Elizabeth Meyer — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Dubuque-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Elizabeth Meyer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Dubuque-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1889), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 51 b. ~1889 Female Spouse Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Dubuque-County, Iowa
Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Concord TWP
1935 Residence (County)	Dubuque
Additional Details
Hours Worked	5
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Concord Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1889

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Elizabeth	Age	Birth yr
Cletus Meyer	Son	—	19	~1921
Cecilia Meyer	Daughter	—	16	~1924
Anthony Meyer	Head	—	52	~1888
Elizabeth Meyer	Spouse	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Dubuque, Iowa

Spouse, age 31

Dubuque, Iowa · implied b. ~1889 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Dubuque, Iowa

Spouse, age 41

Dubuque, Iowa · implied b. ~1889 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Elizabeth S.
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Dubuque-County, Iowa

Spouse, age 51

Dubuque-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1889 — 4 household members

Surname	Meyer
Given Name	Elizabeth
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Concord TWP
1935 Residence (County)	Dubuque
Hours Worked	5
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Elizabeth Meyer

Spouse · 1940 · age 51 · b. ~1889 · Iowa

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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 — Dubuque-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01158-00104)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Sylvester Potts	32	Head	Laborer	Iowa
2	Ralph Hilgenberk	32	Head	Farmer	Iowa
3	Mabel Hilgenberk	29	Wife	—	Iowa
4	James Hilgenberk	5	Son	—	Iowa
5	Donald Hilgenberk	3	Son	—	Iowa
6	Eldon Hilgenberk	12	Son	—	Iowa
7	Barbara Pfeiler	56	Mother in law	—	Iowa
8	Fred Rieseman	47	Head	Farmer \| Truck Gardener	Iowa
9	Henrietta Rieseman	40	Wife	—	Iowa
10	Alphonse Rieseman	41	Brother	Attendant	Iowa
11	Alfred Reiter	30	Head	Farmer	Iowa
12	Mary Reiter	66	Mother	—	Iowa
13	Alma Reiter	26	Sister	—	Iowa
14	Joseph Buiter	59	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Kathryn Buiter	51	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Mildred Buiter	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
17	Fabian Buiter	12	Son	—	Iowa
18	Matthew Stoffel	44	Head	Farmer	Iowa
19	Charlotte Stoffel	39	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Veronica Stoffel	19	Daughter	—	Iowa
21	Raymond Stoffel	17	Son	—	Iowa
22	Eldon Stoffel	16	Son	—	Iowa
23	Arlene Stoffel	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Leo Hannan	49	Head	Farmer	Iowa
25	Mary Hannan	52	Wife	—	Iowa
26	Arnold Hannan	21	Son	Laborer	Iowa
27	Marie Hannan	21	Daughter in law	—	Iowa
28	John H. Regan	51	Head	Farmer	Iowa
29	Veronica Regan	37	Wife	—	Iowa
30	John Regan	5	Son	—	Iowa
31	Mary Regan	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
32	Margaret Regan	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
33	Kathleen Regan	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Thomas Regan	0	Son	—	Iowa
35	Frank Stoffel	31	Hired hand	Laborer	Iowa
36	Anthony Meyer	52	Head	Farmer	South Dakota
37	Elizabeth Meyer THIS PERSON	51	Wife	—	Iowa
38	Cletus Meyer	19	Son	—	Iowa
39	Cecilia Meyer	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
40	Arthur Berg	31	Head	Farmer	Iowa

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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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