James White — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bremer-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this James White across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bremer-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents George & Amy — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bremer-County, Iowa
Surname	White
Given Name	James P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Polk Township
1935 Residence (County)	Bremer
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Polk Township
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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
Frances White	Daughter	—	15	~1925
James White	Head	—	39	~1901
George White	Son	—	10	~1930
Wayne White	Son	—	11	~1929
Nora White	Spouse	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Bremer, Iowa

Son, age 18

Bremer, Iowa · implied b. ~1902 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	White
Given Name	James
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	18
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Bremer, Iowa

Head, age 29

Bremer, Iowa · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	White
Given Name	James P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Bremer-County, Iowa

Head, age 39

Bremer-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

Surname	White
Given Name	James P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Polk Township
1935 Residence (County)	Bremer
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

George White

b. ~1870

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Amy White

b. ~1877

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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James White

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · 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 — Bremer-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01142-00294)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Glenn Strauser	31	Head	Machinist	Iowa
2	Edna Strauser	27	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Glenn Jr. Strauser	2	Son	—	Iowa
4	Jacob A. Strauser	75	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
5	Katherine Strauser	67	Wife	—	Pennsylvania
6	Fred Biesterfelt	55	Head	Farmer	Iowa
7	Martha Biesterfelt	51	Wife	—	Germany
8	Leo H. Scott	37	Head	Laborer	Iowa
9	Ethel Scott	36	Wife	—	Iowa
10	Seth B. Westervelt	48	Head	Farm Laborer	Iowa
11	Ruby Westervelt	43	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Berneta Westervelt	22	Daughter	Teacher	Iowa
13	Pearl Westervelt	21	Daughter	—	Iowa
14	Paul Westervelt	18	Son	—	Iowa
15	Lavon Westervelt	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
16	Robert Westervelt	11	Son	—	Iowa
17	Leron Westervelt	7	Son	—	Iowa
18	Richard Westervelt	4	Son	—	Iowa
19	James P. White THIS PERSON	39	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
20	Nora White	39	Wife	—	Iowa
21	Frances White	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
22	Wayne S. White	11	Son	—	Iowa
23	George W. White	10	Son	—	Iowa
24	Clark L. Smith	37	Head	Day Laborer	Iowa
25	Rose Smith	35	Wife	—	Iowa
26	Lawrence Smith	13	Son	—	Iowa
27	Marvin Smith	11	Son	—	Iowa
28	Laverne Smith	4	Son	—	Iowa
29	William M. Ede	71	Head	—	England
30	Charles Z. Nichols	43	Head	Farmer	Iowa
31	Nellie Nichols	42	Wife	—	Illinois
32	Frank A. Nichols	15	Son	—	Iowa
33	Roger L. Nichols	13	Son	—	Iowa
34	Christian C. Tripp	65	Head	Farmer	Pennsylvania
35	Hattie Tripp	66	Wife	—	Illinois
36	Ruth Ihde	42	Daughter	—	Illinois
37	Margaret Ihde	10	Granddaughter	—	Iowa
38	Gladys Ihde	7	Granddaughter	—	Iowa
39	James H. Callender	68	Head	Farmer	Iowa
40	Welbert B. Callender	76	Brother	—	Iowa

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

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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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