George Schmidt — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clinton-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this George Schmidt across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clinton-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Gustav & Pauline — first a head (b.~1905), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 35 b. ~1905 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clinton-County, Iowa
Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	George G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Bloomfield Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Clinton
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Bloomfield Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1905

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
Joan Schmidt	Daughter	—	7	~1933
George Schmidt	Head	—	35	~1905
Donald Nelson	Other	—	20	~1920
Robert Schmidt	Son	—	9	~1931
Helen Schmidt	Spouse	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Clinton, Iowa

Son, age 15

Clinton, Iowa · implied b. ~1905 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	George
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	15
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Clinton, Iowa

Head, age 25

Clinton, Iowa · implied b. ~1905 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	George H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Clinton-County, Iowa

Head, age 35

Clinton-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1905 — 5 household members

Surname	Schmidt
Given Name	George G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Bloomfield Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Clinton
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	72
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Gustav Schmidt

b. ~1872

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Pauline Schmidt

b. ~1875

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

George Schmidt

Head · 1940 · age 35 · b. ~1905 · 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 — Clinton-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01150-00033)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Archie L. Kinrade	43	Head	Farmer	Iowa
42	Emily Kinrade	51	Wife	—	Iowa
43	Maxine Kinrade	19	Daughter	—	Iowa
44	Alvern Kinrade	13	Son	—	Iowa
45	Arthur Dover	23	Hired man	Laborer	Iowa
46	George G. Schmidt THIS PERSON	35	Head	Farmer	Iowa
47	Helen Schmidt	31	Wife	—	Iowa
48	Robert Schmidt	9	Son	—	Iowa
49	Joan Schmidt	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
50	Donald Nelson	20	Hired man	Laborer	Iowa
51	Charley Schmidt	70	Head	Farmer	Iowa
52	Minnie Schmidt	59	Wife	—	Germany
53	Henrietta Schmidt	34	Daughter	—	Iowa
54	Harry Schmidt	32	Son	Farmer	Iowa
55	Helen Schmidt	26	Daughter	—	Iowa
56	Lucile Schmidt	23	Daughter	—	Iowa
57	Carl Larson	46	Head	Laborer	Iowa
58	Marie Larson	36	Wife	—	Germany
59	Walter Larson	15	Son	—	Iowa
60	Ruth Larson	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
61	John Mccunn	80	Head	—	Iowa
62	Kathryn Mccunn	78	Wife	—	Iowa
63	Peter Mccunn	42	Son	Farmer	Iowa
64	Ben Witt	37	Head	Farmer	Iowa
65	Kathryn Witt	37	Wife	—	Iowa
66	Elaine Witt	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
67	Eugene Witt	10	Son	—	Iowa
68	Frank Cavanagh	53	Head	Farmer	Iowa
69	Mary C. Cavanagh	50	Wife	—	Iowa
70	Francis (Ab) Cavanagh	26	Son	—	Iowa
71	Walter Cavanagh	24	Son	Laborer	Iowa
72	Laverne Cavanagh	20	Daughter in law	—	Iowa
73	Carmilla Cavanagh	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
74	Luella Cavanagh	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
75	Patrick Cavanagh	11	Son	—	Iowa
76	Helen Cavanagh	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
77	Donald Cavanagh	0	Child	—	Iowa
78	Walter Mcclimon	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
79	Mary T. Mcclimon	47	Wife	—	Iowa
80	Winifred E. Mcclimon	15	Daughter	—	Iowa

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Gen 1 · 2 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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