Ralph Taylor — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Franklin-County, Illinois

Our Model Tree links this Ralph Taylor across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Franklin-County, Illinois (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Henry & Ruth — first a head (b.~1914), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Franklin-County, Illinois
Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Additional Details
Occupation	30
Industry	Wireman
Class of Worker	Elect. Co.
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	30
Township / Ward	Northern Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Ralph	Age	Birth yr
Larry Taylor	Son	—	1	~1939
Ralph Taylor	Head	—	26	~1914
Donald Taylor	Son	—	4	~1936
Altha Taylor	Spouse	—	22	~1918

Census Appearances

1920

Franklin, Illinois

Son, age 6

Franklin, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Franklin, Illinois

Son, age 16

Franklin, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Franklin-County, Illinois

Head, age 26

Franklin-County, Illinois · implied b. ~1914 — 4 household members

Surname	Taylor
Given Name	Ralph
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (County)	Franklin
Occupation	30
Industry	Wireman
Class of Worker	Elect. Co.
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Henry Taylor

b. ~1892

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Ruth Taylor

b. ~1893

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Ralph Taylor

Head · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · Illinois

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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 — Franklin-County, Illinois Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00804-00322)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Daughter Poma	None	F	—	—
42	Townes H. Stewart	74	Head	—	Illinois
43	Daughter Hennis	None	F	House Work	—
44	Sally Canfield	10	G-Daughter	—	Illinois
45	Tom V. Stewart	38	Head	60	Illinois
46	Dorothy Stewart	29	Wife	—	Illinois
47	Lucian Flink	28	Head	40	Illinois
48	Mae F. Flink	18	Wife	—	Illinois
49	Rodney Flink	2	Son	—	Illinois
50	Larry Flink	1	Son	—	Illinois
51	Shalom Ingram	60	Head	60	Illinois
52	Netta M. Ingram	54	Wife	—	Michigan
53	Earl Ingram	27	Son	—	Illinois
54	Chas. Pierce	57	Head	60	Illinois
55	Lena Pierce	54	Wife	—	Illinois
56	Sam S. Webb	61	Head	60	Illinois
57	Florence S. Webb	57	Wife	—	Illinois
58	Hugh S. Willis	69	Head	60	Illinois
59	Minnie L. Willis	67	Wife	—	Illinois
60	Joe L. Willis	38	Head	60	Illinois
61	Erma M. Willis	18	Daughter	16	Illinois
62	Donald L. Willis	11	Son	—	Illinois
63	Jack Kittenman	41	Head	60	Illinois
64	Mable Kittenman	37	Wife	—	Illinois
65	Paul F. Kittenman	15	Son	16	Illinois
66	Martha J. Kittenman	7	Daughter	—	Illinois
67	Vernor Hood	38	Head	60	Illinois
68	Gene W. Hood	16	Son	—	Illinois
69	Joe V. Hood	12	Son	—	Illinois
70	Brady Robertson	29	Head	60	Illinois
71	Josephine Robertson	23	Wife	—	Illinois
72	Billie F. Robertson	6	Son	—	Illinois
73	Marian Robertson	3	Daughter	—	Illinois
74	Ralph Taylor THIS PERSON	26	Head	30	Illinois
75	Altha Taylor	22	Wife	—	Mississippi
76	Donald R. Taylor	4	Son	—	Illinois
77	Larry P. Taylor	1	Son	—	Illinois
78	Lewis M. Payne	71	Head	—	Illinois
79	Ollie Payne	60	Wife	—	Illinois
80	Francis I. Payne	24	Son	12	Illinois

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Pedigree Summary

Ralph

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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