George Crawford — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Adair-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this George Crawford across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Adair-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Mortie & Anna — first a son (b.~1914), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 26 b. ~1914 Male Son Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Adair-County, Iowa
Surname	Crawford
Given Name	George E
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Greenfield Town
1935 Residence (County)	Adair
Additional Details
Occupation	owner operator
Industry	trucking
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	55
Income (1939)	430
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Owner Operator
Township / Ward	Greenfield 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 George	Age	Birth yr
Anna Crawford	Spouse	—	64	~1876
Robert Crawford	Other	—	4	~1936
Mark Crawford	Head	—	76	~1864
George Crawford	Son	—	26	~1914
Alyce Crawford	Other	—	23	~1917

Census Appearances

1920

Adair, Iowa

Son, age 6

Adair, Iowa · implied b. ~1914 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Adair, Iowa

Son, age 16

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

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	George E
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
Occupation	none
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Adair-County, Iowa

Son, age 26

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

Surname	Crawford
Given Name	George E
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Greenfield Town
1935 Residence (County)	Adair
Occupation	owner operator
Industry	trucking
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	55
Income (1939)	430
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Mortie Crawford

b. ~1864

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Anna Crawford

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Crawford

Son · 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 — Adair-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

38 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01136-00116)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Phillip S Justice	4	Son	—	Iowa
2	Daniel Bricker	37	Head	Owner	Iowa
3	Irene E Bricker	33	Wife	—	Iowa
4	Joann Bricker	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Katherine Bickford	73	Head	—	Illinois
7	Theodore A Kapler	38	Head	Physician	Missouri
8	Cathryn C Kapler	29	Wife	—	Iowa
9	Kay E Kapler	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
10	Arthur W Gardner	47	Head	Salesman	Iowa
11	Beulah B Gardner	39	Wife	—	Iowa
12	James D Gardner	13	Son	—	Iowa
13	William E Gardner	10	Son	—	Iowa
14	Roy H Mccrea	62	Head	Buttermaker	Iowa
15	Julie Mccrea	72	Wife	—	Illinois
16	Sarah C Bevington	89	Head	—	Ohio
17	Julius J Haenig	39	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
18	Haenig	34	Wife	Telephone Operator	Iowa
19	Ross H Mcvay	49	Head	Merchant	Iowa
20	Leah A Mcvay	48	Wife	—	Minnesota
21	Ruby L Mcvay	16	Daughter	—	Minnesota
22	Mark E Crawford	76	Head	Blacksmith	Iowa
23	Anna A Crawford	64	Wife	—	Canada
24	George E Crawford THIS PERSON	26	Son	Owner Operator	Iowa
25	Alyce J Crawford	23	Daughter-in-law	—	Nebraska
26	Robert A Crawford	4	Grandson	—	Iowa
27	Merle J Wright	37	Head	Hatchery Operator	Iowa
29	Roy W Mitchell	53	Head	Carpenter	Iowa
30	Pearl M Mitchell	48	Wife	Cook	Iowa
31	George O Mitchell	29	Son	Greaseman	Iowa
32	William A Sprague	71	Head	City Officer	Iowa
33	Cora E Sprague	64	Wife	—	Illinois
34	Eli A Lundy	68	Head	Salesman	Iowa
35	Anna M Lundy	57	Wife	—	Iowa
36	Wilma J Lundy	18	Daughter	New Worker	Iowa
37	Ada B Short	9	Niece	—	Iowa
38	Grace M Short	7	Niece	—	Iowa
39	Arthur B Porterfield	58	Head	Operator Salesman	Ohio
40	Grace M Porterfield	57	Wife	—	Kansas

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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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