John Myers — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Palo-Alto-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Myers across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Palo-Alto-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1860), then head of a 8-person household.

Age 80 b. ~1860 Male Head Born: Wisconsin Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Palo-Alto-County, Iowa
Surname	Myers
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Nevada Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Palo Alto
Additional Details
Occupation	retired farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Occupation	Retired Farmer
Township / Ward	Nevada Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1860

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.

8 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Margaret Skirba	Daughter	—	39	~1901
John Myers	Head	—	80	~1860
Rudolph Skirba	Other	—	54	~1886
Delores Skirba	Other	—	7	~1933
Merle Skirba	Other	—	8	~1932
La Skirba	Other	—	3	~1937
Beverly Skirba	Other	—	5	~1935
Michael Myers	Son	—	53	~1887

Census Appearances

1920

Palo Alto, …

Head, age 58

Palo Alto, Iowa · implied b. ~1862 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Myers
Given Name	J. P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Emp
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Palo Alto, …

Head, age 70

Palo Alto, Iowa · implied b. ~1860 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Myers
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Palo-Alto-County, Iowa

Head, age 80

Palo-Alto-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1860 — 8 household members

Surname	Myers
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	80
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Nevada Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Palo Alto
Occupation	retired farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	0
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 6
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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John Myers

Head · 1940 · age 80 · b. ~1860 · Iowa

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

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01189-00322)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Henry Davis	10	head	—	Iowa
2	Emma Davis	9	daughter	—	Iowa
3	Cassen Davis	5	son	—	Iowa
4	Martin Davis	3	son	—	Iowa
5	John Myers THIS PERSON	80	head	Retired Farmer	Wisconsin
6	Rudolph Skirba	54	son-in-law	Farm Hand	Bohemia
7	Margaret Skirba	39	daughter	—	Iowa
8	Merle Skirba	8	grandson	—	Iowa
9	Delores Skirba	7	granddaughter	—	Iowa
10	Beverly Skirba	5	granddaughter	—	Iowa
11	La Von Skirba	3	granddaughter	—	Iowa
12	Michael Myers	53	son	Farmer	Iowa
13	Waldon Lindgren	36	head	Farmer	Iowa
14	Pearl Lindgren	56	mother	—	Iowa
15	Gilbert Tapp	18	hired hand	Farm Hand	Iowa
16	Fred Darrah	50	head	Farmer	Iowa
17	Elizabeth Darrah	48	wife	—	Penna
18	Ivan Darrah	25	son	Farm Hand	Iowa
19	Robert Darrah	22	son	Farm Hand	Iowa
20	Earl Darling	46	head	Farmer	Illinois
21	Gladys Darling	34	wife	—	Iowa
22	William Darling	10	son	—	Iowa
23	Stanley Darling	8	son	—	Iowa
24	Don Darling	5	son	—	Iowa
25	Darling	3	daughter	—	Iowa
26	Ernest Douglas	26	head	—	Iowa
27	Ernest Douglas	20	hired hand	Farm Hand	Iowa
28	Edna Patrick	18	maid	Maid	Iowa
29	Thos. Sewell	80	head	—	Virginia
30	Hattie Sewell	75	wife	—	West Va.
31	Marius Ostland	61	head	Farmer	Norway
32	Mary Ostland	52	wife	—	Norway
33	Mildred	28	daughter	Teacher	Illinois
34	Andrew	59	cousin	Farmer	Iowa
35	Julie	48	cousin's wife	—	Iowa
36	June	9	cousin	—	Iowa
37	Elton Douglas	22	hired hand	Farm Hand	Iowa
38	Virgil Howard	42	head	Farmer	Illinois
39	Mary Howard	43	wife	—	South Dak.
40	Virgil Howard	19	son	Farm Hand	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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