John Payne — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Spencer-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this John Payne across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Spencer-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1880), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 60 b. ~1880 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Spencer-County, Indiana
Surname	Payne
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Gentryville town
1935 Residence (County)	Spencer
Additional Details
Occupation	Labourer
Industry	road construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	365
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Labourer
Township / Ward	Gentryville Town
Est. Birth Year	~1880

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 John	Age	Birth yr
Anna Payne	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Nola Payne	Daughter	—	13	~1927
John Payne	Head	—	60	~1880
John Payne	Son	—	17	~1923
B Payne	Son	—	15	~1925
Minnie Payne	Spouse	—	55	~1885

Census Appearances

1920

Spencer, Indiana

Head, age 40

Spencer, Indiana · implied b. ~1880 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Payne
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Spencer, Indiana

Head, age 50

Spencer, Indiana · implied b. ~1880 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Payne
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen. Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Spencer-County, Indiana

Head, age 60

Spencer-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

Surname	Payne
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	60
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Gentryville town
1935 Residence (County)	Spencer
Occupation	Labourer
Industry	road construction
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	35
Income (1939)	365
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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John Payne

Head · 1940 · age 60 · b. ~1880 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01095-00269)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	John S Payne THIS PERSON	60	Head	Labourer	Indiana
2	Minnie Payne	55	Wife	—	Indiana
3	Anna May Payne	18	Daughter	—	Indiana
4	John B Payne	17	Son	—	Indiana
5	B Edgar Payne	15	Son	—	Indiana
6	Nola C Payne	13	Daughter	—	Indiana
7	John X Hanaway	54	Head	Laborer	Indiana
8	Genevie Hanaway	30	Wife	Cutter	Indiana
9	Wandlee Hanaway	9	Daughter	—	Indiana
10	John B Hanaway	4	Son	—	Indiana
11	John B Zella	62	Head	Laborer	Indiana
12	Alice Zella	61	Wife	—	Indiana
13	Jake S Casper	32	Head	Laborer	Indiana
14	Bertha M Casper	19	Wife	—	Indiana
15	Jakob M Casper	1	Son	—	Indiana
16	John F Glemmer	78	Head	Barber	Indiana
17	Minnie E Glemmer	65	Wife	—	Indiana
18	James W Powell	52	Head	Laborer	Indiana
19	Bessie A Powell	49	Wife	—	Indiana
20	Charles L Powell	22	Son	Laborer	Indiana
21	Barney Gates	57	Head	Laborer	Indiana
22	Albert A Gates	21	Son	Carpent	Indiana
23	Adrian L Gates	18	Son	Laborer	Indiana
24	Norman L Gates	16	Son	—	Indiana
25	Dareld L Gates	13	Son	—	Indiana
26	Ollie H Gates	11	Son	—	Indiana
27	Emmett E Gates	8	Son	—	Indiana
28	Dellira L Johnson	69	Head	Laborer	Indiana
29	Mamie Johnson	65	Wife	—	Indiana
30	Cecil Johnson	28	Son	—	Indiana
31	James J Johnson	4	Grand Son	—	Kentucky
32	Benie J Johnson	3	Grand Son	—	Indiana
33	Charles Lake	77	Head	Laborer	Indiana
34	Glenn John Lake	63	Son	Laborer	Indiana
35	William Dugar	49	Head	Laborer	Indiana
36	Bertha Dugar	36	Wife	—	Indiana
37	Albert W Dugar	15	Son	—	Indiana
38	Charles H Dugar	8	Son	—	Indiana
39	Violet L Dugar	3	Daughter	—	Indiana
40	Robert L Dugar	1	Son	—	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.

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