Samuel Baker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Shawnee-County, Kansas

Our Model Tree links this Samuel Baker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Shawnee-County, Kansas (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Samuel & Maggie — first a head (b.~1909), then head of a 3-person household.

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

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Shawnee-County, Kansas
Surname	Baker
Given Name	Samuel P. Jr.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Topeka City
1935 Residence (County)	Shawnee
Additional Details
Occupation	clerk
Industry	Treasurers Dept. City Hall
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	1740
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas
Occupation	Clerk
Township / Ward	Topeka 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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Samuel	Age	Birth yr
Samuel Baker	Head	—	31	~1909
Gladys Baker	Spouse	—	24	~1916
Linda Baker	Daughter	—	3	~1937

Census Appearances

1920

Shawnee, Kansas

Son, age 11

Shawnee, Kansas · implied b. ~1909 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Samuel Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	11
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1930

Shawnee, Kansas

Son, age 21

Shawnee, Kansas · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Samuel P. Jr.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Kansas
Father's Birthplace	Kansas
Mother's Birthplace	Kansas
Occupation	Clerical
Industry	Railroad office
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

1940

Shawnee-County, Kansas

Head, age 31

Shawnee-County, Kansas · implied b. ~1909 — 3 household members

Surname	Baker
Given Name	Samuel P. Jr.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Kansas
1935 Residence (City)	Topeka City
1935 Residence (County)	Shawnee
Occupation	clerk
Industry	Treasurers Dept. City Hall
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	1740
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Kansas
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	kansas

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Samuel Baker

b. ~1878

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Maggie Baker

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Samuel Baker

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

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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 — Shawnee-County, Kansas Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01260-00738)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	J. Frank Johnson	39	Head	Draftsman Architect	Kansas
42	Blanche Johnson	38	Wife	—	Kansas
43	Patty Lou Johnson	4	Daughter	—	Kansas
44	John Findley	47	Head	Section Foreman	Missouri
45	Ida Findley	30	Wife	Nurse	Kansas
46	Samuel P. Jr. Baker THIS PERSON	31	Head	Clerk	Kansas
47	Gladys Baker	24	Wife	—	Kansas
48	Linda Jane Baker	3	Daughter	—	Kansas
49	Clyde A. Howe	47	Head	Salesman	Kansas
50	Anna Howe	42	Wife	—	Wisconsin
51	Clyde Howe	17	Son	—	Kansas
52	Lawrence Kelley	32	Head	Landscape Foreman	Missouri
53	Ida Kelley	36	Wife	—	Missouri
54	Kathleen Kelley	7	Daughter	—	Kansas
55	Charles Kelley	6	Son	—	Kansas
56	Lorena Comstock	37	Sister in law	Operator	Missouri
58	Maude Wright	55	Head	—	Kansas
59	Evelyn Wright	22	Daughter	Stenographer	Kansas
60	Delbert Wright	18	Son	—	Kansas
61	Richard Wright	14	Son	—	Kansas
62	Sarella Ellis	26	Daughter	—	Kansas
63	Hayward Ellis	32	Son in law	—	Illinois
64	Hayward Jr. Ellis	6	Grandson	—	Kansas
65	Barbara Ellis	5	Granddaughter	—	Kansas
66	Wilson E. Stroup	31	Head	Examining Engineer	Kansas
67	Connie Stroup	27	Wife	—	Ohio
68	Sara Lucile Stroup	2	Daughter	—	Kansas
69	Pearl Rogers	42	Head	Secretary Treasurer	Missouri
70	Bessie Rogers	61	Wife	—	Kansas
71	Clyde Rogers	32	Son	Mechanic And Builder	Kansas
72	Charles Bray	23	Head	Salesman And District Manager	Kansas
73	Billy Jean Bray	21	Wife	—	Oklahoma
74	J. Clark Kay	44	Head	Vice President	Missouri
75	Edna Kay	45	Wife	—	Missouri
76	Naomi Martindale	41	Head	Stenographer	Kansas
77	Margaret Martindale	64	Mother	—	Indiana
79	John Lupton	36	Head	Agency Salesman	Kansas
80	Edna Lupton	34	Wife	—	Oklahoma

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Pedigree Summary

Samuel

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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