Joseph Reynolds — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Ripley-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Joseph Reynolds across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Ripley-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Littleton — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Ripley-County, Indiana
Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Holton
1935 Residence (County)	Ripley
Additional Details
Occupation	Teaching
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	900
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Teaching
Township / Ward	Holton
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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Joseph	Age	Birth yr
Joseph Reynolds	Head	—	38	~1902
Frances Reynolds	Spouse	—	33	~1907
Paul Reynolds	Son	—	9	~1931

Census Appearances

1920

Ripley, Indiana

Son, age 18

Ripley, Indiana · implied b. ~1902

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Ripley, Indiana

Son, age 28

Ripley, Indiana · implied b. ~1902 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	Joseph S
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Grad School
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Ripley-County, Indiana

Head, age 38

Ripley-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1902 — 3 household members

Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	Joseph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Holton
1935 Residence (County)	Ripley
Occupation	Teaching
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	30
Income (1939)	900
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Littleton Reynolds

b. ~1855

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Joseph Reynolds

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · 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 — Ripley-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01090-00476)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clifford Tench	35	Head	Farming	Indiana
42	Bertha Tench	30	Wife	—	Indiana
43	John Tench	11	Son	—	Indiana
44	George Tench	9	Son	—	Indiana
45	George Henderson	65	Father-in-law	—	Indiana
46	Frances Henderson	53	Mother-in-law	—	Indiana
47	Lorrella Henderson	16	Daughter	—	Indiana
48	Joseph Reynolds THIS PERSON	38	Head	Teaching	Indiana
49	Frances Reynolds	33	Wife	—	Indiana
50	Paul Reynolds	9	Son	—	Indiana
51	Frank Blair	67	Head	Farming	Indiana
52	Ora Blair	65	Wife	—	Indiana
53	Frank Miller	33	Head	Farming	Indiana
54	Lucille Miller	31	Wife	—	Indiana
55	Susan Miller	5	Daughter	—	Indiana
56	Lawrence Miller	72	Head	Farming	Indiana
57	Eddie J. Miller	39	Son	Farming	Indiana
58	Teara Miller	28	Daughter-in-law	—	Kentucky
59	Nora L. Miller	4	Daughter	—	Indiana
60	Ruth J. Miller	3	Daughter	—	Indiana
61	Sallie A. Miller	1	Grand Daughter	—	Indiana
62	John Pence	50	Head	Laborer	Ohio
63	Margaret Pence	40	Wife	—	Kentucky
64	Russell Pence	18	Son	Laborer	Indiana
65	Robert Pence	9	Son	—	Indiana
66	William Pence	4	Son	—	Indiana
67	Durward Adkins	33	Head	Farming	Indiana
68	Leana Adkins	30	Wife	—	Indiana
69	Ray Adkins	13	Son	—	Indiana
70	Ruth Adkins	10	Daughter	—	Indiana
71	Melba Adkins	4	Daughter	—	Indiana
72	Charles Adkins	2	Son	—	Indiana
73	Helmer Rea	39	Head	Farming	Indiana
74	Sherie Rea	40	Wife	—	Indiana
75	George Pratt	51	Father-in-law	Farming	Indiana
76	Dale Dawney	26	Head	Farming	Indiana
77	Erna Dawney	26	Wife	—	Indiana
78	Thomas Dawney	3	Son	—	Indiana
79	Dawney	0	Daughter	—	Indiana
80	Merriett Stevens	67	Head	—	Indiana

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Gen 1 · 1 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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