Fred Schroeder — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bremer-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Fred Schroeder across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bremer-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1890), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 50 b. ~1890 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bremer-County, Iowa
Surname	Schroeder
Given Name	Fred W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Denver Town
1935 Residence (County)	Bremer
Additional Details
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Retail Hdw & Impl
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	298
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Salesman
Township / Ward	Denver Town
Est. Birth Year	~1890

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 Fred	Age	Birth yr
Lydia Schroeder	Spouse	—	41	~1899
Darlene Schroeder	Daughter	—	17	~1923
Fred Schroeder	Head	—	50	~1890

Census Appearances

1920

Bremer, Iowa

Head, age 30

Bremer, Iowa · implied b. ~1890 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schroeder
Given Name	Fred W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Hessen
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	EM
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Bremer, Iowa

Head, age 40

Bremer, Iowa · implied b. ~1890 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schroeder
Given Name	Fred W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Bremer-County, Iowa

Head, age 50

Bremer-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1890 — 3 household members

Surname	Schroeder
Given Name	Fred W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	50
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Denver Town
1935 Residence (County)	Bremer
Occupation	Salesman
Industry	Retail Hdw & Impl
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	298
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Fred Schroeder

Head · 1940 · age 50 · b. ~1890 · 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 — Bremer-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01142-00157)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fred W. Schroeder THIS PERSON	50	Head	Salesman	Iowa
2	Lydia Schroeder	41	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Darlene Schroeder	17	Daughter	House Servant	Iowa
4	William Bruns	71	Head	—	Iowa
5	Sophia Bruns	68	Wife	—	Iowa
6	John Reiff	59	Head	Operator	Iowa
7	Effie Reiff	58	Wife	—	Iowa
8	Ross Reiff	21	Son	Office Clerk	Iowa
9	Madeline Reiff	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
10	Warner Droste	23	Head	Clerical Clerk	Iowa
11	Florine Droste	20	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Carolyn Droste	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
13	Barbara Droste	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
14	Allen Droste	0	Son	—	Iowa
15	John Hartung	68	Head	—	Iowa
16	Henry Prestein	75	Head	—	Illinois
17	Evalena Prestein	71	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Christ Brandt	67	Head	Carpenter	Iowa
19	Lydia Brandt	49	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Esther Brandt	27	Daughter	—	Iowa
21	Willard J. Prestein	30	Head	Proprietor Manager	Iowa
22	Alice Prestein	31	Wife	Assistant Manager	Iowa
23	James Prestein	4	Son	—	Iowa
24	Alvin Walters	23	Hired man	Farm Laborer	Iowa
25	Arlene Brautigam	28	Servant	House Keeper	Iowa
26	Herman Brandt	65	Head	—	Iowa
27	Hattie Brandt	59	Wife	—	Iowa
28	Fred Dorn	70	Head	Salesman	Iowa
29	Engel Dorn	69	Wife	—	Iowa
30	Florence Dorn	37	Daughter	—	Iowa
31	Johanna Walters	89	Head	—	Germany
32	Charles Walters	51	Son	Carpenter	Iowa
33	Louise Roehle	62	Daughter	—	Germany
34	Lavery J. Kurtt	28	Head	Salesman	Iowa
35	Viola Kurtt	23	Wife	—	Iowa
36	James A. Kurtt	1	Son	—	Iowa
37	Carl H. Rohrssen	61	Head	—	Iowa
38	Evalena Rohrssen	54	Wife	—	Iowa
39	Ralph Rohrssen	22	Son	Laborer	Iowa
40	Arnold F. Lehman	29	Head	Proprietor	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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