Paul Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Perry-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Paul Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Perry-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1873), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 67 b. ~1873 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Perry-County, Indiana
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Paul S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Perry
Additional Details
Occupation	operator
Industry	gen. farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Tobin Township
Est. Birth Year	~1873

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Paul	Age	Birth yr
Pauline Schmidt	Daughter	—	26	~1914
Clara Schmidt	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Evalyn Schmidt	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Paul Schmidt	Head	—	67	~1873
Katherine Schmidt	Spouse	—	61	~1879

Census Appearances

1920

Perry, Indiana

Head, age 47

Perry, Indiana · implied b. ~1873 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Paul G
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Perry, Indiana

Head, age 57

Perry, Indiana · implied b. ~1873 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Paul P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Perry-County, Indiana

Head, age 67

Perry-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1873 — 5 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	Paul S.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	67
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Perry
Occupation	operator
Industry	gen. farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Paul Schmidt

Head · 1940 · age 67 · b. ~1873 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01084-00696)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Sidney Bryant	5	Grandson	—	Indiana
42	Minor Jr. Bryant	3	Son	—	Indiana
43	William Perry	66	Head	—	Indiana
44	Peter W. Sampley	70	Head	—	Indiana
45	Elizabeth Sampley	75	Wife	—	Indiana
46	Gustav Haulig	66	Head	Operator	Germany
47	Anne Haulig	65	Wife	—	Indiana
48	Charles Fuchs	23	Head	Operator	Indiana
49	Anna Fuchs	22	Wife	—	Ohio
50	Charles Edward Fuchs	2	Son	—	Indiana
51	Paul S. Schmidt THIS PERSON	67	Head	Operator	Indiana
52	Katherine Elizabeth Schmidt	61	Wife	—	Indiana
53	Pauline R. Schmidt	26	Daughter	Finisher	Indiana
54	Evalyn R. Schmidt	22	Daughter	Off. Millroom	Indiana
55	Clara E. Schmidt	16	Daughter	—	Indiana
56	Casper Anderson	39	Head	Ditcher Crewman	Indiana
57	Minnie Anderson	26	Wife	School Teacher	Indiana
58	Gary Lee Anderson	3	Son	—	Indiana
59	James Little	62	Head	Operator	Indiana
60	Amzia Little	58	Wife	—	Illinois
61	Mildred Little	20	Daughter	Housekeeper	Indiana
62	Raymond Little	15	Son	—	Indiana
63	Maggie Schmidt	69	Head	—	Indiana
64	August Schmidt	34	Son	Clerk Stockroom	Indiana
65	Hugh Sherman	57	Head	Operator	Kentucky
66	Addie Sherman	42	Wife	—	Kentucky
67	Eugene Badger	22	Head	Looper	Indiana
68	Katie Bell Badger	19	Wife	—	Indiana
69	Grace Hicks	33	Head	—	Illinois
70	Otho Hicks	18	Son	Janitor Assistant	Michigan
71	Loren Hicks	10	Son	—	Indiana
72	Marvin Hicks	9	Son	—	Indiana
73	Johnny Gal Hicks	6	Son	—	Indiana
74	John A. Schmidt	77	Head	—	Indiana
75	Alvine Schmidt	43	Son	Operator	Indiana
76	Norine Schmidt	39	Daughter-in-law	—	Indiana
77	Alvin J. Schmidt	7	Grandson	—	Indiana
78	John Aichelman	66	Head	Operator	New Jersey
79	Frank Sibert	69	Head	Operator	Indiana
80	Lena Sibert	68	Wife	—	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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