David Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Jefferson-County, Idaho

Our Model Tree links this David Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Jefferson-County, Idaho (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Edward & Margaret — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Utah Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Jefferson-County, Idaho
Surname	Jones
Given Name	David Mathew
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	4
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	4
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to David	Age	Birth yr
David Jones	Head	—	48	~1892
Ted Jones	Son	—	15	~1925
Walter Jones	Son	—	6	~1934
Arvil Jones	Son	—	16	~1924
John Jones	Son	—	11	~1929
Edith Jones	Spouse	—	36	~1904

Census Appearances

1920

Jefferson, Idaho

Son, age 24

Jefferson, Idaho · implied b. ~1896 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	David
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	24
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Utah
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1930

Jefferson, Idaho

Head, age 35

Jefferson, Idaho · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	David M.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	England
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

1940

Jefferson-County, Idaho

Head, age 48

Jefferson-County, Idaho · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	David Mathew
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Utah
1935 Residence (City)	4
1935 Residence (County)	Jefferson
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H-4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Utah
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	utah

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Edward Jones

b. ~1865

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Margaret Jones

b. ~1866

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

David Jones

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Idaho

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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 — Jefferson-County, Idaho Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-00747-00726)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Clara Gertrude Hill	23	Wife	—	Idaho
42	Willard Thomas Jones	37	Head	Farmer	Idaho
43	Lilla Mae Jones	34	Wife	—	Idaho
44	Victor Jones	15	Son	—	Idaho
45	Arlo Jones	12	Son	—	Idaho
46	Ray Jones	11	Son	—	Idaho
47	Jerry Jones	9	Son	—	Idaho
48	Albert Jones	6	Son	—	Idaho
49	Barbara Jones	4	Daughter	—	Idaho
50	Dianna Jones	1	Daughter	—	Idaho
51	Margaret Stark Jones	72	Mother	Housewife	Utah
52	George Leonard Jones	41	Head	Electrician	Idaho
53	Abby Layette Jones	40	Wife	Waitress	Montana
54	Kenneth Wood Jones	16	Son	—	Montana
55	Donald Maurice Jones	14	Son	—	Idaho
56	Betty Louise Jones	9	Daughter	—	California
57	David Mathew Jones THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farmer	Utah
58	Edith June Jones	36	Wife	—	Idaho
59	Arvil Lamar Jones	16	Son	—	Idaho
60	Ted J. Jones	15	Son	—	Idaho
61	John Robert Jones	11	Son	—	Idaho
62	Walter Vern Jones	6	Son	—	Idaho
63	Vance Martin Rash	33	Head	Farmer	Utah
64	Pearl Rash	30	Wife	—	Idaho
65	Dale Martin Rash	9	Son	—	Oregon
66	Vance Lee Rash	5	Son	—	Idaho
67	Ellis Alfred Stokes	34	Head	Farmer	Utah
68	Lottie Barrett Stokes	31	Wife	—	Utah
69	Gordon Ellis Stokes	7	Son	—	Utah
70	Julia Ann Stokes	5	Daughter	—	Utah
71	Cal Arthur Stokes	2	Son	—	Utah
72	Floyd Ross Wood	34	Head	Farmer	Utah
73	Phyllis Marie Wood	32	Wife	—	Idaho
74	Melvin Ray Wood	10	Son	—	Idaho
75	Thomas Alan Wood	4	Son	—	Idaho
76	Richard Jack Wood	1	Son	—	Idaho
77	William Allgood	52	Head	Farmer	Wyoming
78	Irene Allgood	52	Wife	—	Utah
79	Merlin Allgood	16	Son	—	Utah
80	Florence Allgood	15	Daughter	—	Utah

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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