Walter Jones — 1940 US Census Record

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1940 United States Federal Census · Adams-County, Iowa

Our Model Tree links this Walter Jones across the 1920, 1930 and 1940 US Censuses in Adams-County, Iowa (XGBoost, ~Confirmed), with identified parents Daniel — first a head (b.~1892), then head of a 4-person household.

Age 48 b. ~1892 Male Head Born: Iowa Married

1940 Census Record Details

Census Year	1940
Location	Adams-County, Iowa
Surname	Jones
Given Name	Walter E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Jasper Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Adams
Additional Details
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa
Occupation	Farmer
Township / Ward	Jasper Twp
Est. Birth Year	~1892

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.

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

Name	Relation to head	Relative to Walter	Age	Birth yr
Walter Jones	Head	—	48	~1892
John Jones	Son	—	23	~1917
Joseph Jones	Son	—	16	~1924
Alice Jones	Spouse	—	42	~1898

Census Appearances

1920

Adams, Iowa

Son, age 28

Adams, Iowa · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Walter E
Relationship to Head	Son
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	28
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Canada
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

Adams, Iowa

Head, age 38

Adams, Iowa · implied b. ~1892 — 5 household members

● Primary link · ~Confirmed · 2 sources

XGBoost Household

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Walter E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	38
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
Age at First Marriage	23
Father's Birthplace	Wales
Mother's Birthplace	Pennsylvania
Occupation	Farmer
Industry	General farm
Class of Worker	OA
Can Read/Write	Yes
Home Owned/Rented	O
Radio Set	R
Veteran	No
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

1940

Adams-County, Iowa

Head, age 48

Adams-County, Iowa · implied b. ~1892 — 4 household members

Surname	Jones
Given Name	Walter E
Relationship to Head	Head
Sex	M
Color / Race	White
Age	48
Marital Status	Married
Birthplace	Iowa
1935 Residence (City)	Jasper Twp
1935 Residence (County)	Adams
Occupation	farmer
Industry	farm
Class of Worker	OA
Hours Worked	50
Income (1939)	0
Highest Grade	H 4
1935 Residence	Same place
Birth State	Iowa
Birth Country	United States
Birthplace (normalized)	iowa

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

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Gen 1 Parents confidence ≈ 0.92

Father

Daniel Jones

b. ~1850

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● Household · direct · ~0.92

This person

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Walter Jones

Head · 1940 · age 48 · b. ~1892 · 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 — Adams-County, Iowa Open full size

Page Contents

40 people indexed on this census page (nara:1940:m-t0627-01136-00592)

Line	Name	Age	Relation	Occupation	Birthplace
1	Lawrence Lynch	51	Head	Farmer	Iowa
2	Edward Lynch	49	Brother	Farmer	Iowa
3	Robert Kane	61	Brother in law	Farmer	Iowa
4	Anna Kane	50	Sister	—	Iowa
5	Robert M Kane	25	Nephew	—	Iowa
6	Rita Kane	14	Niece	—	Iowa
7	Boyd Septer	51	Head	Farmer	Iowa
8	Mabel Septer	46	Wife	—	Iowa
9	Effie Septer	25	Daughter	—	Iowa
10	Earl Curry	42	Head	Farmer	Iowa
11	Gladys Curry	31	Wife	—	Iowa
12	Leo E Curry	5	Son	—	Iowa
13	Delores M Curry	3	Daughter	—	Iowa
14	Helen J Curry	2	Daughter	—	Iowa
15	Mary G Curry	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
16	Eloise L Bialer	20	Servant	Servant	Iowa
17	Clarke Hagle	22	Hired Hand	Hired Hand	Iowa
18	George A Tracey	73	Head	Farmer	Iowa
19	James B Tracey	47	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
20	E Mildred Tracey	31	Daughter	Housekeeper	Iowa
21	Hugh J Tracey	35	Son	Farm Laborer	Iowa
22	Francis Tracey	33	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
23	Rollan J Hall	64	Head	Farmer	Ohio
24	Emma Hall	55	Wife	—	Iowa
25	Allen Hall	23	Son	Farm Hand	Iowa
26	Walter E Jones THIS PERSON	48	Head	Farmer	Iowa
27	Alice Jones	42	Wife	—	Iowa
28	John Jones	23	Son	Instructor	Iowa
29	Joseph Jones	16	Son	—	Iowa
30	Paul Vogel	30	Head	Farmer	Iowa
31	Neva Vogel	31	Wife	—	Iowa
32	Carol R Vogel	1	Daughter	—	Iowa
33	Clark Carmichael	34	Head	Farmer	Iowa
34	Helen Carmichael	29	Wife	—	Iowa
35	Clark Larry Carmichael	3	Son	—	Iowa
36	Sally Kay Carmichael	0	Daughter	—	Iowa
37	Cleave King	23	Hired Hand	Farm Hand	Iowa
38	James B Corley	59	Head	Farmer	Iowa
39	Edith Corley	56	Wife	—	Nebraska
40	Patricia Corley	17	Daughter	—	Iowa

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Gen 1 · 1 parents ~0.92

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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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