Walter Allen — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Antelope-County, Nebraska

Our Model Tree links this Walter Allen across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Antelope-County, Nebraska (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Josephine & Arthur — first a head (b.~1917), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 23 b. ~1917 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Antelope-County, Nebraska
Surname	Allen
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Antelope
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	78
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Nebraska
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Willow Township
Est. Birth Year	~1917

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 Walter	Age	Birth yr
Walter Allen	Head	—	23	~1917
Douglas Allen	Son	—	1	~1939
Rolland Allen	Son	—		~1940
Darlene Allen	Spouse	—	18	~1922

Census Appearances

1920

Antelope, Nebraska

Son, age 1

Antelope, Nebraska · implied b. ~1919 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	1
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Occupation	none
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Antelope, Nebraska

Son, age 12

Antelope, Nebraska · implied b. ~1918 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Walter L
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Nebraska
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Antelope-County, Nebraska

Head, age 23

Antelope-County, Nebraska · implied b. ~1917 — 4 household members

Surname	Allen
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Antelope
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	78
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Nebraska
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Josephine Allen

b. ~1892

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Arthur Allen

b. ~1893

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Allen

Head · 1940 · age 23 · b. ~1917 · Nebraska

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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 — Antelope-County, Nebraska Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-02236-00427)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Roger Payne	15	Son	S	Nebraska
2	Purdy Lynn	39	Son in law	S	Missouri
3	Walter Allen THIS PERSON	23	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
4	Darlene Allen	18	Wife	—	Nebraska
5	Douglas Allen	1	Son	—	Nebraska
6	Rolland Allen	0	Son	—	Nebraska
7	W. How Avery	68	Head	Farmer	New York
8	Margaret Avery	60	Wife	—	Nebraska
9	John Avery	34	Son	Farmer	Nebraska
10	Ruby Avery	21	Wife	—	Nebraska
11	Milo Tousgard	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
12	Sophia Tousgard	60	Wife	—	Germany
13	Gerald Tousgard	38	Son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
14	Ray Waldo	39	Head	Farmer	S. Dakota
15	Thelma Waldo	38	Wife	—	Missouri
16	Ellen Waldo	15	Daughter	S	Missouri
17	Dorothy Waldo	13	Daughter	—	N. Dakota
18	Nadine Waldo	11	Daughter	—	Missouri
19	Arnold Rode	34	Head	Farmer	Russia
20	Delila Rode	28	Wife	—	Nebraska
21	Donna Mae Rode	8	Daughter	—	Nebraska
22	Varian Rode	7	Son	—	Nebraska
23	Lizon Rode	5	Son	—	Nebraska
24	Luetta Rode	3	Daughter	—	Nebraska
25	Adolph Rode	60	Head	Farmer	Russia
26	Louise Rode	58	Wife	—	Russia
27	Margaret Rode	13	Daughter	—	Nebraska
28	Albert Honeywell	31	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
29	Hazel Honeywell	27	Wife	—	Nebraska
30	Alberta Honeywell	4	Daughter	—	Nebraska
31	Inez Honeywell	1	Daughter	—	Nebraska
32	John Backhaus	50	Head	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
33	Lillie Backhaus	51	Wife	—	Nebraska
34	Arville Backhaus	21	Son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
35	Viola Backhaus	20	Daughter	Stenographer	Nebraska
36	Clifford Backhaus	18	Son	Farm Laborer	Nebraska
37	Helen Backhaus	16	Daughter	S	Nebraska
38	Clarence Backhaus	13	Son	—	Nebraska
39	Earl Horton	53	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
40	Pearl Horton	53	Wife	—	Nebraska

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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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