Walter Parker — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Spencer-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Walter Parker across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Spencer-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Emmet & Kattie — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Spencer-County, Indiana
Surname	Parker
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Spencer
Additional Details
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	46
Income (1939)	1000
Highest Grade	C-2
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Teacher
Township / Ward	Grass Township
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Glenn Parker	Son	—	14	~1926
Walter Parker	Head	—	40	~1900
Clyde Parker	Son	—	16	~1924
Ruth Parker	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Thelma Parker	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Spencer, Indiana

Son, age 20

Spencer, Indiana · implied b. ~1900 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Indiana
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1930

Spencer, Indiana

Head, age 30

Spencer, Indiana · implied b. ~1900

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Spencer-County, Indiana

Head, age 40

Spencer-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

Surname	Parker
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Spencer
Occupation	Teacher
Industry	Public School
Class of Worker	GW
Hours Worked	46
Income (1939)	1000
Highest Grade	C-2
1935 Residence	Indiana
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Emmet Parker

b. ~1871

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Kattie Parker

b. ~1878

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Parker

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · Indiana

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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 — Spencer-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01095-00109)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Linda Yearby	4	daughter	—	Indiana
42	James Ahl	34	Head	Electrical Engineer	Kentucky
43	Virginia Ahl	21	Wife	—	North Carolina
44	James Jr. Ahl	0	son	—	Indiana
45	Homer Crews	63	Head	8	Indiana
46	Maude Crews	58	wife	—	Indiana
47	Wallace Crews	28	son	90	Indiana
48	Jacob Purviance	60	Head	20	Indiana
49	Gertie Purviance	54	wife	—	Indiana
50	Ester Purviance	17	daughter	—	Indiana
51	Harold Purviance	23	Head	Farmer	Indiana
52	Ruth Purviance	21	wife	—	Indiana
53	Roland Jones	47	Head	46	Indiana
54	Vixie Jones	37	wife	—	Indiana
55	Roland Jr. Jones	14	son	—	Indiana
56	Walter Parker THIS PERSON	40	Head	Teacher	Indiana
57	Thelma Parker	36	wife	—	Indiana
58	Clyde Parker	16	son	—	Indiana
59	Glenn Parker	14	son	—	Indiana
60	Ruth Parker	11	daughter	—	Indiana
61	Herbert Beasley	42	Head	30	Indiana
62	Mildred Beasley	33	wife	20	Indiana
63	Mabel Beasley	15	daughter	—	Indiana
64	Harvey Moore	55	Head	40	Kentucky
65	Ethel Moore	53	wife	40	Indiana
66	Ennis Jones	56	Head	40	Indiana
67	Andrew Snyder	27	Head	Farm Manager	Indiana
68	Mary Snyder	27	wife	—	Indiana
69	Linda Ann Snyder	1	daughter	—	Indiana
70	George Krutz	54	Head	Farmer	Indiana
71	Birdie Krutz	58	wife	—	Indiana
72	Myrtle Milam	4	grand daughter	—	Indiana
73	Joe Dayton	24	Head	Farm Laborer	Indiana
74	Ellie Dayton	55	mother	—	Indiana
75	Charles Dayton	28	brother	Sawyer	Indiana
76	Katherine Dayton	16	sister	—	Indiana
77	Joe Pierce	67	uncle	—	Indiana
78	Robert Pierce	20	Cousin	Farm Laborer	Indiana
79	Ira Wright	47	Head	Farmer	Indiana
80	Lucy Wright	33	wife	—	Indiana

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

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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