George Hill — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Van-Buren-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this George Hill across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Van-Buren-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Van-Buren-County, Iowa
Surname	Hill
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Lick Creek Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Van Buren
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Lick Creek Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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 George	Age	Birth yr
Genevieve Hill	Daughter	—	10	~1930
George Hill	Head	—	42	~1898
Mary Hill	Spouse	—	45	~1895

Census Appearances

1920

Van Buren, …

Head, age 22

Van Buren, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
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

Van Buren, …

Head, age 32

Van Buren, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Hill
Given Name	George S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Van-Buren-County, Iowa

Head, age 42

Van-Buren-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

Surname	Hill
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Lick Creek Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Van Buren
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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George Hill

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Iowa

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1940 US Federal Census — Van-Buren-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01208-00735)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lela Meyer	44	Wife	—	Iowa
2	Lawrence Meyer	25	Head	Farmer	Iowa
3	Theodosia Meyer	24	Wife	—	Iowa
4	Mary Ann Meyer	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Eugene E. Fiord	39	Head	Farmer	Iowa
6	Madelyn Fiord	38	Wife	—	Iowa
7	Shirley Fiord	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
8	E. J. Mueller	48	Head	Farmer	Ill
9	Ethel S. Mueller	45	Wife	—	Iowa
10	Irvin J. Mueller	9	Son	—	Iowa
11	William S. Mueller	8	Son	—	Iowa
12	Martha R. Mueller	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
13	Clarence Anderson	22	Hired Hand	Farm Laborer	Iowa
14	Harvey Costhork	34	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Dorothy Costhork	29	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Betty Costhork	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
17	Wilma Costhork	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
18	Remit Smith	38	Head	Farmer	Iowa
19	Ruth Smith	37	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Bernice Smith	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
21	Keith Smith	16	Son	Farmer	Iowa
22	Merl Smith	12	Son	—	Iowa
23	Ann Nedrow	62	Head	—	Iowa
24	Lehr Nedrow	20	Son	Farmer	Iowa
25	Kenneth Knecht	26	Head	Truck Operator	Iowa
26	Ruby Esther Knecht	22	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Dixie Lee Knecht	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
28	John H. Costhork	66	Head	Farmer	Holland
29	Bess Costhork	65	Wife	—	Iowa
30	George Hill THIS PERSON	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
31	Mary Hill	45	Wife	—	Iowa
32	Genevieve Hill	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
33	Dan T. Laughlin	60	Head	Farmer	Iowa
34	Nellie Laughlin	56	Wife	—	Iowa
35	Floyd Laughlin	32	Son	—	Iowa
36	Esther Laughlin	18	Daughter	—	Iowa
37	Leona Laughlin	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
38	Elmer D. Park	46	Head	Farmer	Iowa
39	Herma Park	43	Wife	—	Iowa
40	Van Park	21	Son	Farm Laborer	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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