Walter Johnson — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Boone-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Walter Johnson across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Boone-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Edward & Vanda — first a head (b.~1899), then head of a 7-person household.

Age 41 b. ~1899 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Boone-County, Iowa
Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Walter R
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Boone
Additional Details
Occupation	salesman
Industry	general mdse
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Salesman
Township / Ward	Marcy Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1899

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Rosalie Johnson	Daughter	—	11	~1929
Arabelle Johnson	Daughter	—	13	~1927
Walter Johnson	Head	—	41	~1899
Myron Johnson	Son	—	4	~1936
Raynold Johnson	Son	—	8	~1932
Alan Johnson	Son	—	6	~1934
Ruby Johnson	Spouse	—	33	~1907

Census Appearances

1920

Boone, Iowa

Son, age 21

Boone, Iowa · implied b. ~1899 — 8 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	21
Marital Status	Single
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farm Laborer
Industry	Home Farm
Class of Worker	W
Can Read	Yes
Can Write	Yes
Speaks English	Yes
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1930

Boone, Iowa

Head, age 31

Boone, Iowa · implied b. ~1899 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Walter
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	31
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	27
Father's Birthplace	Iowa
Mother's Birthplace	Sweden
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	Gen Farm
Class of Worker	O
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Boone-County, Iowa

Head, age 41

Boone-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1899 — 7 household members

Surname	Johnson
Given Name	Walter R
Relationship to Head	head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	41
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	R
1935 Residence (County)	Boone
Occupation	salesman
Industry	general mdse
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	48
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	8
1935 Residence	Iowa
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Edward Johnson

b. ~1872

Source father

● Household · direct · ~0.92

Mother

Vanda Johnson

b. ~1872

Source mother

● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

Anchor record

Walter Johnson

Head · 1940 · age 41 · b. ~1899 · 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 — Boone-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01141-00746)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
41	Ruth Johnson	33	daughter	—	Iowa
42	Albert D Nystrom	57	head	Farmer	Iowa
43	Annie Nystrom	42	wife	—	Sweden
44	Louis Nystrom	14	son	—	Iowa
45	Dorothy Nystrom	12	daughter	—	Iowa
46	Pearl Nystrom	6	sister	—	Iowa
47	Ruben Nystrom	5	son	—	Iowa
48	Richard Nystrom	5	son	—	Iowa
49	Edgar D Starbuck	47	head	Farmer	Iowa
50	Edna Starbuck	44	wife	—	Iowa
51	Loyd Starbuck	15	son	—	Iowa
52	Ronald Starbuck	10	son	—	Iowa
53	Paul D Mccarty	37	head	Farmer	Iowa
54	Adrietta Mccarty	37	wife	—	Iowa
55	Pauline Mccarty	6	daughter	—	Iowa
56	Kenneth Mccarty	2	son	—	Iowa
57	Jacob D Hintz	55	head	Farmer	Iowa
58	Effie Hintz	48	wife	—	Iowa
59	Lawrence Hintz	24	son	Farm Hand	Iowa
60	Marilyn Hintz	18	daughter	—	Iowa
61	John D Chalmers	55	head	Farm Hand	Illinois
62	Christine Chalmers	53	wife	—	Iowa
63	John Arthur Chalmers	25	son	Laborer	Iowa
64	Everett R Lawrence	78	head	—	Ohio
65	Levi W Beckman	66	head	Farmer	Iowa
66	Alma Beckman	59	wife	—	Iowa
67	Algot Peterson	59	laborer	Farm Laborer	Sweden
68	Luther Beckman	31	head	Farmer	Iowa
69	Jane Beckman	75	mother	—	Iowa
70	Walter R Johnson THIS PERSON	41	head	Salesman	Iowa
71	Ruby E Johnson	33	wife	—	Iowa
72	Arabelle Johnson	13	daughter	—	Iowa
73	Rosalie Johnson	11	daughter	—	Iowa
74	Raynold Johnson	8	son	—	Iowa
75	Alan Johnson	6	son	—	Iowa
76	Myron Johnson	4	son	—	Iowa
77	L. E. Bork	65	head	—	Iowa
78	Amelia Bork	66	wife	—	Iowa
79	Merritt D Bork	32	son	Farmer	Iowa
80	Ben D Bork	65	head	—	Sweden

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Pedigree Summary

Walter

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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