Thomas Owens — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Union-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Thomas Owens across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Union-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Patrick & Mary — first a head (b.~1894), then head of a 6-person household.

Age 46 b. ~1894 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Union-County, Iowa
Surname	Owens
Given Name	Thomas W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Additional Details
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	agri
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	3
Income (1939)	1200
Highest Grade	No 8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Township / Ward	Sandcreek Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1894

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.

6 people recorded at the same address in the 1940 census.

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Thomas	Age	Birth yr
Fern Owens	Daughter	—	9	~1931
Thomas Owens	Head	—	46	~1894
Gladys Owens	Spouse	—	41	~1899
Thomas Owens	Son	—	8	~1932
Eugene Owens	Son	—	18	~1922
Shirley Owens	Daughter	—	3	~1937

Census Appearances

1920

Union, Iowa

Son, age 26

Union, Iowa · implied b. ~1894 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Owens
Given Name	Tom W
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	26
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General Farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Union, Iowa

Head, age 36

Union, Iowa · implied b. ~1894 — 3 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Owens
Given Name	Tom
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	36
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Germany
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Grain & Stock
Class of Worker	VVVV
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Value / Rent	O
Radio Set	40
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Union-County, Iowa

Head, age 46

Union-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1894 — 6 household members

Surname	Owens
Given Name	Thomas W
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	46
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Union
Occupation	Farm laborer
Industry	agri
Class of Worker	PW
Hours Worked	3
Income (1939)	1200
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 Thomas Owens across 3 US Census years (1920, 1930 and 1940) in 2 locations, using XGBoost record linkage. Identified parents: father Patrick Owens (~0.92 confidence) and mother Mary Owens (~0.92 confidence). The pedigree spans 1 generation with 2 identified ancestors.

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Patrick Owens

b. ~1864

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Mary Owens

b. ~1868

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Thomas Owens

Head · 1940 · age 46 · b. ~1894 · 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 — Union-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01208-00418)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Nels A Gildsig	35	Head	Farmer	Kansas
2	Laura A Gildsig	29	Wife	H	Iowa
3	Erma D Gildsig	8	Daughter	—	Iowa
4	William G. Mohr	48	Head	Farm Laborer	Iowa
5	Edith H. Mohr	44	Wife	H	Iowa
6	Doris L. Mohr	21	Daughter	Stenographer	Iowa
7	Hollis G. Mohr	19	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
8	Alfred L. Mohr	14	Son	H	Iowa
9	Margaret L. Mohr	11	Daughter	—	Iowa
10	James G. Mohr	4	Son	—	Iowa
11	Walter J. Blauer	30	Head	Farmer	Iowa
12	Sadie A. Blauer	37	Wife	H	Iowa
13	Marcene Blauer	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
14	Terrence L. Owens	49	Head	Farmer	Iowa
15	Mable G. Owens	50	Wife	H	Iowa
16	Elizabeth E. Owens	10	Daughter	—	Iowa
17	Margaret L. Owens	6	Daughter	—	Iowa
18	Nels Christensen	69	Head	Farmer	Denmark
19	Carrie L Christensen	65	Wife	H	Iowa
20	Thomas W Owens THIS PERSON	46	Head	Farm Laborer	Iowa
21	Gladys L. Owens	41	Wife	H	Iowa
22	Eugene M. Owens	18	Son	New Worker	Iowa
23	Fern M. Owens	9	Daughter	—	Iowa
24	Thomas L Owens	8	Son	—	Iowa
25	Shirley J. Owens	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
26	Charles Wohlleib	67	Head	Farmer	Iowa
27	Maud M. Wohlleib	63	Wife	H	Iowa
28	James M. Olinger	62	Head	Farmer	Iowa
29	Attella E. Olinger	62	Wife	H	Iowa
30	Orel J. Olinger	23	Son	Farmer	Iowa
31	Mary E. Olinger	18	Wife	H	Iowa
32	Fredrick H Olinger	0	Grandson	—	Iowa
33	Marion W. Young	26	Head	Farmer	Iowa
34	Evelyn G. Young	28	Wife	H	Iowa
35	Carl W. Young	4	Son	—	Iowa
36	Edith K. Young	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
37	Grace G. Young	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
38	Grant U. Young	72	Uncle	—	Iowa
39	Frank E. Garrett	61	Head	—	Illinois
40	Edith E Garrett	58	Wife	—	Illinois

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Pedigree Summary

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Gen 1 · 2 parents ~0.92

Max depth 4 (1900–1950 window)

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)

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