James Beard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Winneshiek-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this James Beard across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Winneshiek-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a son (b.~1923), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 17 b. ~1923 Male Son Born: Iowa Single

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Winneshiek-County, Iowa
Surname	Beard
Given Name	James P
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Decorah Township
1935 Residence (County)	Winneshiek
Additional Details
Occupation	Helper
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	75
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Helper
Township / Ward	Decorah Township
Est. Birth Year	~1923

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to James	Age	Birth yr
Grace Beard	Spouse	—	55	~1885
Elizabeth Beard	Other	—	58	~1882
William Beard	Son	—	25	~1915
James Beard	Son	—	17	~1923
William Beard	Head	—	56	~1884
Franklin Beard	Son	—	21	~1919

Census Appearances

1930

Winneshiek, Iowa

Son, age 6

Winneshiek, Iowa · implied b. ~1924 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Beard
Given Name	James P.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	6
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Winneshiek-County, Iowa

Son, age 17

Winneshiek-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1923 — 6 household members

Surname	Beard
Given Name	James P
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Decorah Township
1935 Residence (County)	Winneshiek
Occupation	Helper
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	NP
Hours Worked	75
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 James Beard across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.

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James Beard

Son · 1940 · age 17 · b. ~1923 · Iowa

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Sibling

Franklin Beard

Sibling · 1940 · age 21

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Sibling

William Beard

Sibling · 1940 · age 25

Source co-child of head (derived)

● Co-child · derived · ~0.88

Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01213-00722)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Andrew A Lansakken	81	Inmate	Inmate	Norway
42	Betsy M Tufte	85	Inmate	—	Norway
43	Lena Thompson	82	Inmate	—	Norway
44	Laura Topness	58	Inmate	—	Minnesota
45	Gudborg Thompson	74	Inmate	—	Norway
46	Erick S Vangsness	90	Inmate	—	Norway
47	John O Wemark	81	Inmate	—	Norway
48	Julia Watson	71	Inmate	—	Wisconsin
49	Emma Holter	86	Inmate	—	Norway
50	Joel P Berin	59	Head	Farmer	Iowa
51	Katherine Berin	50	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
52	Herrick Gluckerude	23	Lodger	Hired Man	Iowa
53	Andrew N Hove	43	Head	Auto Salesman	Iowa
54	Anna Hove	42	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
55	Truman Hove	20	Son	Unpaid Worker	Iowa
56	Hubert D Lennon	23	Head	Farmer	Iowa
57	Corrailla Lennon	22	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
58	William E Beard	56	Head	Farmer	Iowa
59	Grace E Beard	55	Wife	House Prep	Iowa
60	Elizabeth A Beard	58	Sister	House Worker	Iowa
61	James P Beard THIS PERSON	17	Son	Helper	Iowa
62	William Jr Beard	25	Son	Hired Man	Iowa
63	Franklin Beard	21	Son	Hired Man	Iowa
64	Gertrude Ronan	70	Head	Housewife	Wisconsin
65	William Jr Ronan	37	Son	Cashier Asst	Iowa
66	Mary Ronan	34	Daughter	Saleswoman	Iowa
67	John Ronan	31	Son	Stock Buyer	Iowa
68	James Ronan	19	Son	Stock Buyer	Iowa
69	Oscar A Westenberger	56	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
70	Clara M Westenberger	45	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
71	Bernard J Rormeyer	67	Head	Steward	Iowa
72	Margaret Rormeyer	62	Wife	House Wife	Iowa
73	Albert J Moen	60	Head	Farmer	Iowa
74	Clara Moen	60	Wife	Housewife	Iowa
75	Hilda Berg	59	Head	Housewife	Iowa
76	Theodore Williams	55	Brother	Labor	Iowa
77	Hans Williams	57	Brother	Labor	Iowa
78	Helen Berg	27	Daughter	Housework	Illinois
79	John H Snitker	60	Head	Common Labor	Iowa
80	Della Snitker	53	Wife	Housewife	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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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