Otto Miller — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Crawford-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Otto Miller across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Crawford-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Fritz & Malia — first a head (b.~1895), then head of a 5-person household.

Age 45 b. ~1895 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Crawford-County, Iowa
Surname	Miller
Given Name	Otto
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	East Boyer
1935 Residence (County)	Crawford
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	East Boyer
Est. Birth Year	~1895

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 Otto	Age	Birth yr
Otto Miller	Head	—	45	~1895
Melvin Miller	Son	—	16	~1924
Viola Miller	Daughter	—	10	~1930
Leroy Miller	Son	—	5	~1935
Anna Miller	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Crawford, Iowa

Son, age 25

Crawford, Iowa · implied b. ~1895 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Otto
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	25
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Mother Tongue	German
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Crawford, Iowa

Head, age 35

Crawford, Iowa · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Otto J.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	35
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	28
Father's Birthplace	Germany
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Crawford-County, Iowa

Head, age 45

Crawford-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1895 — 5 household members

Surname	Miller
Given Name	Otto
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	45
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	East Boyer
1935 Residence (County)	Crawford
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	60
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Same house
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Fritz Miller

b. ~1865

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Malia Miller

b. ~1864

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Otto Miller

Head · 1940 · age 45 · b. ~1895 · 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 — Crawford-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01152-00221)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Edna Slater	23	Wife	—	Iowa
42	Lawrence Slater	0	Son	—	Iowa
43	Billie Lipross	16	Helper	Helper	Illinois
44	Henry Slater	74	Head	Farmer	Iowa
45	Mary Ann Slater	73	Wife	—	Iowa
46	J. J. Yankey	57	Head	Farmer	Missouri
47	Mable Yankey	47	Wife	—	Iowa
48	Donald Yankey	19	Son	Farmer	Iowa
49	Curtis Yankey	16	Son	—	Iowa
50	H. J. Degebart	50	Head	Farmer	Nebraska
51	Anna Degebart	48	Wife	—	Iowa
52	Alex Degebart	25	Son	Farmer	Iowa
53	Madonna Degebart	17	Daughter	—	Iowa
54	Carl Henry Degebart	12	Son	—	Iowa
55	Betty Jane Degebart	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
56	Bertha Jackman	70	Mother-in-law	—	Germany
57	E. H. Whitaker	56	Head	Farmer	Iowa
58	Henry Backmiller	73	Head	Farmer	Germany
59	Glella Backmiller	51	Wife	—	Nebraska
60	Walter Sticklebers	21	Helper	Farmer	Iowa
61	John Miller	67	Head	Farmer	Iowa
62	Emma Miller	61	Wife	—	Iowa
63	Louie Miller	37	Son	Farmer	Iowa
64	Helen Miller	28	Daughter-in-law	—	Iowa
65	Marvin Miller	7	Grandson	—	Iowa
66	Leo Miller	5	Grandson	—	Iowa
67	Johnnie Miller	3	Grandson	—	Iowa
68	Lucia Miller	0	Granddaughter	—	Iowa
69	Otto Miller THIS PERSON	45	Head	Farmer	Iowa
70	Anna Miller	42	Wife	—	Iowa
71	Melvin Miller	16	Son	Helper	Iowa
72	Viola Miller	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
73	Leroy Miller	5	Son	—	Iowa
74	Fritz Miller	75	Head	—	Germany
75	L. H. Bandow	61	Head	Farmer	Iowa
76	Adele Bandow	58	Wife	—	Iowa
77	Edward Bandow	27	Son	Farmer	Iowa
78	Arlene Bandow	15	Daughter	—	Iowa
79	Gilbert Bandow	10	Son	—	Iowa
80	Sidney Johnson	21	Head	Farmer	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Otto

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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