John Cramer — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Adams-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Cramer across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Adams-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Frank & Myrtle — first a head (b.~1904), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 36 b. ~1904 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Adams-County, Iowa
Surname	Cramer
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Carl Township
1935 Residence (County)	Adams
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Carl Township
Est. Birth Year	~1904

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
Clara Cramer	Spouse	—	32	~1908
Delman Cramer	Son	—	11	~1929
John Cramer	Head	—	36	~1904
Darlene Cramer	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Delores Cramer	Daughter	—	5	~1935
Opal Cramer	Daughter	—	10	~1930

Census Appearances

1920

Adams, Iowa

Son, age 16

Adams, Iowa · implied b. ~1904 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cramer
Given Name	Johnnie
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	16
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Adams, Iowa

Head, age 26

Adams, Iowa · implied b. ~1904 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Cramer
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Adams-County, Iowa

Head, age 36

Adams-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1904 — 6 household members

Surname	Cramer
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Carl Township
1935 Residence (County)	Adams
Occupation	Farming
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

Model Tree

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Frank Cramer

b. ~1877

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Myrtle Cramer

b. ~1880

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Cramer

Head · 1940 · age 36 · b. ~1904 · 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 — Adams-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01136-00436)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	R. N. Gothier	56	Head	Farming	Iowa
2	Pearl Gothier	51	Wife	—	Iowa
3	George Gothier	19	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
4	Deloris Rodman	19	Servant	House Work	S. Dakota
5	Chas. E. Hathaway	58	Head	Farming	Iowa
6	Rachel Hathaway	59	Wife	—	Iowa
7	Walma Pratt	71	Sister in law	—	Iowa
8	John Polson	59	Head	Farming	Illinois
9	Ethel Polson	53	Wife	—	Iowa
10	W. D. Anderson	77	Head	Farming	Iowa
11	Eva B. Anderson	39	Wife	—	Iowa
12	H. D. Putman	68	Head	Farming	Iowa
13	Daisy Putman	55	Wife	—	Iowa
14	John Cramer THIS PERSON	36	Head	Farming	Iowa
15	Clara Cramer	32	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Darlene Cramer	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
17	Delman Cramer	11	Son	—	Iowa
18	Opal Cramer	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Delores Cramer	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	A. B. Baker	38	Head	Farming	Nebraska
21	Bertha Baker	35	Wife	—	Iowa
22	Phyllis Baker	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
23	Norma Baker	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Sarah Lundell	18	Lodger	Teaching	Iowa
25	Eleanor Miner	47	Head	Farming	Missouri
26	Gladys Miner	40	Wife	—	Iowa
27	Artie Miner	4	Son	—	Iowa
28	John Gruman	24	Head	Farming	Iowa
29	Grace Gruman	19	Wife	Butter Wrapper	Iowa
30	C. G. Wetzel	48	Head	Farming	Iowa
31	Hazel B. Wetzel	48	Wife	—	Iowa
32	Roy Wetzel	20	Son	Farm Labor	Iowa
33	Ray S. Truman	28	Head	Farming	Iowa
34	Margaret Truman	19	Wife	—	Iowa
35	Judith Ann Truman	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
36	Glen Q. Mcclellan	30	Head	Farm Labor	Missouri
37	Aline Mcclellan	27	Wife	—	Missouri
38	Ronald Mcclellan	7	Son	—	Missouri
39	Charles Mcclellan	5	Son	—	Missouri
40	Vern Cooper	31	Head	Farming	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

John

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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