Paul Moore — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Cedar-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Paul Moore across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Cedar-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a head (b.~1879), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 61 b. ~1879 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Cedar-County, Iowa
Surname	Moore
Given Name	Paul A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Gower
1935 Residence (County)	Cedar
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Gower
Est. Birth Year	~1879

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 Paul	Age	Birth yr
Paul Moore	Head	—	61	~1879
Mary Moore	Spouse	—	57	~1883
Thomas Moore	Son	—	29	~1911

Census Appearances

1920

Cedar, Iowa

Head, age 40

Cedar, Iowa · implied b. ~1880 — 6 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Paul P.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	40
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	New York
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Home Free/Mortgaged	M
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Cedar, Iowa

Head, age 51

Cedar, Iowa · implied b. ~1879 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Paul D.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	51
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	24
Father's Birthplace	United States
Mother's Birthplace	United States
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Cedar-County, Iowa

Head, age 61

Cedar-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1879 — 3 household members

Surname	Moore
Given Name	Paul A.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	61
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Gower
1935 Residence (County)	Cedar
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farming
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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Paul Moore

Head · 1940 · age 61 · b. ~1879 · Iowa

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Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01145-00868)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Virginia Reinhart	12	daughter	—	Iowa
42	Billy Jean Reinhart	6	daughter	—	Iowa
43	Thomas Reinhart	3	son	—	Iowa
44	Thomas Brick	29	Head	Farm Laborer	Iowa
45	Doris Brick	22	Wife	—	Iowa
46	Marilyn Brick	1	son	—	Iowa
47	William D. Hardin	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
48	Grace Hardin	34	Wife	—	Iowa
49	Walter Webster	78	Father	—	Iowa
50	Otis D. Zankhauser	64	Head	Farmer	Iowa
51	Nedia Zankhauser	54	Wife	—	Iowa
52	Walter Zankhauser	24	son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
53	Marie Zankhauser	21	daughter	Maid	Iowa
54	Dale Zankhauser	15	son	—	Iowa
55	Dean D. Zankhauser	12	son	—	Iowa
56	Sanford Lisle	24	Head	Farm Manager	Missouri
57	Glenda Lisle	26	Wife	—	Missouri
58	Yvonne Lisle	4	daughter	—	Missouri
59	Thomas Lisle	3	son	—	Missouri
60	Marie Lisle	0	daughter	—	Iowa
61	Anna Frick	45	Head	—	Iowa
62	Florence Frick	21	daughter	Farm Labor	Iowa
63	Amelia Frick	19	daughter	Farm Labor	Iowa
64	Ruth Peterson	19	Boarder	School Teacher	Iowa
65	Adolph A. Purenski	65	Head	Farmer	Czech
66	Rosa Purenski	60	Wife	—	Iowa
67	Willie Purenski	30	son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
68	Paul A. Moore THIS PERSON	61	Head	Farmer	Iowa
69	Mary E. Moore	57	Wife	—	Iowa
70	Thomas Moore	29	son	Farm Labor	Iowa
71	Lansly Hill	27	Head	Farmer	Iowa
72	Gladys Hill	24	Wife	—	Iowa
73	Carolyn Hill	4	daughter	—	Iowa
74	Mary Hill	2	daughter	—	Iowa
75	Frederick Knott	24	Head	Farmer	Iowa
76	Virginia Knott	22	Wife	—	Iowa
77	Virginia Knott	1	daughter	—	Iowa
78	Francis Fessler	36	Head	Farmer	Iowa
79	Hilda Fessler	33	Wife	—	Iowa
80	Ralph Fessler	10	son	—	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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