John Mccall — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Spink-County, South Dakota

Our Model Tree links this John Mccall across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Spink-County, South Dakota (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1866), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 74 b. ~1866 Male Head Born: Wisconsin Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Spink-County, South Dakota
Surname	McCall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Mellette Township
1935 Residence (County)	Spink
Additional Details
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Occupation	Operator
Township / Ward	Mellette Township
Est. Birth Year	~1866

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 John	Age	Birth yr
Ramona Kelly	Other	—	2	~1938
John Mccall	Head	—	74	~1866
Dorothy Kelly	Daughter	—	41	~1899
John Kelly	Other	—	41	~1899

Census Appearances

1920

Spink, South …

Head, age 53

Spink, South Dakota · implied b. ~1867 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McCall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	53
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Retired Farmer
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	English
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Spink, South …

Head, age 64

Spink, South Dakota · implied b. ~1866 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	McCall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	38
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Grain Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Spink-County, South …

Head, age 74

Spink-County, South Dakota · implied b. ~1866 — 4 household members

Surname	McCall
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	74
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Mellette Township
1935 Residence (County)	Spink
Occupation	Operator
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	40
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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John Mccall

Head · 1940 · age 74 · b. ~1866 · South Dakota

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Confirmed / household (~0.90+) Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89) Candidate (<0.65, unverified)

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-03867-00583)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Anna Burt	24	Wife	—	South Dak
2	Marie Burt	5	Daughter	—	South Dak
3	Ray Burt	3	Son	—	South Dak
4	Raymond Burt	2	Son	—	South Dak
5	Dixie Burt	0	Daughter	—	South Dak
6	John Mccall THIS PERSON	74	Head	Operator	Wisconsin
7	John P. Kelly	41	Son-in-law	Laborer	Iowa
8	Dorothy Kelly	41	Daughter	—	South Dak
9	Ramona Kelly	2	Granddaughter	—	South Dak
10	Edward Sprowl	72	Head	Operator	Canada
11	Margaret Sprowl	64	Wife	—	Germany
12	Edward J. Sprowl	28	Son	Laborer	South Dak
13	James Hawkins	63	Head	Operator	Virginia
14	Anna Hawkins	54	Wife	—	South Dak
15	Otis Hawkins	30	Son	Laborer	South Dak
16	Amanda Hawkins	29	Daughter-in-law	—	South Dak
17	David Hawkins	5	Grandson	—	South Dak
18	Phyllis Hawkins	0	Granddaughter	—	South Dak
19	Evan Barr	22	Lodger	Laborer	South Dak
20	James Mcclingney	51	Head	Operator	Wisconsin
21	Ellen Mcclingney	49	Wife	—	South Dak
22	Albert Jones	68	Head	—	Missouri
23	Norman Wait	29	Head	Laborer	Kentucky
24	Marietta Wait	23	Wife	—	Iowa
25	Vianna Wait	5	Daughter	—	So. Dak
26	Norman Wait	2	Son	—	So. Dak
27	Jerriene Wait	1	Daughter	—	So. Dak
28	Anthony Morgan	63	Head	Operator	Wisconsin
29	Emma Morgan	65	Wife	—	Minnesota
30	Paul Morgan	29	Son	Laborer	So. Dak
31	John Geises	58	Head	Operator	Wisconsin
32	Agnes Geises	64	Wife	—	Wisconsin
33	Louis Geises	30	Son	Laborer	South Dak
34	James Bryan	61	Head	Operator	Wisconsin
35	Margaret Bryan	61	Wife	—	Wisconsin
36	Carl Wall	43	Head	Operator	Illinois
37	Edith Wall	41	Wife	—	Illinois
38	Lu Verne Wall	16	Daughter	—	So. Dak
39	Robert Wall	13	Son	—	So. Dak
40	Edna Gilkison	61	Head	Operator	Missouri

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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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