Charles Payne — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cerro-Gordo-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Charles Payne across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cerro-Gordo-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Agnetha & Chas — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cerro-Gordo-County, Iowa
Surname	Payne
Given Name	Charles L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Mason City
1935 Residence (County)	Cerro Gordo
Additional Details
Occupation	Manager
Industry	Retail Paint & Wall Paper
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Manager
Township / Ward	Mason City
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Charles	Age	Birth yr
Barbara Payne	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Charles Payne	Head	—	33	~1907
Margaret Payne	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Cerro Gordo, …

Son, age 13

Cerro Gordo, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Payne
Given Name	Chas L
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Cerro Gordo, …

Son, age 23

Cerro Gordo, Iowa · implied b. ~1907

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 1 source

XGBoost

Surname	Payne
Given Name	Charles L.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Hardware Co
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Cerro-Gordo-County, Iowa

Head, age 33

Cerro-Gordo-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 3 household members

Surname	Payne
Given Name	Charles L
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Mason City
1935 Residence (County)	Cerro Gordo
Occupation	Manager
Industry	Retail Paint & Wall Paper
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	60
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same Place
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Agnetha Payne

b. ~1874

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Father

Chas Payne

b. ~1875

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Charles Payne

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Iowa

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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 — Cerro-Gordo-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01146-00945)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Almond H Fifield	69	Head	Collector	New York
2	Ella M Fifield	70	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Edgar D Payne	39	Head	—	Iowa
4	Dorothy Payne	37	Wife	—	Iowa
5	Kirby M Payne	17	Son	—	Iowa
6	Edgar D Payne	13	Son	—	Iowa
7	Lowell R Payne	9	Son	—	Iowa
8	Agretha Payne	66	Mother	—	Wisconsin
9	Lester C Payne	41	Brother	Carpenter	Iowa
10	Charles L Payne THIS PERSON	33	Head	Manager	Minnesota
11	Margaret H Payne	33	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Barbara A Payne	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
13	Joseph J Scherling	37	Head	Truck Body Auto Builder	Minnesota
14	L Marguerite Scherling	31	Wife	—	Iowa
15	Eileen M Scherling	5	Daughter	—	Minnesota
16	Jo Ann M Scherling	3	Daughter	—	Minnesota
17	Clarence Thomas Case	27	Head	Trucker	Iowa
18	Thelma L Case	29	Wife	Wholesale Creamery	Iowa
19	Gary K Case	4	Son	—	Iowa
20	John C Rasmussen	64	Head	Carpenter	Denmark
21	Elizabeth M Rasmussen	56	Wife	—	Denmark
22	Benjamin P Rasmussen	26	Son	Laborer	Iowa
23	Fern F Rasmussen	23	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Paul D Rasmussen	3	Son	—	Iowa
25	Henry Meacham	53	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
26	Lucy M Meacham	50	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Ernest V Olson	40	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
28	Esther M Olson	34	Wife	—	Wisconsin
29	Marguerite L Olson	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
30	Kay V Olson	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
31	Jack Hillgren	25	Head	Plumber	Iowa
32	Doris L Hillgren	25	Wife	—	Minnesota
33	Geraldine Hillgren	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Bert Lieuwen	37	Head	Manager	Iowa
35	Ellen Lieuwen	41	Wife	—	Indiana
36	Horace M Sherman	53	Head	Carpenter	Iowa
37	Hazel A Sherman	55	Wife	—	Wisconsin
38	Robert L Sherman	19	Son	Bell Boy	Iowa
39	Joseph A Lempker	48	Head	Custodian	Iowa
40	Margaret Lempker	44	Wife	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

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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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