John Orr — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Johnson-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this John Orr across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Johnson-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1903), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 37 b. ~1903 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Johnson-County, Indiana
Surname	Orr
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Union Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Johnson
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Union Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1903

Household Members

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Dean Orr	Son	—	15	~1925
Frank Orr	Son	—	7	~1933
Russell Orr	Son	—	9	~1931
Dorothy Orr	Spouse	—	34	~1906
Fayne Orr	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Verna Orr	Son	—	13	~1927
John Orr	Head	—	37	~1903
Wayne Orr	Son	—	6	~1934

Census Appearances

1930

Johnson, Indiana

Head, age 27

Johnson, Indiana · implied b. ~1903 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Orr
Given Name	John L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Johnson-County, Indiana

Head, age 37

Johnson-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1903 — 8 household members

Surname	Orr
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	37
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Union Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Johnson
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	452
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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John Orr

Head · 1940 · age 37 · b. ~1903 · Indiana

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Johnson-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01059-00551)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Geneva Vandiver	36	Head	—	Indiana
2	U. G. Straley	69	Head	—	Indiana
3	Ollie Straley	63	Wife	—	Indiana
4	Eugene Straley	19	Son	—	Indiana
5	Howard Canary	53	Head	Farmer	Indiana
6	Hazel Canary	52	Wife	—	Indiana
7	Robert Canary	19	Son	Laborer	Indiana
8	L. Ben Paris	46	Head	Farmer	Indiana
9	Mabel Paris	49	Wife	—	Indiana
10	Lawrence Paris	22	Son	Laborer	Indiana
11	Eugene Paris	16	Son	—	Indiana
12	Ruth Paris	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
13	Joe Paris	5	Son	—	Indiana
14	T. James Ragsdale	91	Cousin	—	Indiana
15	John Orr THIS PERSON	37	Head	Farmer	Indiana
16	Dorothy Orr	34	Wife	—	Indiana
17	Dean Orr	15	Son	—	Indiana
18	Verna Orr	13	Son	—	Ohio
19	Fayne Orr	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
20	Russell Orr	9	Son	—	Indiana
21	Frank Orr	7	Son	—	Indiana
22	Wayne Orr	6	Son	—	Indiana
23	Silas Merriman	68	Head	—	Indiana
24	Lizie Merriman	67	Wife	—	Indiana
25	Gordon Hemphill	48	Head	Farmer	Indiana
26	Grace Hemphill	50	Wife	—	Indiana
27	Albert Flake	16	Servant	Laborer	Indiana
28	Byron Kooms	40	Head	Operator	Indiana
29	Iva Kooms	37	Wife	—	Indiana
30	Earl Kooms	18	Son	Laborer	Indiana
31	I. Mary Kooms	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
32	Marjorie Kooms	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
33	Sam Q. Wells	58	Head	Operator	Indiana
34	L. Pinkie Wells	62	Wife	—	Indiana
35	F. Raymond Wells	19	Son	Operator	Indiana
36	C. F. Wulf	75	Head	Farmer	Indiana
37	Frances Wulf	67	Wife	—	Indiana
38	Vrona Wulf	42	Daughter	—	Indiana
39	Charley Vandiver	64	Servant	Laborer	Indiana
40	Minnie Eccles	70	Head	—	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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