Henry Bailey — 1940 US Census Record

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

Our Model Tree links this Henry Bailey across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Van-Buren-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1881), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 59 b. ~1881 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Van-Buren-County, Iowa
Surname	Bailey
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Union Township
1935 Residence (County)	Van Buren
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	74
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Union Township
Est. Birth Year	~1881

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 Henry	Age	Birth yr
Henry Bailey	Head	—	59	~1881
Betty Bailey	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Chauncy Bailey	Son	—	35	~1905
Dora Bailey	Spouse	—	57	~1883

Census Appearances

1920

Van Buren, …

Head, age 39

Van Buren, Iowa · implied b. ~1881 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Bailey
Given Name	Henry P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Van Buren, …

Head, age 49

Van Buren, Iowa · implied b. ~1881 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Bailey
Given Name	Henry P
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	49
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Indiana
Mother's Birthplace	Scotland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Veteran	No
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Van-Buren-County, Iowa

Head, age 59

Van-Buren-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1881 — 4 household members

Surname	Bailey
Given Name	Henry
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	59
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	Union Township
1935 Residence (County)	Van Buren
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	74
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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Henry Bailey

Head · 1940 · age 59 · b. ~1881 · 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-t0627-01208-00751)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Lola Spees	48	wife	—	Illinois
42	Reba Mae Spees	16	daughter	—	Iowa
43	Floyd Spees	7	son	—	Iowa
44	Robert H. Johnston	38	Head	Farmer	Iowa
45	June Johnston	39	wife	—	Iowa
46	Iris Johnston	4	son	—	Iowa
47	Henry Bailey THIS PERSON	59	Head	Farmer	Illinois
48	Dora Bailey	57	wife	—	Missouri
49	Chauncy Bailey	35	son	Mechanic	Missouri
50	Betty Bailey	15	daughter	—	Iowa
51	Roscoe Marshall	27	Head	Laborer	Iowa
52	Raymond Breckey	29	Head	Laborer	Iowa
53	Katherine Breckey	24	wife	—	Virginia
54	Roger Morrison	29	Head	Farmer	Iowa
55	Wilma Morrison	28	wife	—	Iowa
56	R. Russel Taylor	23	Head	Farmer	Iowa
57	Edna Taylor	21	wife	—	Iowa
58	Jerry Taylor	2	son	—	Iowa
59	Calvin Douthart	39	Head	Farmer	Iowa
60	Gladys Douthart	40	wife	—	Illinois
61	John Douthart	14	son	—	Iowa
62	Worthy Benwick	55	Head	Farmer	Iowa
63	Bessie Benwick	48	wife	—	Iowa
64	Harold Benwick	26	son	Farmer	Iowa
65	Gerald Benwick	26	son	Farmer	Iowa
66	Robert H. Morrison	62	Head	Farmer	Missouri
67	Mary Morrison	55	wife	—	Iowa
68	Robert F. Morrison	32	son	Laborer	Iowa
69	Karl Gregory	26	Head	Farmer	Iowa
70	Carrie Gregory	23	wife	—	Iowa
71	Wesley Ward Gregory	3	son	—	Iowa
72	Samuel Nelson	39	Head	Farmer	Iowa
73	Sadie M. Nelson	38	wife	—	Iowa
74	Katherine Nelson	16	daughter	—	Iowa
75	Madeline Nelson	14	daughter	—	Iowa
76	Samuel G. Nelson	12	son	—	Iowa
77	Archie R. Nelson	10	son	—	Iowa
78	Leroy E. Nelson	8	son	—	Iowa
79	Pete N.C. Nelson	6	son	—	Iowa
80	Harold F. Nelson	3	son	—	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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