska
17	Pauline Reed	6	Daughter	—	Nebraska
18	I. J. Robinson	77	Head	Retired	Illinois
19	Minnie Robinson	73	Wife	—	Illinois
20	Nelson P. Terrell	67	Head	Supervisor	Iowa
21	Nellie E. Terrell	53	Wife	—	Nebraska
22	—	None	—	—	—
23	Earl A. Wilson	52	Head	Taxi Driver	Indiana
24	Sadie Wilson	48	Wife	—	Kansas
25	Herman R. Morden	43	Head	Engineer	Nebraska
26	Ruth Morden	39	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Harold Morden	9	Son	—	Nebraska
28	George H. Taylor	54	Head	Carpenter	Nebraska
29	Pearl Taylor	49	Wife	—	So Dakota
30	Art Kirk	54	Head	Night Clerk	Nebraska
31	Ira M. Kirk	54	Wife	—	Nebraska
32	John Kirk THIS PERSON	28	Head	Clerk	Nebraska
33	Mabel Kirk	21	Wife	—	Nebraska
34	Fred Kirk	2	Son	—	Nebraska
35	Alfred Race	31	Head	Auto Mechanic	Canada French
36	Le Neve Race	29	Wife	—	Nebraska
37	Marvin Race	9	Son	—	Nebraska
38	Beverly Race	5	Daughter	—	Nebraska
39	Barbara Race	4	Daughter	—	Nebraska
40	Elwood Lehr	43	Head	Carpenter	Oklahoma

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Gen 1 · 2 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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