Fred White — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Fred White across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Leva — first a head (b.~1914), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Head Born: Missouri Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Iowa
Surname	White
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
1935 Residence (City)	Mitchellville town
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Additional Details
Occupation	laborer
Industry	soy bean factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	882
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Mitchellville Town
Est. Birth Year	~1914

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Fred	Age	Birth yr
Dorothy White	Daughter	—	1	~1939
Opal White	Daughter	—	4	~1936
Phoebe White	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Fred White	Head	—	26	~1914
Phoebe White	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Polk, Iowa

Son, age 6

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1914 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	White
Given Name	Frederick R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Missouri
Father's Birthplace	Virginia
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

1930

Polk, Iowa

Son, age 16

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1914 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	White
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Missouri
Father's Birthplace	Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace	Tennessee
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

1940

Polk-County, Iowa

Head, age 26

Polk-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

Surname	White
Given Name	Fred
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Missouri
1935 Residence (City)	Mitchellville town
1935 Residence (County)	Polk
Occupation	laborer
Industry	soy bean factory
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	882
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Missouri
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	missouri

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Our Model Tree links Fred White across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: mother Leva White (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 1 identified ancestor.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Mother

Leva White

b. ~1883

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Fred White

Head · 1940 · age 26 · b. ~1914 · 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 — Polk-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01192-00026)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Fred White THIS PERSON	26	Head	Laborer	Missouri
2	Phoebe White	26	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Phoebe Ann White	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Opal White	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Dorothy White	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
6	Cora Hibbs	63	Head	—	Iowa
7	Francis Nephart	52	Head	—	Iowa
8	May Nephart	23	Daughter	—	Iowa
9	Lewis Elliott	46	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
10	Laura Elliott	50	Wife	—	Iowa
11	Harry Berkey	51	Head	Barber	Iowa
12	Adeline Berkey	48	Wife	—	Illinois
13	Virgil Berkey	14	Son	—	Iowa
14	Maude Rooker	55	Head	—	Iowa
15	Harold Rooker	19	Son	Laborer	Iowa
16	Lawrence Rooker	30	Head	Laborer	Iowa
17	Wadina Rooker	27	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Jacqueline Rooker	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Ed Coventry	33	Head	Driver	Iowa
20	Gladys Coventry	30	Wife	—	Iowa
21	Charley Stader	38	Head	Laborer	Iowa
22	Lona Stader	34	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Richard Stader	7	Son	—	Iowa
24	Judith Stader	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
25	John Wildman	72	Lodger	—	Iowa
26	Thomas Wildman	39	Head	Operator	Iowa
27	Ruby Wildman	31	Wife	—	Iowa
28	Anita Wildman	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
29	Urban Gosselink	28	Head	Driver	Iowa
30	Grace Gosselink	25	Wife	—	Iowa
31	James Riddle	21	Head	Sales	Iowa
32	Virginia Riddle	20	Wife	—	Wyoming
33	Gae Lee Riddle	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Sherry Ann Riddle	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
35	Ernest Tyler	44	Head	Laborer	Iowa
36	Marie Tyler	47	Wife	—	Iowa
37	Stoddard Tyler	22	Son	Clerk	Iowa
38	Gwenlyn Tyler	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
39	Raymond Tyler	11	Son	—	Iowa
40	Victor Tornquist	59	Head	Salesman	Minnesota

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Gen 1 · 1 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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