John Ballard — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Story-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Ballard across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Story-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Story-County, Iowa
Surname	Ballard
Given Name	John D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Grant Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Story
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Grant Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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 John	Age	Birth yr
Wanetta Ballard	Daughter	—	8	~1932
Doris Ballard	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Bertha Ballard	Spouse	—	47	~1893
John Ballard	Head	—	48	~1892
Joice Ballard	Daughter	—	6	~1934
Velma Ballard	Daughter	—	11	~1929

Census Appearances

1920

Story, Iowa

Head, age 27

Story, Iowa · implied b. ~1893 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ballard
Given Name	John G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	27
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Story, Iowa

Head, age 39

Story, Iowa · implied b. ~1891 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Ballard
Given Name	John G.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	19
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	E
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Value / Rent	$7
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Story-County, Iowa

Head, age 48

Story-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1892 — 6 household members

Surname	Ballard
Given Name	John D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Grant Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Story
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	52
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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John Ballard

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · Iowa

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01206-00461)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	L. P. Larson	62	Head	Farmer	Denmark
2	Elizabeth Larson	52	Wife	—	Denmark
3	Robert Larson	18	Son	—	Iowa
4	Virginia Larson	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Max Larson	10	Son	—	Iowa
6	C. E. Buckles	58	Head	Farmer	Illinois
7	Anna Buckles	54	Wife	—	Illinois
8	John Buckles	31	Son	Farmer	Iowa
9	Ben F. Diegelman	23	Hired	Farmer	Missouri
10	C. M. Yeatman	59	Head	Farmer	Iowa
11	Violet Yeatman	52	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Neva Yeatman	23	Daughter	—	Minnesota
13	Ross R. Bates	31	Head	Farmer	Iowa
14	Sabina Bates	69	Mother	—	Iowa
15	Harold Backous	32	Head	Farmer	Iowa
16	Edna Backous	29	Wife	—	Iowa
17	Lois Backous	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
18	Marie Backous	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Shirley Backous	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	Arthur R. Lloyd	43	Head	Farmer	England
21	Georgia Lloyd	36	Wife	—	Missouri
22	Marylin Lloyd	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
23	John D. Ballard THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farmer	Iowa
24	Bertha Ballard	47	Wife	—	Iowa
25	Doris Ballard	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
26	Velma Ballard	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
27	Wanetta Ballard	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
28	Joice Ballard	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
29	Clarence C. Davis	39	Head	Farmer	Iowa
30	Grace Davis	36	Wife	—	Kansas
31	Hobart Davis	18	Son	—	Iowa
32	Marian Davis	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
33	Gloria Davis	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Earle Davis	5	Son	—	Iowa
35	Carl Bennett	26	Head	Farmer	Iowa
36	Burdella Bennett	24	Wife	—	Iowa
37	Alvin Robertson	28	Cousin	Farm Laborer	Iowa
38	Harry Jordan	48	Head	Farmer	Iowa
39	Tolleif Stensland	56	Head	Farmer	Norway
40	Oleva Stensland	36	Wife	—	Iowa

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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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