Joseph Burke — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dubois-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Burke across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dubois-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Victor & Dolphin — first a head (b.~1915), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 25 b. ~1915 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dubois-County, Indiana
Surname	Burke
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Huntingburg City
1935 Residence (County)	Dubois
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Furniture Fact
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	888
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Huntingburg City
Est. Birth Year	~1915

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 Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Marilyn Burke	Daughter	—		~1940
Joseph Burke	Head	—	25	~1915
Dorothy Burke	Spouse	—	19	~1921

Census Appearances

1920

Dubois, Indiana

Son, age 4

Dubois, Indiana · implied b. ~1916 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Birk
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	4
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Dubois, Indiana

Son, age 14

Dubois, Indiana · implied b. ~1916 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Birk
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Dubois-County, Indiana

Head, age 25

Dubois-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1915 — 3 household members

Surname	Burke
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Huntingburg City
1935 Residence (County)	Dubois
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Furniture Fact
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	888
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Victor Birk

b. ~1888

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Dolphin Birk

b. ~1893

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Joseph Burke

Head · 1940 · age 25 · b. ~1915 · Indiana

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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 — Dubois-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01039-00544)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	David Lee Junge	2	Son	—	Indiana
2	Chas. F. Martin	34	Head	Butter Maker	Indiana
3	Gladys M. Martin	27	Wife	—	Indiana
4	Homer Stillwell	37	Head	Machine Foreman	Indiana
5	Mabel Stillwell	37	Wife	—	Indiana
6	Melba Lee Stillwell	11	Daughter	—	Indiana
7	Joseph Fuchs	62	Head	Carpenter	Indiana
8	Ed A. Rickelman	67	Head	—	Indiana
9	Josie Rickelman	62	Wife	—	Indiana
10	S. A. Rucker	58	Head	Car Inspector	Kentucky
11	Rose Rucker	57	Wife	—	Kentucky
12	Walter Rucker	27	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
13	Lillian Rucker	26	Wife	—	Indiana
14	Gerald Rucker	2	Son	—	Indiana
15	Freeman Lewis	29	Head	Laborer	Indiana
16	Gertrude Lewis	24	Wife	—	Indiana
17	Frances M. Lewis	2	Daughter	—	Indiana
18	John S. Lewis	1	Son	—	Indiana
19	Henry A. Berger	34	Brother-in-law	Laborer	Indiana
20	Vernon Berger	21	Brother-in-law	Laborer	Indiana
21	Charles Berger	18	Brother-in-law	—	Indiana
22	Leo Luebbehusen	57	Head	Laborer	Indiana
23	Katherine Luebbehusen	49	Wife	—	Indiana
24	Agnes Brunner	27	Daughter	—	Indiana
25	Charles Brunner	5	Grand-son	—	Indiana
26	Ray Eldridge	35	Head	Section Hand	Indiana
27	Esther Eldridge	31	Wife	—	Indiana
28	Ronald Eldridge	14	Son	—	Indiana
29	Anita Eldridge	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
30	William Eldridge	9	Son	—	Indiana
31	George Sumner	73	Father-in-law	—	Indiana
32	John Plize	69	Step-father	—	Indiana
33	Joseph Burke THIS PERSON	25	Head	Laborer	Indiana
34	Dorothy Burke	19	Wife	—	Indiana
35	Marilyn Burke	0	Daughter	—	Indiana
36	Clinton Kemp	38	Head	Laborer	Indiana
37	Edith Kemp	34	Wife	—	Indiana
38	Mackie A. Kemp	15	Son	—	Indiana
39	Donald L. Kemp	9	Son	—	Indiana
40	Louis R. Kemp	8	Son	—	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

Joseph

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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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