James Jenkins — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Brown-County, Minnesota

Our Model Tree links this James Jenkins across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Brown-County, Minnesota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents William & Mary — first a head (b.~1907), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 33 b. ~1907 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Brown-County, Minnesota
Surname	Jenkins
Given Name	James G
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	North Star Township
1935 Residence (County)	Brown
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	North Star Township
Est. Birth Year	~1907

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
Joan Jenkins	Daughter	—	2	~1938
Jane Jenkins	Daughter	—	2	~1938
James Jenkins	Head	—	33	~1907
Ernest Jenkins	Son	—	7	~1933
Leonard Jenkins	Son	—	4	~1936
Gertrude Jenkins	Spouse	—	24	~1916

Census Appearances

1920

Brown, Minnesota

Son, age 13

Brown, Minnesota · implied b. ~1907 — 10 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

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

1930

Brown, Minnesota

Son, age 22

Brown, Minnesota · implied b. ~1908 — 11 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jenkins
Given Name	James A.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Nebraska
Mother's Birthplace	Oklahoma
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Brown-County, Minnesota

Head, age 33

Brown-County, Minnesota · implied b. ~1907 — 6 household members

Surname	Jenkins
Given Name	James G
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	33
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	North Star Township
1935 Residence (County)	Brown
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

William Jenkins

b. ~1875

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Jenkins

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Jenkins

Head · 1940 · age 33 · b. ~1907 · Minnesota

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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 — Brown-County, Minnesota Open full size

Page Contents

29 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01909-00525)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Richard J Schwartz	4	Son	—	Minnesota
2	Herman M Schwartz	82	Father	—	Wisconsin
3	Ernestine Schwartz	80	Mother	—	Germany
4	Albert A Schwartz	57	Head	Farming	Minnesota
5	Hellwig I Schwartz	53	Wife	Help	Minnesota
6	Lydia E Schwartz	18	Daughter	Help	Minnesota
7	Herman Vanderwerf	23	Hired man	Labor	Iowa
8	Sailor H Winkelman	27	Head	Farming	Minnesota
9	Paul W Nelson	28	Head	Farming	Minnesota
10	Peter P Nelson	68	Father	Help	Sweden
11	Carrie Nelson	66	Mother	Help	Denmark
12	Fred J Frank	43	Head	Farming	Minnesota
13	Minnie C Frank	41	Wife	Help	Minnesota
14	August Stern	68	Head	Farming	Germany
15	Emma Stern	54	Wife	Help	Minnesota
16	William Stern	22	Son	Farming	Minnesota
17	Adolph Stern	16	Son	Help	Minnesota
18	Elvin Stern	12	Son	—	Minnesota
19	Ewald Stern	32	Head	Farming	Minnesota
20	James G Jenkins THIS PERSON	33	Head	Farming	Iowa
21	Gertrude A Jenkins	24	Wife	Help	Minnesota
22	Ernest J Jenkins	7	Son	—	Minnesota
23	Leonard G Jenkins	4	Son	—	Minnesota
24	Joan M Jenkins	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
25	Jane M Jenkins	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
26	Wilfred Edmondson	34	Head	Farming	Minnesota
27	Emma R Edmondson	32	Wife	Help	Minnesota
28	Constance K Edmondson	2	Daughter	—	Minnesota
29	John Edmondson	75	Father	Farming	England

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Pedigree Summary

James

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

About This Record & Model Tree

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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