James Butler — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wapello-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this James Butler across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wapello-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Otis & Lucy — first a head (b.~1908), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 32 b. ~1908 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wapello-County, Iowa
Surname	Butler
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Wapello
1935 Residence (County)	Wapello
Additional Details
Occupation	Section hand
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	529
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Section Hand
Township / Ward	Chillicothe Town
Est. Birth Year	~1908

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 James	Age	Birth yr
Patricia Butler	Daughter	—	3	~1937
James Butler	Head	—	32	~1908
Ronald Butler	Son	—	6	~1934
Pauline Butler	Spouse	—	16	~1924

Census Appearances

1920

Wapello, Iowa

Son, age 12

Wapello, Iowa · implied b. ~1908 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Butler
Given Name	James E
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	12
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Wapello, Iowa

Son, age 22

Wapello, Iowa · implied b. ~1908 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Butler
Given Name	James E.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Kentucky
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Section Man
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Wapello-County, Iowa

Head, age 32

Wapello-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1908 — 4 household members

Surname	Butler
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Wapello
1935 Residence (County)	Wapello
Occupation	Section hand
Industry	Railroad
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	529
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Otis Butler

b. ~1887

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lucy Butler

b. ~1891

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Butler

Head · 1940 · age 32 · b. ~1908 · 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 — Wapello-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01209-00065)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Allie Anderson	53	Head	Farmer	Iowa
2	Marie Anderson	44	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Doris Anderson	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Ruth Anderson	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Walton Anderson	9	Son	—	Iowa
6	Harold Buchanan	25	Head	Farm Hand	Iowa
7	William Lower	44	Head	Miner	Iowa
8	Isadora Lower	32	Wife	—	Penn
9	Robert Lower	19	Son	Miner	Iowa
10	Jean M. Lower	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
11	Patricia J. Lower	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
12	Ora Dixon	64	Head	—	Arkansas
13	John W. Clark	55	Boarder	Hand	Iowa
14	Charles R. Meyer	52	Head	Crossing Flagman	Iowa
15	Hazel Meyer	50	Wife	—	Missouri
16	Emma J. Meyer	19	Daughter	—	Iowa
17	George R. Meyer	17	Son	—	Iowa
18	Josephine Meyer	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Ora Meyer	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	John H. Meyer	56	Brother	—	Iowa
21	James Butler THIS PERSON	32	Head	Section Hand	Iowa
22	Pauline Butler	16	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Ronald E. Butler	6	Son	—	Iowa
24	Patricia Butler	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
25	Paul Rayer	32	Head	Miner	Iowa
26	Nellie Rayer	30	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Donna J. Rayer	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
28	Julia Harbuck	55	Head	Custodian	Iowa
29	Ervan Vinator	22	Head	Labor	Iowa
30	Margaret Vinator	24	Wife	—	Iowa
31	Charles A. Funk	56	Head	Direct Relief	Iowa
32	Glen Funk	23	Son	Station Attendant	Iowa
33	Mervin Funk	19	Son	—	Iowa
34	Alfred Peterson	68	Head	Hardware Dealer	Iowa
35	Cora Peterson	63	Wife	—	Iowa
36	Martha Edmund	28	Boarder	Teacher	Iowa
37	Arthur Hendricks	33	Head	Section Hand	Iowa
38	Alice Hendricks	27	Wife	—	Iowa
39	James A. Hendricks	4	Son	—	Iowa
40	Shirley Hendricks	1	Daughter	—	Iowa

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Gen 1 · 2 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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