John Richard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Lancaster-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this John Richard across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Lancaster-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Lancaster-County, Nebraska
Surname	Richard
Given Name	John C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Lincoln
1935 Residence (County)	Lancaster
Additional Details
Occupation	Milk Hauler
Industry	Milk Route
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Nebraska
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Milk Hauler
Township / Ward	Oak Election Precinct
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Richard	Head	—	38	~1902
Jerry Richard	Son	—	5	~1935
Raymond Richard	Son	—	13	~1927
Charles Richard	Son	—	16	~1924
Helen Richard	Daughter	—	3	~1937
James Richard	Son	—	14	~1926
George Richard	Son	—	9	~1931
Cora Richard	Spouse	—	37	~1903

Census Appearances

1930

Lancaster, Nebraska

Head, age 27

Lancaster, Nebraska · implied b. ~1903 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Richard
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	England
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Truck Driver
Industry	Commercial Trucking
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	12
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Lancaster-County, Nebraska

Head, age 38

Lancaster-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1902 — 8 household members

Surname	Richard
Given Name	John C
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Lincoln
1935 Residence (County)	Lancaster
Occupation	Milk Hauler
Industry	Milk Route
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	420
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Nebraska
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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John Richard

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · Nebraska

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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 — Lancaster-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02255-00671)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	George D Wright	70	Head	Farmer	Kansas
2	Ruby Wright	47	Wife	—	Scotland
3	Florence Wright	20	Daughter	—	Nebraska
4	Henry Hergenrader	52	Head	Farmer	Russia
5	Elizabeth Hergenrader	49	Wife	—	Russia
6	Harold D Hergenrader	12	Son	—	Nebraska
7	Anton Kana	49	Head	Farm Hand	Moravia
8	Cecilia Kana	40	Wife	—	Moravia
9	Mary Kana	13	Daughter	—	Nebraska
10	George Kana	12	Son	—	Nebraska
11	Lucille Kana	10	Daughter	—	Nebraska
12	Leland Wrattenburg	38	Head	Farmer	Illinois
13	Beulah Wrattenburg	40	Wife	—	Iowa
14	Doris Wrattenburg	16	Daughter	—	Nebraska
15	Gale Wrattenburg	13	Son	—	Nebraska
16	Millie Wrattenburg	64	Mother	—	Texas
17	John C Richard THIS PERSON	38	Head	Milk Hauler	Nebraska
18	Cora M Richard	37	Wife	—	Nebraska
19	Charles Richard	16	Son	—	Nebraska
20	James Richard	14	Son	—	Nebraska
21	Raymond Richard	13	Son	—	Nebraska
22	George Richard	9	Son	—	Nebraska
23	Jerry Richard	5	Son	—	Nebraska
24	Helen Richard	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
25	Cleon H Noble	42	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
26	Grace Noble	39	Wife	—	Nebraska
27	Cleon W Noble	14	Son	—	Nebraska
28	Henry Hergenrader	60	Head	Farmer	Russia
29	Mary Hergenrader	59	Wife	—	Russia
30	Jack Hergenrader	32	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
31	Henry Jr Hergenrader	22	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
32	John Hergenrader	84	Father	—	Russia
33	Winnie Hennessey	73	Head	—	Michigan
34	William Hennessey	38	Son	Farmer	Illinois
35	Edward Hennessey	33	Son	Farmer	Illinois
36	George Hornung	67	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
37	Mina Hornung	56	Wife	—	Nebraska
38	August Krefci	60	Head	Farmer	Moravia
39	Charlina Krefci	53	Wife	—	Nebraska
40	Rudolph Merrick	54	Hired Hand	Farmer	Nebraska

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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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