Ralph Young — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Washington-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Ralph Young across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Washington-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents F & Bertha — first a head (b.~1896), then head of a 3-person household.

Age 44 b. ~1896 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Washington-County, Iowa
Surname	Young
Given Name	Ralph R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Additional Details
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	65
Income (1939)	150
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Oregon
Est. Birth Year	~1896

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 Ralph	Age	Birth yr
Arthur Young	Son	—	14	~1926
Lucerne Young	Spouse	—	34	~1906
Ralph Young	Head	—	44	~1896

Census Appearances

1920

Washington, Iowa

Son, age 22

Washington, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 9 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Young
Given Name	Ralph R.
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	22
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Working out
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Washington, Iowa

Head, age 32

Washington, Iowa · implied b. ~1898 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Young
Given Name	Ralph R
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	32
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	25
Father's Birthplace	Illinois
Mother's Birthplace	Iowa
Occupation	Labour
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	R
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Washington-County, Iowa

Head, age 44

Washington-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1896 — 3 household members

Surname	Young
Given Name	Ralph R.
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	44
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Washington
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Farm
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	65
Income (1939)	150
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

F Young

b. ~1862

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Bertha Young

b. ~1871

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Ralph Young

Head · 1940 · age 44 · b. ~1896 · 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 — Washington-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01211-00389)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Oran L. May	20	Son	Farmer	Iowa
2	Russell D. Owens	33	Head	Farmer	Iowa
3	Dorothy L. Owens	28	Wife	—	Iowa
4	Dean A. Owens	8	Son	—	Iowa
5	Waneta R. Owens	7	Daughter	—	Iowa
6	Joyce A. Owens	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
7	Melva E. Owens	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
8	Daryl D. Owens	4	Son	—	Iowa
9	Marlin E. Owens	3	Son	—	Iowa
10	Ellis L. Swisher	42	Head	Farmer	Illinois
11	Lucille B. Swisher	40	Wife	—	Missouri
12	Dar Dallas Swisher	16	Son	—	Iowa
13	Kent E. Swisher	3	Son	—	Iowa
14	James E. Cook	68	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Annie Cook	68	Wife	—	Iowa
16	Lester Cook	48	Son	Laborer	Iowa
17	Fern Cook	29	Daughter	—	Iowa
18	Roy E. Woods	52	Head	Farmer	Iowa
19	Alvia L. Woods	45	Wife	—	Iowa
20	Glenn D. Wood	25	Son	Laborer	Wisconsin
21	Norman F. Wood	22	Son	Laborer	Iowa
22	Julia M. Wood	20	Daughter	—	Iowa
23	Joseph E. Wood	18	Son	New Worker	Iowa
24	Gilbert A. Wood	15	Son	—	Iowa
25	Betty Lou Wood	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
26	Willard L. Wood	7	Son	—	Iowa
27	Wilma G. Woods	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
28	Acel P. Jeffrey	73	Head	Farmer	Iowa
29	Alice M. Jeffrey	67	Wife	—	Iowa
30	Mary G. Walker	60	Sister in law	Aid	Iowa
31	James L. Zimmerman	26	Head	Farmer	Iowa
32	Gretchen S. Zimmerman	26	Wife	—	Iowa
33	Judith L. Zimmerman	5	Daughter	—	Iowa
34	James L. Jr. Zimmerman	2	Son	—	Iowa
35	Roy N. Zimmerman	56	Head	Farmer	Iowa
36	Loretta Dacy	46	Sister	—	Iowa
37	William Dacy	17	Nephew	Laborer	Missouri
38	Ralph R. Young THIS PERSON	44	Head	Farmer	Iowa
39	Lucerne L. Young	34	Wife	—	Iowa
40	Arthur L. Young	14	Son	—	Iowa

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Pedigree Summary

Ralph

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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