Thomas Lane — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Orange-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Lane across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Orange-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1878), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 62 b. ~1878 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Orange-County, Indiana
Surname	Lane
Given Name	Thomas E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Orange
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	South East
Est. Birth Year	~1878

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 Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Lucy Lane	Daughter	—	22	~1918
Thomas Lane	Head	—	62	~1878
Pearl Lane	Spouse	—	62	~1878
Carol Lane	Son	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Orange, Indiana

Head, age 42

Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1878 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Thomas
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Orange, Indiana

Head, age 52

Orange, Indiana · implied b. ~1878 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Thomas C.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	34
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Orange-County, Indiana

Head, age 62

Orange-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1878 — 4 household members

Surname	Lane
Given Name	Thomas E.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	62
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Orange
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 3
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Thomas Lane

Head · 1940 · age 62 · b. ~1878 · Indiana

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01083-00459)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Elmer Boyd	37	Son	Laborer	Indiana
42	Thomas E. Lane THIS PERSON	62	Head	Farmer	Indiana
43	Pearl D. Lane	62	Wife	—	Indiana
44	Carol Lane	24	Son	Laborer	Indiana
45	Lucy Lane	22	Daughter	Teacher	Indiana
46	Arnold L. D. Polen	34	Head	Farmer	Indiana
47	Ruby I. Polen	27	Wife	—	Kentucky
48	Silas Kellems	59	Father-in-law	House Keeper	Kentucky
49	Noah E. Abell	44	Head	Farmer	Indiana
50	Nellie M. Abell	44	Wife	—	Indiana
51	Wilma F. Abell	17	Daughter	—	Indiana
52	Hilma B. Abell	15	Daughter	—	Indiana
53	Geneva Abell	13	Daughter	—	Indiana
54	Harold Abell	11	Son	—	Indiana
55	George Abell	8	Son	—	Indiana
56	George Abell	3	Son	—	Indiana
57	David Z. Stout	44	Head	Farmer	Indiana
58	Ethel Stout	36	Wife	—	Indiana
59	John D. Stout	11	Son	—	Indiana
60	Mary Anne Stout	2	Daughter	—	Kentucky
61	Zeno Stout	87	Father	—	Indiana
62	Charles N. Clayton	31	Head	Laborer	Indiana
63	Ina M. Clayton	29	Wife	—	Indiana
64	James R. Clayton	6	Son	—	Indiana
65	Paul Lee Clayton	0	Son	—	Indiana
66	Edward Wolfington	11	Nephew	—	Iowa
67	Lucy T. Lawson	66	Head	—	Kentucky
68	James W. Lawson	13	Grand-son	—	Kentucky
69	Charley B. Dewitt	51	Head	Farmer	Missouri
70	Doris Dewitt	45	Wife	—	Indiana
71	Noble Dewitt	15	Son	—	Indiana
72	Fred Hays	28	Son-in-law	Laborer	Indiana
73	Genevieve Hays	28	Daughter	—	Indiana
74	Oscar F. Hays	1	Grand-son	—	Indiana
75	Cora Secrest	69	Mother-in-law	—	Indiana
76	Manuel C. Smith	53	Head	Farmer	Indiana
77	Mella Smith	41	Wife	—	Indiana
78	William M. Smith	19	Son	Laborer	Indiana
79	Alice Smith	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
80	William M. Excellus	48	Head	Laborer	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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