Jennie Thomas — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Pottawattamie-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Jennie Thomas across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Pottawattamie-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a spouse (b.~1898), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Female Spouse Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Pottawattamie-County, Iowa
Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Jennie L
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Wright twp
1935 Residence (County)	Pottawattamie
Additional Details
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Wright Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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 Jennie	Age	Birth yr
Gordon Thomas	Son	—	8	~1932
Jennie Thomas	Spouse	—	42	~1898
Billy Thomas	Son	—	17	~1923
Carl Thomas	Head	—	51	~1889

Census Appearances

1920

Pottawattamie, Iowa

Spouse, age 23

Pottawattamie, Iowa · implied b. ~1897 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Jennie
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	23
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	none
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Pottawattamie, Iowa

Other, age 32

Pottawattamie, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Jennie S.
Relationship to Head	Wife-H
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read/Write	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Pottawattamie-County, Iowa

Spouse, age 42

Pottawattamie-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 4 household members

Surname	Thomas
Given Name	Jennie L
Relationship to Head	Wife
Sex	F
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Wright twp
1935 Residence (County)	Pottawattamie
Highest Grade	No 7
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Jennie Thomas

Spouse · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Iowa

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Original Census Page

1940 US Federal Census — Pottawattamie-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

39 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01199-00984)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Arleigh Nelson	27	Head	Farmer	Iowa
2	Grace A Nelson	24	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Phyllis M Nelson	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Dale C Nelson	1	Son	—	Iowa
5	Carl E Smith	37	Head	Farmer	Iowa
6	Elva D Smith	32	Wife	—	Iowa
7	Cecil C Smith	12	Son	—	Iowa
8	Basil E Smith	10	Son	—	Iowa
9	Raymond L Smith	8	Son	—	Iowa
10	Helen N Smith	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
11	Donald D Smith	4	Son	—	Iowa
12	Gordon R Smith	2	Son	—	Iowa
13	Lawrence Reed	24	Brother-in-law	Farm Laborer	Iowa
14	Lloyd R Putnam	46	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Maude E Putnam	46	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Kenneth D Putnam	18	Son	Laborer	Iowa
17	Rex G Putnam	13	Son	—	Iowa
18	Merrill D Putnam	9	Son	—	Iowa
19	Marylin J Putnam	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	Lloyd Schmuekle	40	Head	Farmer	Iowa
21	Muriel G Schmuekle	31	Wife	—	Iowa
22	Annadell Schmuekle	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
23	Dorothy Morse	12	Roomer	—	Iowa
24	Nigel Brock	39	Head	Store-Keeper	Iowa
25	Alma Brock	38	Wife	—	Iowa
26	Bernal Brock	4	Son	—	Iowa
27	Raymond Bode	36	Head	Farmer	Iowa
28	Barney Bode	52	Brother	Farmer	Iowa
29	Chris Petersen	60	Head	Farmer	Iowa
30	Carl H Thomas	51	Head	Farmer	Iowa
31	Jennie L Thomas THIS PERSON	42	Wife	—	Iowa
32	Billy F Thomas	17	Son	—	Iowa
33	Gordon G Thomas	8	Son	—	Iowa
34	Allen Wardin	51	Head	Laborer	Missouri
35	Ida Wardin	41	Wife	—	Missouri
36	Junior Kite	16	Step-son	Laborer	Missouri
37	Billy Kite	14	Step-son	—	Wyoming
38	Scott Kite	11	Step-son	—	Wyoming
39	William R Kincaid	60	Head	Farmer	West Virginia

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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.

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