John Parsons — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Wapello-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Parsons across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Wapello-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Carl & Lilly — first a head (b.~1900), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 40 b. ~1900 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Wapello-County, Iowa
Surname	Parsons
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Ottumwa City
1935 Residence (County)	Wapello County
Additional Details
Hours Worked	32
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Township / Ward	Ottumwa City
Est. Birth Year	~1900

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
John Parsons	Head	—	40	~1900
Eloise Parsons	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Eldena Parsons	Daughter	—	15	~1925
Lola Parsons	Spouse	—	36	~1904
Darrell Parsons	Son	—	13	~1927

Census Appearances

1920

Wapello, Iowa

Son, age 20

Wapello, Iowa · implied b. ~1900 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Parsons
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	20
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Helper
Industry	Farm
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Wapello, Iowa

Head, age 30

Wapello, Iowa · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Parsons
Given Name	John L.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	30
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Packing plant
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	1300
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Wapello-County, Iowa

Head, age 40

Wapello-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1900 — 5 household members

Surname	Parsons
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Ottumwa City
1935 Residence (County)	Wapello County
Hours Worked	32
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Carl Parsons

b. ~1876

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Lilly Parsons

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

John Parsons

Head · 1940 · age 40 · b. ~1900 · 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 — Wapello-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01209-00888)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Roy Ingles	56	Head	Butcher	Iowa
42	Clotie Ingles	47	Wife	—	Iowa
43	Vernita Woodward	16	Step-dau	—	Iowa
44	Mike Canny	47	Head	Laborer	Iowa
45	Edith Canny	37	Wife	—	Iowa
46	Le Roy Waddle	5	Nephew	—	Iowa
47	Alfred Carey	40	Head	Miner	Iowa
48	Hilma Carey	38	Wife	—	Iowa
49	Yvonne Carey	4	Daughter	—	Iowa
50	Earl Brown	49	Head	Truck Driver	Iowa
51	Florence Brown	37	Wife	—	Iowa
52	Earline Brown	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
53	Lloyd Osteen	35	Head	Machinist	Iowa
54	Eva D Osteen	33	Wife	—	Iowa
55	Dorothy Osteen	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
56	Billy Osteen	10	Son	—	Iowa
57	Don Osteen	8	Son	—	Iowa
58	Charlotte Osteen	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
59	Connie Jo Osteen	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
60	J. O. Anderson	55	Head	Storekeeper	Iowa
61	Grace Anderson	54	Wife	—	Iowa
62	John F Quinn	59	Head	Superintendent	Iowa
63	Katherine Quinn	57	Wife	—	Iowa
64	John F Jr Quinn	26	Son	Laborer	Iowa
65	Patrick G. Quinn	24	Son	Laborer	Iowa
66	George P Quinn	21	Son	—	Iowa
67	Charles F Quinn	17	Son	—	Iowa
68	Martin J Quinn	16	Son	—	Iowa
69	John Parsons THIS PERSON	40	Head	—	Iowa
70	Lola Parsons	36	Wife	—	Iowa
71	Eldena Parsons	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
72	Darrell Parsons	13	Son	—	Iowa
73	Eloise Parsons	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
74	Ernest Jhansmeier	20	Head	Mechanic	Iowa
75	Mary Jhansmeier	18	Wife	Laborer	Missouri
76	Yarba Christy	26	Head	Welder	Iowa
77	Lucille Christy	22	Wife	—	Iowa
78	Larry W Christy	1	Son	—	Iowa
79	Roy Agee	38	Head	Laborer	Iowa
80	Ona Agee	33	Wife	—	Oklahoma

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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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