Robert Ray — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Greene-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Robert Ray across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Greene-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Riley & Lillie — first a son (b.~1916), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 24 b. ~1916 Male Son Born: Indiana Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Greene-County, Indiana
Surname	Ray
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Center Township
1935 Residence (County)	Greene
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Stone Quarry
Class of Worker	GW
Income (1939)	524
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Center Township
Est. Birth Year	~1916

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 Robert	Age	Birth yr
Lillie Ray	Head	—	60	~1880
Frank Ray	Son	—	21	~1919
Robert Ray	Son	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Greene, Indiana

Son, age 4

Greene, Indiana · implied b. ~1916 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ray
Given Name	Robert
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

Greene, Indiana

Son, age 14

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

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ray
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	14
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Greene-County, Indiana

Son, age 24

Greene-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1916 — 3 household members

Surname	Ray
Given Name	Robert
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Center Township
1935 Residence (County)	Greene
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Stone Quarry
Class of Worker	GW
Income (1939)	524
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 Robert Ray across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Riley Ray (~0.92 confidence) and mother Lillie Ray (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Riley Ray

b. ~1870

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lillie Ray

b. ~1879

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Robert Ray

Son · 1940 · age 24 · b. ~1916 · Indiana

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Sibling

Frank Ray

Sibling · 1940 · age 21

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Greene-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01049-00062)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Mary Ray	83	mother	—	Indiana
2	Lillie Ray	60	Head	—	Indiana
3	Robert Ray THIS PERSON	24	Son	Laborer	Indiana
4	Frank Ray	21	Son	Farmer	Indiana
5	Thomas Anderson	36	Head	Contractor	Indiana
6	Beatrice Anderson	36	Wife	—	Indiana
7	Vernon Anderson	16	Son	—	Indiana
8	Vannie Anderson	14	Son	—	Indiana
9	Robert D. Anderson	12	Son	—	Indiana
10	Beatrice L. Anderson	6	Daughter	—	Indiana
11	Garney Anderson	5	Son	—	Indiana
12	Walter Anderson	51	Head	Farmer	Indiana
13	Mandy Anderson	52	Wife	—	Indiana
14	George W. Anderson	12	Son	—	Indiana
15	John Bough	56	Head	Farmer	Indiana
16	Stella Bough	49	Wife	—	Indiana
17	Glen Bough	22	Son	Farmer	Indiana
18	Richard Bough	18	Son	Farmer	Indiana
19	Wesley Minks	61	Head	—	Indiana
20	Bertha Linthicum	61	Head	—	Indiana
21	Anna Ray	72	Head	—	Indiana
22	Linden Linthicum	58	Head	Farmer	Indiana
23	George R. Glover	22	Head	Farmer	Indiana
24	Helen Glover	20	Wife	—	Indiana
25	Virgil Glover	12	Son	—	Indiana
26	Carl Henson	66	Head	Farmer	Indiana
27	Tona Henson	48	Wife	—	Indiana
28	Gerald Henson	27	Son	Laborer	Indiana
29	Tony James	52	Head	School Bus Driver	Macedonia
30	Golda James	45	Wife	—	Indiana
31	Russell James	18	Son	Farm Laborer	Indiana
32	Anna James	9	Daughter	—	Indiana
33	Elda Anderson	69	Head	—	Indiana
34	Charles Hanson	46	Head	Farmer	Indiana
35	Verna Hanson	38	Wife	—	Indiana
36	Grace Hanson	19	Daughter	Housework	Indiana
37	Forest Hanson	18	Son	Farmer	Indiana
38	Thelma Hanson	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
39	James Hanson	13	Son	—	Indiana
40	John Hanson	10	Son	—	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

Robert + 1 sibling

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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