John Schneider — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Bremer-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Schneider across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Bremer-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1874), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 66 b. ~1874 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Bremer-County, Iowa
Surname	Schneider
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Franklin Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Bremer
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	O
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Franklin Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1874

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
John Schneider	Head	—	66	~1874
Adolph Schneider	Son	—	35	~1905
Minnie Schneider	Spouse	—	65	~1875

Census Appearances

1920

Bremer, Iowa

Head, age 46

Bremer, Iowa · implied b. ~1874 — 6 household members

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XGBoost Household

Surname	Schneider
Given Name	John W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farming
Class of Worker	M
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	F
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Bremer, Iowa

Head, age 57

Bremer, Iowa · implied b. ~1873 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Schneider
Given Name	John H.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	57
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	30
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Bremer-County, Iowa

Head, age 66

Bremer-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1874 — 3 household members

Surname	Schneider
Given Name	John W.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	66
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Franklin Twp.
1935 Residence (County)	Bremer
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	O
Hours Worked	42
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	6
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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John Schneider

Head · 1940 · age 66 · b. ~1874 · Iowa

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

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01142-00057)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Irene Westendorf	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
42	John W. Schneider THIS PERSON	66	Head	Farmer	Iowa
43	Minnie Schneider	65	Wife	—	Iowa
44	Adolph Schneider	35	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
45	Walter Heinemann	38	Head	Farm Manager	Iowa
46	Della Heinemann	32	Wife	—	Iowa
47	Beverly Heinemann	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
48	Otto Westendorf	47	Head	Farmer	Iowa
49	Reinhart Westendorf	24	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
50	Edgar Westendorf	18	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
51	Fred G. Bent	44	Head	Farmer	Iowa
52	Laura Bent	39	Wife	—	Iowa
53	Betty Jo Bent	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
54	Clarinda Brickman	23	Hired man	Farm Hand	Iowa
55	Ralph Tiedt	24	Head	Day Laborer	Iowa
56	Malinda Tiedt	20	Wife	—	Iowa
57	Rochelle J. Tiedt	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
58	Henry Prieskorn	57	Head	Farmer	Iowa
59	Frieda Prieskorn	56	Wife	—	Germany
60	Raymond Prieskorn	18	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
61	Mervin Prieskorn	10	Son	—	Iowa
62	John H. Mixdorf	49	Head	Farmer	Iowa
63	Minnie Mixdorf	51	Wife	—	Iowa
64	Leonard L. Mixdorf	21	Son	Farmer	Iowa
65	Ure Sutton	65	Stayer	—	Ohio
66	Emil Kreb	35	Head	Farmer	Germany
67	Elsie Kreb	26	Wife	—	South Dakota
68	Martin Carlson	15	Boarder	—	South Dakota
69	August Leistikow	54	Head	Farmer	Iowa
70	Christina Leistikow	47	Wife	—	Germany
71	Gertrude Leistikow	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
72	Gottlieb Steinbronn	46	Head	Farmer	Germany
73	Meta Steinbronn	41	Wife	—	Iowa
74	Paul Steinbronn	17	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
75	Adolph Steinbronn	16	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
76	Linda Steinbronn	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
77	Edwin Steinbronn	11	Son	—	Iowa
78	Reuben Steinbronn	8	Son	—	Iowa
79	Marlys Steinbronn	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
80	Elnora Piehl	43	Head	Farm Manager	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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