George Jordan — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Polk-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this George Jordan across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Polk-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Calvin & Grace — first a head (b.~1912), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 28 b. ~1912 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Polk-County, Iowa
Surname	Jordan
Given Name	George H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Walnut Twp
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm operator
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farm Operator
Township / Ward	Walnut Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1912

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 George	Age	Birth yr
Bernice Jordan	Spouse	—	24	~1916
George Jordan	Head	—	28	~1912
Grantland Jordan	Son	—	4	~1936
Raeann Jordan	Daughter	—	3	~1937

Census Appearances

1920

Polk, Iowa

Son, age 7

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1913 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	George H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Polk, Iowa

Son, age 18

Polk, Iowa · implied b. ~1912 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	George H.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Polk-County, Iowa

Head, age 28

Polk-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1912 — 4 household members

Surname	Jordan
Given Name	George H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Walnut Twp
Occupation	Farm operator
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Calvin Jordan

b. ~1863

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Grace Jordan

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Jordan

Head · 1940 · age 28 · b. ~1912 · 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-t0627-01192-00935)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Marion D Burns	37	Head	Farm Helper	Iowa
42	Daisy N Burns	37	Wife	—	Oklahoma
43	Zelda C Burns	5	Daughter	0	Iowa
44	Carroll F Meacham	53	Head	Farm Helper	Vermont
45	Clara M Meacham	45	Wife	—	Iowa
46	Albert J Delion	26	Son-in-law	Truck Driver	Kentucky
47	Lesta Delion	20	Daughter	—	Iowa
48	James Leroy Delion	0	Grandson	0	Iowa
49	Ed Ferrett	53	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
50	Clara E Ferrett	44	Wife	—	Iowa
51	Carl V Ferrett	22	Son	—	Iowa
52	Margaret M Ferrett	19	Daughter	—	Iowa
53	Arthur E Ferrett	16	Son	—	Iowa
54	Phillip C Johnson	62	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
55	Hilma Johnson	58	Sister	—	Iowa
56	Anna S Johnson	66	Sister	—	Iowa
57	George H Jordan THIS PERSON	28	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
58	Bernice L B Jordan	24	Wife	—	Iowa
59	Grantland E Jordan	4	Son	—	Iowa
60	Raeann Jordan	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
61	William H B Jordan	65	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
62	Maude M Jordan	55	Wife	—	Iowa
63	Max W Jordan	21	Son	Retail Salesman	Iowa
64	—	None	—	—	—
65	Jerry J Smith	64	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
66	Lora S Smith	65	Wife	—	Iowa
67	Dale Cell	31	Helper	Farm Helper	Iowa
68	Virgil H Short	34	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
69	Lela Short	33	Wife	—	Iowa
70	Bernice J Short	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
71	Edith M Short	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
72	—	None	—	—	—
73	Lloyd E Bennett	50	Head	Farm Operator	Iowa
74	Helen L Bennett	50	Wife	—	Iowa
75	Vera M Bennett	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
76	Adelbert A Bennett	16	Son	—	Iowa
77	Lincoln P Bennett	14	Son	—	Iowa
78	Evert F Scoville	50	Head	Farm Helper	Nebraska
79	Leah A Scoville	47	Wife	—	Iowa
80	Raymond Scoville	21	Son	Farm Helper	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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