Thanks All ....some of the links found in this thread help to explain the dilemma of mis-indexed individuals found on Ancestry.com and other websites that I was trying to point out in my message found @ http://tinyurl.com/d7hsmyp

As tremendous as "indexed & searchable" databases by name are, it is good to be mindful of their possible shortcomings and be aware of how to use the other filters/parameters available in overcoming those transcription errors in finding your ancestors..

Best Wishes with your census searches .... for all years, not just 1940.

Art Thomas