John Reynolds — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Woodbury-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Reynolds across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Woodbury-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1870), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 70 b. ~1870 Male Head Born: Minnesota Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Woodbury-County, Iowa
Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Liberty Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Woodbury
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	On Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Liberty Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1870

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
John Reynolds	Head	—	70	~1870
Dwayne Reynolds	Son	—	19	~1921
John Reynolds	Son	—	29	~1911
Flora Reynolds	Spouse	—	62	~1878

Census Appearances

1920

Woodbury, Iowa

Head, age 52

Woodbury, Iowa · implied b. ~1868 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Reynold
Given Name	John B
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	52
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1930

Woodbury, Iowa

Head, age 63

Woodbury, Iowa · implied b. ~1867 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	63
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	Ireland
Mother's Birthplace	Ireland
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Radio Set	R
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

1940

Woodbury-County, Iowa

Head, age 70

Woodbury-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1870 — 4 household members

Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	John S
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	70
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Minnesota
1935 Residence (City)	Liberty Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Woodbury
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	On Farm
Class of Worker	E
Hours Worked	8
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 5
1935 Residence	Same House
Birth State	Minnesota
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	minnesota

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John Reynolds

Head · 1940 · age 70 · b. ~1870 · Iowa

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01214-00285)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Ora L Marshall	23	Daughter	Teacher	Minnesota
2	Lottie Burdick	69	Head	Retired Farm Wife	Ohio
3	John E Tesline	60	Head	Farmer	Illinois
4	Alice M Tesline	49	Wife	—	Nebraska
5	Ash W Tesline	25	Son	Laborer	Nebraska
6	Vivian M Tesline	21	Daughter	—	Minnesota
7	Carl E Mogensen	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
8	Margaret H Mogensen	39	Wife	—	Iowa
9	Wynola Mogensen	19	Daughter	Laborer	Iowa
10	Larry Mogensen	15	Son	—	Iowa
11	Richard B Mogensen	8	Son	—	Iowa
12	Andrew M Christensen	70	Head	Farmer	Denmark
13	Anna C Christensen	58	Wife	—	Denmark
14	Albert C Christensen	41	Son	Farmer	Iowa
15	Harold Christensen	39	Son	Laborer	Iowa
16	Will Fredrickson	59	Head	Farmer	Iowa
17	Jessie C Fredrickson	59	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Arthur W Fredrickson	27	Son	Laborer	Iowa
19	Mildred S Fredrickson	22	Daughter	—	Iowa
20	Edward Ed Mogensen	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
21	Anna Mogensen	40	Wife	—	Denmark
22	Wayne E Mogensen	14	Son	—	Iowa
23	Shirley A Mogensen	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Warren C Mogensen	5	Son	—	Iowa
25	John S Reynolds THIS PERSON	70	Head	Farmer	Minnesota
26	Flora A Reynolds	62	Wife	—	Iowa
27	John S Reynolds	29	Son	Laborer	South Dakota
28	Dwayne W Reynolds	19	Son	Laborer	Iowa
29	Elmer M Brouillette	47	Head	Farmer	Indiana
30	Evelyn B Brouillette	45	Wife	—	Iowa
31	Iona A Brouillette	20	Daughter	—	Iowa
32	Carol E Brouillette	18	Son	—	Iowa
33	Lillian A Brouillette	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	Ella Belle T Brouillette	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
35	Lavonne E Brouillette	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
36	Ione M Brouillette	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
37	Clinton M Harrington	38	Head	Farmer	Iowa
38	Margit M Harrington	31	Wife	—	Iowa
39	George F Harrington	10	Son	—	Iowa
40	Richard R Harrington	7	Son	—	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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