James Conley — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Webster-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this James Conley across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Webster-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents James & Elizabeth — first a head (b.~1902), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 38 b. ~1902 Male Head Born: Illinois Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Webster-County, Iowa
Surname	Conley
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Webster
Additional Details
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	520
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois
Occupation	Laborer
Township / Ward	Duncombe
Est. Birth Year	~1902

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 James	Age	Birth yr
James Conley	Son	—	1	~1939
James Conley	Head	—	38	~1902
Mervin Conley	Spouse	—	30	~1910
Paul Conley	Son	—	3	~1937
Robert Conley	Son	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1920

Webster, Iowa

Son, age 20

Webster, Iowa · implied b. ~1900 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Conley
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Illinois
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1930

Webster, Iowa

Head, age 29

Webster, Iowa · implied b. ~1901 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Conley
Given Name	James T.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
Age at First Marriage	26
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

1940

Webster-County, Iowa

Head, age 38

Webster-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1902 — 5 household members

Surname	Conley
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Illinois
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Webster
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	24
Income (1939)	520
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Illinois
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	illinois

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

James Conley

b. ~1865

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Elizabeth Conley

b. ~1872

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Conley

Head · 1940 · age 38 · b. ~1902 · 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 — Webster-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01212-00073)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Emmet Nichols	33	Son	Laborer	Iowa
2	Marion Nichols	31	Son	Wpa	Iowa
3	John, Jr. Nichols	28	Son	Laborer	Iowa
4	John B. Allen	73	Head	—	Iowa
5	Anna Allen	66	Wife	—	Iowa
6	Helen Allen	31	Daughter	—	Iowa
7	Raymond Allen	12	Grandson	—	Iowa
8	Elmer E. Anderson	49	Head	Hatchery Operator	Iowa
9	Elsie Belle Anderson	49	Wife	—	Iowa
10	John Long	20	Nephew	Laborer	So. Dakota
11	Carrie Mcdonald	64	Head	—	Iowa
12	Margaret Mcdonald	60	Sister	—	Iowa
13	Edgar Price	25	Head	Standard Oil Bulk Station Agent	Iowa
14	Margaret Price	25	Wife	—	Iowa
15	Harry Storey	39	Head	Station Agent	Iowa
16	Nada Storey	37	Wife	—	Iowa
17	Betty Storey	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
18	Bonnie Storey	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Anna Courtright	65	Head	—	Iowa
20	Delmar Courtright	46	Son	Night Marshal	Iowa
21	Clifford Courtright	40	Son	Postmaster	Iowa
22	John Brown	39	Head	Auditor	Iowa
23	Helen Brown	38	Wife	—	Iowa
24	Beth Brown	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
25	Frances Brown	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
26	John Brown	5	Son	—	Iowa
27	James Conley THIS PERSON	38	Head	Laborer	Illinois
28	Mervin Conley	30	Wife	—	Iowa
29	Robert Conley	11	Son	—	Iowa
30	Paul Conley	3	Son	—	Iowa
31	James Conley	1	Son	—	Iowa
32	August Back	57	Head	Grader	Sweden
33	Bina Back	56	Wife	—	Sweden
34	Eddie Back	25	Son	Tractor Operator	Iowa
35	Gus Back	21	Son	Truck Driver	Iowa
36	Ida Carlson	65	Sister in Law	—	Sweden
37	Charles B. Snell	39	Head	Operator	Iowa
38	Mae Snell	34	Wife	—	Iowa
39	Richard Snell	10	Son	—	Iowa
40	Roberta Snell	7	Daughter	—	Iowa

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James

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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