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Ruth Edwards — 1940 US Census Record
Linked across censuses1940 United States Federal Census · Kossuth-County, Iowa
Our Model Tree links this Ruth Edwards across the 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Kossuth-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed) — first a daughter (b.~1926), then head of a 8-person household.
Age 14
b. ~1926
Female
Daughter
Born: Iowa
Single
1940 Census Record Details
| Census Year | 1940 |
| Location | Kossuth-County, Iowa |
| Surname | Edwards |
| Given Name | Ruth |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 14 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Lincoln Twp |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Kossuth |
| Additional Details | |
| Highest Grade | 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
| Township / Ward | Lincoln Twp |
| Est. Birth Year | ~1926 |
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.
8 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.
| Name | Relation to head | Relative to Ruth | Age | Birth yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Edwards | Spouse | — | 45 | ~1895 |
| Merley Edwards | Daughter | — | 16 | ~1924 |
| Ruth Edwards | Daughter | — | 14 | ~1926 |
| May Edwards | Daughter | — | 21 | ~1919 |
| Allen Edwards | Son | — | 5 | ~1935 |
| Robert Edwards | Son | — | 19 | ~1921 |
| Ida Edwards | Daughter | — | 7 | ~1933 |
| Bert Edwards | Head | — | 49 | ~1891 |
Census Appearances
1930
Kossuth, Iowa
Daughter, age 3
Kossuth, Iowa · implied b. ~1927 — 6 household members
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Primary link
· ~Confirmed · 2 sources
XGBoost
Household
| Surname | Edwards |
| Given Name | Ruth |
| Relationship to Head | daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 3 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| Father's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Mother's Birthplace | Iowa |
| Occupation | none |
| Home Owned/Rented | no |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
1940
Kossuth-County, Iowa
Daughter, age 14
Kossuth-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1926 — 8 household members
| Surname | Edwards |
| Given Name | Ruth |
| Relationship to Head | Daughter |
| Sex | F |
| Color / Race | White |
| Age | 14 |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Birthplace | Iowa |
| 1935 Residence (City) | Lincoln Twp |
| 1935 Residence (County) | Kossuth |
| Highest Grade | 8 |
| 1935 Residence | Same place |
| Birth State | Iowa |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birthplace (normalized) | iowa |
Model Tree
An inferred pedigree reconstructed from census links — up to 4 generations within the 1900–1950 window. Closer generations are built from household co-residence; deeper ones are bridged by following a relative to their own childhood census. Confidence compounds and weakens with each generation.
Our Model Tree links Ruth Edwards across 2 US Census years (1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage.
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Ruth Edwards
Daughter · 1940 · age 14 · b. ~1926 · Iowa
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Sibling
Robert Edwards
Sibling · 1940 · age 19
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Ida Edwards
Sibling · 1940 · age 7
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Merley Edwards
Sibling · 1940 · age 16
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
Allen Edwards
Sibling · 1940 · age 5
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Sibling
May Edwards
Sibling · 1940 · age 21
Source co-child of head (derived)
● Co-child · derived · ~0.88
Confirmed / household (~0.90+)
Probable / derived (~0.65–0.89)
Candidate (<0.65, unverified)
Original Census Page
1940 US Federal Census — Kossuth-County, Iowa
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1940 US Federal Census — Kossuth-County, Iowa
Page Contents
40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01173-00522)
| Line | Name | Age | Relation | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Alfred Booma | 15 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 42 | Clarence Booma | 12 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 43 | Norton, Leona Booma | 10 | Granddaughter | — | Iowa |
| 44 | Louis Boosman | 38 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 45 | Louise Boosman | 40 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 46 | Donald Boosman | 11 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 47 | Arnold Boosman | 10 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 48 | Doris Boosman | 7 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 49 | Howard Boosman | 6 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 50 | Shirley Boosman | 3 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 51 | Martin Boosman | 1 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 52 | Hans Boeckholt | 50 | Head | Farmer | Germany |
| 53 | Jessie Boeckholt | 47 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 54 | Milbert Boeckholt | 15 | Son | Laborer | Iowa |
| 55 | Mildred Boeckholt | 13 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 56 | Bert Edwards | 49 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 57 | Ella Edwards | 45 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 58 | May Edwards | 21 | Daughter | Teacher | Iowa |
| 59 | Robert Edwards | 19 | Son | Laborer | Iowa |
| 60 | Merley Edwards | 16 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 61 | Ruth Edwards THIS PERSON | 14 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 62 | Ida Edwards | 7 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 63 | Allen Edwards | 5 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 64 | Ralph Janssen | 24 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 65 | Fannie Janssen | 21 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 66 | Marvin Janssen | 1 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 67 | Wm Wirtjes | 48 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 68 | Ada Wirtjes | 43 | Wife | — | Iowa |
| 69 | Virgil Wirtjes | 14 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 70 | Gordon Wirtjes | 7 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 71 | Walter Christ | 24 | Hired Hand | Laborer | Iowa |
| 72 | Ernest Christ | 57 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 73 | Marie Christ | 49 | Wife | — | Germany |
| 74 | Alma Christ | 23 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 75 | Helen Christ | 21 | Daughter | Teacher | Iowa |
| 76 | Edwin Christ | 19 | Son | — | Iowa |
| 77 | Vona Christ | 11 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 78 | Frances Christ | 5 | Daughter | — | Iowa |
| 79 | Lammert Kippen | 57 | Head | Farmer | Iowa |
| 80 | Anna Kippen | 53 | Wife | — | Iowa |
About This Record & Model Tree
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)