Richard Parker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orleans-County, Louisiana

Our Model Tree links this Richard Parker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orleans-County, Louisiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1909), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 31 b. ~1909 Male Head Born: Louisiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orleans-County, Louisiana
Surname	Parker
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans
Additional Details
Occupation	Helper
Industry	New Orleans Public Service
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	20
Income (1939)	610
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana
Occupation	Helper
Township / Ward	New Orleans City
Est. Birth Year	~1909

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 Richard	Age	Birth yr
May Parker	Spouse	—	27	~1913
Arnold Parker	Son	—	9	~1931
Sherwood Parker	Son	—	10	~1930
Richard Parker	Head	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 12

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1908 — 50 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Richard Jr
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1930

Orleans, Louisiana

Other, age 21

Orleans, Louisiana · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Grandson
Sex	M
Color / Race	Black
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Louisiana
Father's Birthplace	Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace	Louisiana
Occupation	Porter
Industry	Grocery
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

1940

Orleans-County, Louisiana

Head, age 31

Orleans-County, Louisiana · implied b. ~1909 — 4 household members

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Richard
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Louisiana
1935 Residence (City)	New Orleans City
1935 Residence (County)	Orleans
Occupation	Helper
Industry	New Orleans Public Service
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	20
Income (1939)	610
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Louisiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	louisiana

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Richard Parker

Head · 1940 · age 31 · b. ~1909 · Louisiana

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1940 US Federal Census — Orleans-County, Louisiana Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01427-00260)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	August E. Furtado	26	Head	Semi-Skilled Helper	Louisiana
42	May F. Furtado	31	Wife	—	Louisiana
43	Joseph W. Schmolke	21	Head	Rougher-One	Louisiana
44	Daisy Schmolke	20	Wife	Demonstrator	Louisiana
45	Mariah Burt	58	Mother-in-law	—	Louisiana
46	Richard Parker THIS PERSON	31	Head	Helper	Louisiana
47	May Parker	27	Wife	—	Louisiana
48	Sherwood A. Parker	10	Son	—	Louisiana
49	Arnold R. Parker	9	Son	—	Louisiana
50	John J. Jr. Guercans	31	Head	Painter	Louisiana
51	Alice Guercans	22	Wife	—	Louisiana
52	Mary A. Guercans	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
53	Anthony P. Laturade	32	Head	Carrier	Louisiana
54	Pearl M. Laturade	27	Wife	—	Louisiana
55	Shirley M. Laturade	5	Daughter	—	Louisiana
56	Anthony Jr. Laturade	0	Son	—	Louisiana
58	Leonel Washington	29	Head	Janitor	Louisiana
59	Alberta Washington	28	Wife	—	Louisiana
60	Cecile Washington	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
61	Charles P. Turner	51	Head	Carpenter	Louisiana
62	Eliza Turner	52	Wife	—	Louisiana
63	Mary Louise Turner	15	Granddaughter	—	Louisiana
64	Samuel Howard	32	Head	Barber	Louisiana
65	Hilda Howard	33	Wife	—	Louisiana
66	Mabel Howard	12	Daughter	—	Louisiana
67	Doris Howard	11	Daughter	—	Louisiana
68	Frank Cuccia	37	Head	Clerk	Louisiana
69	Rose Cuccia	33	Wife	—	Louisiana
70	Antoinette Cigna	17	Niece	—	Louisiana
71	George Blair	48	Head	Carpenter	Louisiana
72	Mary Blair	42	Wife	—	Louisiana
73	Herbert Blair	23	Son	Carpenter Helper	Louisiana
74	Sylvia Blair	16	Daughter	—	Louisiana
75	George Jr. Blair	13	Son	—	Louisiana
76	William Blair	11	Son	—	Louisiana
77	Margaret Blair	10	Daughter	—	Louisiana
78	James Blair	7	Son	—	Louisiana
79	Bernard Blair	3	Son	—	Louisiana
80	Raymond Blair	1	Son	—	Louisiana

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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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