John Simons — 1930 US Census Record

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1930 United States Federal Census · Worth, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this John Simons across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Worth, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1872), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 58 b. ~1872 Male Head Born: Norway Married

1930 Census Record Details

Census Year	1930
Location	Worth, Iowa
Surname	Simons
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1882
Age at First Marriage	36
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Additional Details
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway
Occupation	Farming
Township / Ward	Silver Lake Township
Est. Birth Year	~1872

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 1930 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to John	Age	Birth yr
Mable Simons	Spouse	—	44	~1886
Mildred Simons	Daughter	—	17	~1913
Marion Simons	Son	—	9	~1921
John Simons	Head	—	58	~1872
Ruth Simons	Daughter	—	11	~1919

Census Appearances

1920

Worth, Iowa

Head, age 47

Worth, Iowa · implied b. ~1873 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Simmons
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	47
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Year of Immigration	1883
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Drayman
Industry	County
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Norway
Year of Naturalization	1916
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1930

Worth, Iowa

Head, age 58

Worth, Iowa · implied b. ~1872 — 5 household members

Surname	Simons
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	58
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Year of Immigration	1882
Age at First Marriage	36
Father's Birthplace	Norway
Mother's Birthplace	Norway
Occupation	Farming
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Mother Tongue	Norwegian
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

1940

Worth-County, Iowa

Head, age 69

Worth-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1871 — 2 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Simmons
Given Name	John
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	69
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Norway
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Worth
Naturalization Status	Naturalized
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	7
Highest Grade	Hs 4
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth Country	Norway
Birthplace (normalized)	norway

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John Simons

Head · 1930 · age 58 · b. ~1872 · Iowa

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Page Contents

50 people indexed on this census page (ia:1930:iowacensus00reel691:0462)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Bertha	56	Wife	—	Norway
2	Oscar	26	Son	Farming	Iowa
3	Edythe	24	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	Arnold	22	Son	—	Iowa
5	Margaret	20	Daughter	—	Iowa
6	Merrel	20	Daughter	—	Iowa
7	Hazel	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
8	Arthur Roe	52	Head	Farming	Iowa
9	Cora Roe	28	Wife	—	Minnesota
10	Ruth Roe	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
11	Olaf Lass	54	Father-in-law	—	Norway
12	Carl L. Johnson	25	Hired man	Farming	Minnesota
13	Ione Johnson	20	Hired girl	—	Iowa
14	Sivert N. Sorte	79	Head	Farming	Norway
15	Julia Sorte	56	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Oscar E. Gustavson	41	Head	Farming	Minnesota
17	Annetta Gustavson	39	Wife	—	Iowa
18	Annetta Gustavson	9	Daughter	—	Minnesota
19	Clair Gustavson	7	Nephew	—	Minnesota
20	Clarence Throne	50	Head	Farming	Iowa
21	Theoline Throne	55	Wife	—	Norway
22	Andrew Throne	27	Son	Farming	Iowa
23	Martin Throne	19	Son	—	Iowa
24	Jerry Throne	17	Son	—	Iowa
25	Martha Throne	13	Daughter	—	Iowa
26	Emma Throne	23	Daughter	—	Iowa
27	Andrew Tollefson	73	Uncle	Farming	Minnesota
28	Andrew J. Harth	47	Head	Farming	Norway
29	Gertrude Harth	40	Wife	—	Iowa
30	Alvin Harth	17	Son	—	Iowa
31	Lewis Harth	13	Son	—	Iowa
32	James Harth	10	Son	—	Iowa
33	Bert Harth	10	Son	—	Iowa
34	Grant Nordskog	20	Head	Farming	Iowa
35	Gregor Nordskog	66	Father	—	Norway
36	Hellen Nordskog	47	Mother	—	Iowa
37	Harry Nordskog	13	Brother	—	Iowa
38	Bula Larraine	10	Niece	—	Minnesota
39	Helmer Frok	27	Head	Farming	Iowa
40	Myrtle Frok	22	Wife	—	Minnesota
41	Vivian Frok	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
42	Burnell Frok	15	Brother	—	Iowa
43	Bage Frok	60	Father	—	Iowa
44	Christina Frok	56	Mother	—	Iowa
45	John Simons THIS PERSON	58	Head	Farming	Norway
46	Mable Simons	44	Wife	—	Iowa
47	Mildred Simons	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
48	Ruth Simons	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
49	Marion Simons	9	Son	—	Iowa
50	Eddie Lofing	27	Head	Farming	Iowa

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This record was independently indexed by YourRoots from the 1930 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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