John Russell — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Van-Buren-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Russell across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Van-Buren-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Vinetta — first a head (b.~1901), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 39 b. ~1901 Male Head Born: Nebraska Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Van-Buren-County, Iowa
Surname	Russell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Union Township
1935 Residence (County)	Van Buren
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Union Township
Est. Birth Year	~1901

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 Russell	Head	—	39	~1901
Merle Russell	Son	—	7	~1933
Richard Russell	Son	—	13	~1927
John Russell	Son	—	12	~1928
Agnes Russell	Spouse	—	39	~1901

Census Appearances

1920

Van Buren, …

Son, age 19

Van Buren, Iowa · implied b. ~1901 — 7 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Russell
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	19
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Nebraska
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	general farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1930

Van Buren, …

Head, age 29

Van Buren, Iowa · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Russell
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	29
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Indiana
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Home Value / Rent	10
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

1940

Van-Buren-County, Iowa

Head, age 39

Van-Buren-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1901 — 5 household members

Surname	Russell
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	39
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Nebraska
1935 Residence (City)	Union Township
1935 Residence (County)	Van Buren
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	70
Highest Grade	H-2
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Nebraska
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	nebraska

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

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Mother

Vinetta Russell

b. ~1871

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

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John Russell

Head · 1940 · age 39 · b. ~1901 · Iowa

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Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01208-00754)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lester Williams	34	Head	Cream Hauler	Iowa
2	Minnie Williams	30	Wife	—	Iowa
3	Rex Williams	10	Son	—	Iowa
4	Donna Williams	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
5	Irving Williams	61	Head	Farmer	Iowa
6	Blanche Williams	54	Wife	—	Iowa
7	Marie Williams	19	Daughter	Maid	Iowa
8	Robert Williams	16	Son	—	Iowa
9	Henry Horton	65	Head	Farmer	Iowa
10	Unid Horton	66	Wife	—	Iowa
11	Paul Topping	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
12	Veda Topping	42	Wife	—	Iowa
13	Dean Topping	20	Son	Laborer	Iowa
14	Rex Topping	17	Son	—	Iowa
15	Mary Robson	80	Mother-in-law	—	Iowa
16	John Russell THIS PERSON	39	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
17	Agnes Russell	39	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Richard Russell	13	Son	—	Iowa
19	John H Russell	12	Son	—	Iowa
20	Merle Russell	7	Son	—	Iowa
21	J. H. Stull	66	Head	Farmer	Iowa
22	Bessie Stull	58	Wife	—	Iowa
23	Arnold Barker	32	Head	Farmer	Iowa
24	Ruth Barker	30	Wife	—	Iowa
25	Donald Barker	5	Son	—	Iowa
26	Norman Barker	3	Son	—	Iowa
27	E. Va Beane	80	Head	—	Iowa
28	Marjorie Morrison	26	Granddaughter	Teacher	Iowa
29	Glen Anderson	30	Head	Farmer	Arkansas
30	Joyce Anderson	20	Wife	—	Iowa
31	Lula Lee Corry	54	Head	Farmer	Iowa
32	Kate Marguerite Corry	55	Wife	—	Iowa
33	Jack Hope Corry	16	Son	—	Iowa
34	Robert Gould	60	Head	Farmer	Iowa
35	Armita Gould	58	Wife	—	Iowa
36	Marjorie Gould	25	Daughter	Nurse	Iowa
37	Ruth (Ab) Gould	22	Daughter	—	Iowa
38	Rachel Gould	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
39	Schuyler Morris	71	Head	Farmer	Iowa
40	Isabelle Morris	70	Wife	—	Iowa

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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