James Barry — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Johnson-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this James Barry across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Johnson-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James — first a head (b.~1906), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 34 b. ~1906 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Johnson-County, Iowa
Surname	Barry
Given Name	James R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Oxford twp
1935 Residence (County)	Johnson
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm operator
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Oxford Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1906

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 James	Age	Birth yr
Iris Barry	Daughter	—	5	~1935
James Barry	Head	—	34	~1906
Lenore Barry	Spouse	—	26	~1914

Census Appearances

1920

Johnson, Iowa

Son, age 13

Johnson, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Barry
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	13
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Johnson, Iowa

Son, age 23

Johnson, Iowa · implied b. ~1907 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Barry
Given Name	James R
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	W
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Johnson-County, Iowa

Head, age 34

Johnson-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1906 — 3 household members

Surname	Barry
Given Name	James R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	34
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Oxford twp
1935 Residence (County)	Johnson
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm operator
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	45
Income (1939)	600
Highest Grade	7
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Barry

b. ~1865

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James Barry

Head · 1940 · age 34 · b. ~1906 · 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 — Johnson-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01171-00804)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Helen L Gentman	29	Wife	—	Iowa
42	Robert L Gentman	1	Son	—	Iowa
43	Ivory E Frees	31	Head	Farm Laborer	Iowa
44	Isabel Frees	26	Wife	—	Iowa
45	Charles E Frees	4	Son	—	Iowa
46	Gustave A Brender	51	Head	Farmer	Germany
47	Bertha E Brender	46	Wife	—	Iowa
48	Harold J Brender	22	Son	Farmer	Iowa
49	Edward H Brender	17	Son	Farmer	Iowa
50	Patricia Brender	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
51	James Keating	36	Head	Farmer	Irish Free State
52	Mary Keating	33	Wife	—	Irish Free State
53	John K Ward	32	Head	Farmer	Iowa
54	Maggie Ward	45	Wife	—	Iowa
55	Francis W Ward	37	Head	Farmer	Iowa
56	Carrie A Ward	35	Wife	—	Iowa
57	Mary F Ward	22	Daughter	Teacher	Iowa
58	Clifford Stoddard	21	Hired hand	Farm Laborer	Missouri
59	Thomas E Barry	27	Head	Farmer	Iowa
60	Helen M Barry	26	Wife	—	Iowa
61	Darwin Edward Barry	20	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
62	James R Barry THIS PERSON	34	Head	Farmer	Iowa
63	Lenore E Barry	26	Wife	—	Iowa
64	Iris Ann Barry	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
65	Alton C Johnson	21	Head	Farmer	Iowa
66	Lois M Johnson	21	Wife	—	Iowa
67	Shirley M Johnson	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
68	Ebenezer Hamilton	52	Head	Farmer	Ohio
69	James Neumeyer	37	Head	Farmer	Iowa
70	Thelma M Neumeyer	32	Wife	—	Iowa
71	Lewis J Neumeyer	12	Son	—	Iowa
72	Dorothy M Neumeyer	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
73	Floyd R Widey	31	Head	Maintenance	Illinois
74	Hazel P Widey	27	Wife	—	Illinois
75	Donald H Widey	1	Son	—	Iowa
76	Earl F Kutcher	22	Head	Farm	Iowa
77	Arlene M Kutcher	21	Wife	—	Iowa
78	James F Kutcher	12	Son	—	Iowa
79	Lester Brumm	24	Head	Barber	Iowa
80	Gertrude C Brumm	27	Wife	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 1 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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