William Mcdowell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Elkhart-County, Indiana

Our Model Tree links this William Mcdowell across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Elkhart-County, Indiana (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Indiana Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Elkhart-County, Indiana
Surname	McDowell
Given Name	William C
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Concord Township
1935 Residence (County)	Elkhart
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Concord Township
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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 William	Age	Birth yr
Louisa Mcdowell	Spouse	—	44	~1896
William Cotterell	Other	—	64	~1876
Anna Mcdowell	Daughter	—	13	~1927
William Mcdowell	Head	—	46	~1894
Susan Mcdowell	Daughter	—	1	~1939

Census Appearances

1930

Elkhart, Indiana

Head, age 34

Elkhart, Indiana · implied b. ~1896 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McDowell
Given Name	William P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

1940

Elkhart-County, Indiana

Head, age 46

Elkhart-County, Indiana · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

Surname	McDowell
Given Name	William C
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Indiana
1935 Residence (City)	Concord Township
1935 Residence (County)	Elkhart
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Indiana
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	indiana

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William Mcdowell

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · Indiana

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

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1940 US Federal Census — Elkhart-County, Indiana Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01041-00069)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	G. Lew Parcell	44	head	Mechanic	Indiana
42	Leona A Parcell	34	wife	Seamstress	Indiana
43	Ailene Parcell	12	daughter	—	Indiana
44	Catherine Smith	68	mother-in-law	Housekeeper	Indiana
45	Andrew F Martin	66	head	Stock Cutter	Indiana
46	Elmira E Martin	67	wife	—	Indiana
47	Harold S Martin	25	son	Sign Painter	Indiana
48	Fred J Neilman	25	head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
49	Enos Neilman	50	son	Farmer	Michigan
50	George E Chilcote	57	head	Telegraph Operator	Michigan
51	Julia Chilcote	43	wife	—	Oklahoma
52	Ella Chilcote	11	daughter	—	Indiana
53	Paul Chilcote	6	son	—	Indiana
54	Claude Smothers	19	step-son	—	Indiana
55	Florence Butterfield	70	mother-in-law	—	Ohio
56	Robert Cook	74	partner	—	Indiana
57	Alta L Cook	72	wife	—	Indiana
58	Vernon Cook	46	partner	Farmer	Indiana
59	Marie Cook	39	wife	—	Indiana
60	Bernadine Cook	4	son	—	Indiana
61	Mary Kathryn Cook	1	daughter	—	Indiana
62	Eugene Johnson	12	step-son	—	Indiana
63	Robert E Johnson	6	son	—	Indiana
64	William C Mcdowell THIS PERSON	46	head	Farmer	Indiana
65	Louisa Mcdowell	44	wife	—	Indiana
66	Anna Louise Mcdowell	13	daughter	—	Indiana
67	Susan Jane Mcdowell	1	daughter	—	Indiana
68	William Cotterell	64	hired hand	Farm Hand	Indiana
69	Frank A Kile	42	head	Truck Driver	Indiana
70	Ferne Kile	38	wife	—	Iowa
71	Marion Kile	18	son	—	Indiana
72	Robert Kile	14	son	—	Indiana
73	Phillip Kile	12	son	—	Indiana
74	Mary Kile	10	daughter	—	Indiana
75	Chester Myers	47	head	Farmer	Indiana
76	Una Myers	46	wife	—	Indiana
77	Georgia Myers	19	daughter	Assembler Machine Operator	Indiana
78	Cloyd Myers	15	son	—	Indiana
79	Cloyd Myers	11	daughter	—	Indiana
80	Goldie Myers	9	daughter	—	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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