James Mooney — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Scott-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this James Mooney across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Scott-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Walter & Ruth — first a head (b.~1913), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 27 b. ~1913 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Scott-County, Iowa
Surname	Mooney
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Davenport city
1935 Residence (County)	Scott
Additional Details
Occupation	Wood Worker
Industry	Sash and Door
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1000
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Wood Worker
Township / Ward	Davenport City
Est. Birth Year	~1913

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
James Mooney	Head	—	27	~1913
James Mooney	Son	—	7	~1933
Rodney Mooney	Son	—	5	~1935
Hazel Mooney	Spouse	—	27	~1913

Census Appearances

1920

Scott, Iowa

Son, age 7

Scott, Iowa · implied b. ~1913 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Money
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	7
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	No
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Scott, Iowa

Son, age 17

Scott, Iowa · implied b. ~1913 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Mooney
Given Name	James A.
Relationship to Head	son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	17
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Paneler
Industry	Sash + Door
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Scott-County, Iowa

Head, age 27

Scott-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1913 — 4 household members

Surname	Mooney
Given Name	James W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Davenport city
1935 Residence (County)	Scott
Occupation	Wood Worker
Industry	Sash and Door
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	1000
Highest Grade	Hs 1
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Walter Mooney

b. ~1890

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Ruth Mooney

b. ~1892

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

James Mooney

Head · 1940 · age 27 · b. ~1913 · 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 — Scott-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01202-00379)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Liffell M Wilkinson	33	Head	Minister	South Dakota
2	Mildred L Wilkinson	30	Wife	—	Illinois
3	Marilyn J Wilkinson	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Carl B Wilkinson	2	Son	—	Iowa
6	Henry G Lantau	76	Head	—	Germany
7	John H Morovick	48	Head	Clerk	Iowa
8	Helen G Morovick	43	Sister	Housework	Iowa
9	Ray C Greenlee	54	Head	Stationary Engineer	Illinois
10	Leona Q Greenlee	37	Wife	—	Illinois
11	Betty J Greenlee	13	Daughter	—	Illinois
12	Robert M Greenlee	11	Son	—	Illinois
13	Ray C Greenlee	9	Son	—	Iowa
14	Dolores L Greenlee	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
15	Jack E Greenlee	4	Son	—	Iowa
16	James A Mccarthy	45	Head	Laborer	Ohio
17	Louise J Mccarthy	49	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Donna J Mccarthy	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Edward Concannon	34	Head	Press Operator	Iowa
20	Margaret G Concannon	37	Wife	—	Illinois
21	Robert B Concannon	11	Son	—	Illinois
22	Fred Aristhich	29	Head	Grinder	Iowa
23	Maxine M Aristhich	29	Wife	—	Iowa
24	Fred W Aristhich	2	Son	—	Iowa
25	Fred R Hoffman	36	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
26	Dorothy P Hoffman	34	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Thomas R Hoffman	13	Son	—	Iowa
28	Donald C Hoffman	4	Son	—	Iowa
29	Louis Fellows	23	Head	Shipping Clerk	Illinois
30	Alice B Fellows	20	Wife	—	Oklahoma
31	Michael L Fellows	0	Son	—	Iowa
32	James W Mooney THIS PERSON	27	Head	Wood Worker	Iowa
33	Hazel Q Mooney	27	Wife	—	Iowa
34	James H Mooney	7	Son	—	Iowa
35	Rodney C Mooney	5	Son	—	Iowa
36	Henrietta M Kelly	71	Head	—	Ohio
37	John J Kelly	52	Son	Stationary Engineer	Iowa
38	Caroline B Kelly	49	Daughter in law	—	Iowa
39	Walter D Navin	49	Head	Printer	Iowa
40	Mattie E Navin	41	Wife	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

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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