Lawrence Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Clayton-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Lawrence Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Clayton-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Frank & Clara — first a head (b.~1898), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 42 b. ~1898 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Clayton-County, Iowa
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lawrence E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Giard Township
1935 Residence (County)	Clayton
Additional Details
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	General Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	23
Income (1939)	700
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Carpenter
Township / Ward	Giard Township
Est. Birth Year	~1898

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 Lawrence	Age	Birth yr
Lawrence Miller	Head	—	42	~1898
Duane Miller	Son	—	11	~1929
Mabel Miller	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Clayton, Iowa

Son, age 21

Clayton, Iowa · implied b. ~1899 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lawrence E
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	Labor
Industry	home farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Clayton, Iowa

Other, age 31

Clayton, Iowa · implied b. ~1899 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lawrence G.
Relationship to Head	R
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	21
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Wisconsin
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Building Trade
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Radio Set	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Clayton-County, Iowa

Head, age 42

Clayton-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 3 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Lawrence E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	42
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Giard Township
1935 Residence (County)	Clayton
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	General Building
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	23
Income (1939)	700
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Our Model Tree links Lawrence Miller across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Frank Miller (~0.92 confidence) and mother Clara Miller (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Frank Miller

b. ~1874

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Clara Miller

b. ~1876

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Lawrence Miller

Head · 1940 · age 42 · b. ~1898 · Iowa

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

Original Census Page

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

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01149-00288)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lenora C Becker	64	Wife	—	Iowa
2	Marie Becker	34	Daughter	Bookkeeper	Iowa
3	Lawrence E Miller THIS PERSON	42	Head	Carpenter	Iowa
4	Mabel O Miller	33	Wife	—	Iowa
5	Duane G Miller	11	Son	—	Iowa
6	Marvin O Ronquist	55	Head	Farmer	Iowa
7	Mabel S Ronquist	51	Wife	—	Iowa
8	John O Ronquist	57	Head	—	Iowa
9	Minnie Ronquist	55	Wife	—	Iowa
10	Dwight D Meyer	38	Head	Farmer	Iowa
11	Delia B Meyer	37	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Maurice J Meyer	8	Son	—	Iowa
13	Stanley H Meyer	4	Son	—	Iowa
14	Earl E Davis	41	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Elsie C Davis	38	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Earl F Davis	17	Son	—	Iowa
17	Charlotte C Davis	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
18	Dorothy W Davis	12	Daughter	—	Iowa
19	Gilbert W G Meyer	49	Head	Farmer	Iowa
20	Christie W Meyer	42	Wife	—	Iowa
21	William G Meyer	19	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
22	Eugene C Meyer	16	Son	—	Iowa
23	Marjorie C Meyer	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	William B Wickersheim	77	Head	—	Iowa
25	Annie C Wickersheim	71	Wife	—	Iowa
26	Albert S Wickersheim	43	Head	Farmer	Iowa
27	Nellie S Wickersheim	35	Wife	—	Iowa
28	Irene Wickersheim	14	Daughter	—	Iowa
29	William W Wickersheim	12	Nephew	—	Iowa
30	Josiah W Knickerbocker	57	Head	Farmer	Iowa
31	Hattie M Knickerbocker	53	Wife	—	Iowa
32	Lester Knickerbocker	30	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
33	Harold Knickerbocker	25	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
34	Freddie Knickerbocker	23	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
35	Elvina E Knickerbocker	16	Daughter	—	Iowa
36	Leo Knickerbocker	13	Son	—	Iowa
37	Alvin Knickerbocker	10	Son	—	Iowa
38	Benjamin F A Gebhardt	63	Head	Farmer	Iowa
39	Manda Gebhardt	53	Sister	—	Iowa
40	John Gebhardt	23	Head	Farm Hand	Iowa

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Lawrence

Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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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.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

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