John Reynolds — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Sac-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Reynolds across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Sac-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1876), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 64 b. ~1876 Male Head Born: Wisconsin Widowed

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Sac-County, Iowa
Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Sac
1935 Residence (County)	Sac
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Sac
Est. Birth Year	~1876

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Rae Reynolds	Daughter	—	32	~1908
John Reynolds	Head	—	64	~1876
Caroline Selder	Other	—	31	~1909

Census Appearances

1920

Sac, Iowa

Head, age 45

Sac, Iowa · implied b. ~1875 — 3 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	John H
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	Em
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Year of Naturalization	51
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1930

Sac, Iowa

Head, age 55

Sac, Iowa · implied b. ~1875 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	John M.
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	55
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Wisconsin
Age at First Marriage	20
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	farmer
Industry	gen farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	48
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

1940

Sac-County, Iowa

Head, age 64

Sac-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1876 — 3 household members

Surname	Reynolds
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	64
Marital Status	Widowed
Birthplace	Wisconsin
1935 Residence (City)	Sac
1935 Residence (County)	Sac
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Wisconsin
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	wisconsin

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John Reynolds

Head · 1940 · age 64 · b. ~1876 · Iowa

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01201-00802)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Helma Heitman	30	Wife	—	Iowa
42	Ray Heitman	12	Son	—	Iowa
43	Melvin Heitman	10	Son	—	Iowa
44	Ronald Heitman	2	Son	—	Iowa
45	Daniel Heitman	2	Son	—	Iowa
46	Lawrence Behling	24	Head	Farm Laborer	Iowa
47	Genevieve Behling	20	Wife	—	Iowa
48	Lou Mae Behling	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
49	Richard Behling	2	Son	—	Iowa
50	Ed Snyder	36	Head	Farmer	Iowa
51	Mary Snyder	31	Wife	—	Iowa
52	Laverne Snyder	9	Son	—	Iowa
53	Orville Snyder	7	Son	—	Iowa
54	Linus Snyder	5	Son	—	Iowa
55	Elvira Snyder	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
56	Wilmer Snyder	2	Son	—	Iowa
57	Joe Ziegmann	30	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
58	Adelia Ziegmann	32	Wife	—	Iowa
59	Arlo Ziegmann	3	Son	—	Iowa
60	Arlin Ziegmann	1	Son	—	Iowa
61	Walter Zesterholtz	32	Head	Farmer	Iowa
62	Laverne Zesterholtz	29	Wife	—	Iowa
63	Lester Zesterholtz	8	Son	—	Iowa
64	Herman Schelle	46	Head	Farmer	Iowa
65	Ida Schelle	47	Wife	—	Iowa
66	Hale O Beasley	75	Head	—	Illinois
67	Robert Mueller	66	Head	—	Germany
68	Frances Mueller	50	Wife	—	Illinois
69	Ivan Mueller	16	Son	—	Iowa
70	Irvin Mueller	16	Son	—	Iowa
71	John Reynolds THIS PERSON	64	Head	Farmer	Wisconsin
72	Rae Reynolds	32	Daughter	—	Wisconsin
73	Caroline Selder	31	Hired Girl	Housekeeper	Iowa
74	Allie Simpson	76	Head	—	Iowa
75	Floyd Simpson	42	Son	—	Iowa
76	Alice Priddee	57	Head	Farmer	Iowa
77	Eleanor Priddee	47	Wife	—	Iowa
78	John R Zehry	49	Head	Farmer	Iowa
79	Elizabeth Zehry	46	Wife	—	Iowa
80	Aguelin Fitzsimmons	11	Niece	—	Illinois

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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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