Walter Turner — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Randolph-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this Walter Turner across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Randolph-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Randolph-County, Indiana
Surname	Turner
Given Name	Walter O.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Wayne
1935 Residence (County)	Randolph
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farm
Township / Ward	Wayne
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Edwin Turner	Son	—	17	~1923
Raymond Turner	Son	—	2	~1938
Robert Turner	Son	—	5	~1935
Walter Turner	Head	—	44	~1896
Golda Turner	Spouse	—	43	~1897
Betty Turner	Daughter	—	18	~1922
Helen Turner	Daughter	—	14	~1926
Margaret Turner	Daughter	—	8	~1932

Census Appearances

1930

Randolph, Indiana

Head, age 34

Randolph, Indiana · implied b. ~1896 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Turner
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	R
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Randolph-County, Indiana

Head, age 44

Randolph-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1896 — 8 household members

Surname	Turner
Given Name	Walter O.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Wayne
1935 Residence (County)	Randolph
Occupation	Farm
Industry	Farmer
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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Walter Turner

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · Indiana

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01089-00523)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Leon Tharp	29	son	Laborer	Indiana
42	James O. Campbell	52	Head	Laborer	Indiana
43	Fern P. Campbell	47	Wife	—	Indiana
44	Thurl G. Campbell	18	Son	Laborer	Indiana
45	Laura Rea Campbell	12	Daughter	—	Indiana
46	Theodore Shockney	37	Head	Assembling Laborer	Indiana
47	Ruth Shockney	35	Wife	—	Indiana
48	Billy Shockney	14	Son	—	Indiana
49	J. M. Shockney	5	Son	—	Indiana
50	Homer D. Sanders	56	Head	Farm	Ohio
51	Bertha Sanders	56	Wife	—	Indiana
52	June Shockney	18	Daughter	—	Indiana
53	Herbert Bowman	49	Head	Farm	Indiana
54	Eda O. Bowman	44	Wife	—	Indiana
55	Harry Jr. Loy	21	Head	Laborer	Indiana
56	June Loy	22	Daughter	—	Indiana
57	Lacy O. Kernels	52	Head	Farm	Ohio
58	Effie Kernels	50	Wife	—	Ohio
59	Donald Lea Snyder	29	Head	Farm	Indiana
60	Margaret Snyder	25	Wife	—	Indiana
61	Donald Snyder	8	Son	—	Indiana
62	Erna Jean Snyder	7	Daughter	—	Indiana
63	Josephine Jean Snyder	4	Daughter	—	Indiana
64	Thomas Leroy Snyder	2	Son	—	Indiana
65	John Miller	18	Lodger	Laborer	Indiana
66	Walter O. Turner THIS PERSON	44	Head	Farm	Indiana
67	Golda Turner	43	Wife	—	Indiana
68	Betty Turner	18	Daughter	Stenographer	Indiana
69	Edwin Turner	17	Son	—	Indiana
70	Helen Turner	14	Daughter	—	Indiana
71	Margaret Ellen Turner	8	Daughter	—	Indiana
72	Robert Turner	5	Son	—	Indiana
73	Raymond Turner	2	Son	—	Indiana
74	Glenn Arthur	27	Head	Laborer	Indiana
75	Wanda Bell Arthur	22	Wife	—	Indiana
76	Franklin Arthur	2	Son	—	Indiana
77	Abner V. Fraizer	88	Head	Farm	Indiana
78	Lelefford Carpenter	59	Head	Farm	Ohio
79	Bessie Mae Carpenter	56	Wife	—	Ohio
80	Richard Carpenter	20	Son	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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